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Socratic nabs $3M seed to build data-driven task management system for developers

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Socratic , an early-stage startup that wants to bring data to bear on a developer-focused task management system, announced a $3 million seed investment today from Unusual Ventures, Overtime.vc It’s worth noting that Socratic received the investment in May 2020. and a couple of industry angels.

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Why Tomago Aluminium reversed course on its cloud journey

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This conundrum is what motivated Tomago to migrate its ERP system to the cloud back in 2015. The version of their SAP ERP system was out of support and the SAP instance they chose wasn’t available as an on-premise capable, supported hardware platform. For Moncrieff, the conversation was really around ownership, transparency, and cost.

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Vercel raises $102M Series C for its front-end development platform

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As Vercel notes, the company saw strong growth in recent months, with traffic to all sites and apps on its network doubling since October 2020. “For us, it all starts with a front-end developer,” Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch told me. In total, the company has now raised $163 million and its current valuation is $1.1

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Openbase scores $3.6M seed to help developers find open source components

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Openbase was a member of the YC 2020 cohort. As developers build modern software, they often use open source components to help build the application, and Openbase helps them find the best one for their purposes. “Openbase basically helps developers choose from among millions of open source packages,” Grossman told me.

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Magdrive secures seed funding for new propulsion system which could take us to the stars

TechCrunch

A startup with a new type of spacecraft propulsion system could make the interplanetary travel seen in “Star Trek” a reality. Magdrive is developing a next generation of spacecraft propulsion for small satellites. Magdrive says its engine can deliver both high thrust and high efficiency in one system.

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What the Digital Operational Resilience Act means for you

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Cyber attacks and data breaches can wreak havoc on a business’ IT systems, resulting in massive costs to fix the damage and a long-lasting impact on customers that could hamper a company’s growth for years to come. The ultimate goal here being to develop an approach that fosters a standardized structure of technological development.

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Hottest tech skills to hire for in 2020

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Here are some of the hottest tech skills (a mix of programming languages, tools, and frameworks; in random order) to hire for in 2020, which will help you thrive in the workplace of tomorrow. The Stack Overflow developer survey results show that about 69.7% Full-stack web development. Information security software developers.