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How Zenly made social maps cool again — and what’s next

TechCrunch

Zenly has always felt like the small social app that could become the next big thing. But it turns it Zenly is quietly becoming a social giant without anyone paying much attention — at least until now. I first covered Zenly back in 2016. This isn’t a social network. This isn’t another messaging app. This isn’t a utility.

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Dairyland powers up for a generative AI edge

CIO

He brought that experience with him to Dairyland in 2016 when he was appointed as the cooperative’s first CIO to oversee 24 power grids in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota. Previously head of cybersecurity at Ingersoll-Rand, Melby started developing neural networks and machine learning models more than a decade ago.

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Embrace grabs a new funding round amid unveiling of new mobile data intelligence software

TechCrunch

Founded in 2016, the Culver City-based observability and data company launched its Data Intelligence product following the raise of $45 million in Series B funding led by New Enterprise Associates. That’s where Embrace comes in.

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Generative AI is electrifying. Charge ahead or get shocked.

CIO

cloud, mobile, social, crypto, VR), there’s a lot of noise and misconceptions to sort through. He is a proven leader and innovator in the tech industry with more than 20 years in leadership at innovative software and cloud companies, including Google, IBM, BEA Systems, WebMethods, and NeXT. But, like with any new technology (e.g.

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Why Ruby Life CISO George Al Koura puts people first

CIO

For Al Koura, it’s a constant learning process inherent to a leadership journey that was never straightforward or predetermined from the start, with a non-traditional path to entry for a tech career. “I I studied political science psychology at military college and served in the Army regular forces until about 2016.

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Frontline Festival March 2016: Fresh Insights for Leaders

Let's Grow Leaders

Mary Jo Asmus of Aspire Collaborative Services encourages that you are the instrument that makes your leadership work. Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership advises that it doesn’t take much to stay interested, motivated, and growing, but it won’t happen by accident. She likens it to keeping a relationship fresh.

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Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

TechCrunch

In 2016, we set out to develop a rigorous methodology for tracking progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in venture capital, and to measure and benchmark those data through our biennial VC Human Capital Survey. Let’s be clear: The venture capital industry has lacked diversity.