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The Hidden Gem of Savings in the Software Delivery. And no, it’s not AI

CIO

It will improve project management, help with requirements creation, assist developers with coding, cover the system with auto-tests, report defects, and improve deployment. The bad news is that it will take years for corporations to widely adopt this technology, as there are still too many obstacles in the way.

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a16z, NFX back Latitud’s effort to become ‘the operating system for every venture-backed company in LatAm’

TechCrunch

When he sold Brazilian online real estate marketplace VivaReal for $550 million several years ago, he had to pay more than $100 million in capital gains taxes due to incorporation errors made early on. Dozens of companies are using that software today, and Latitud’s goal is to make it the system of record for every VC-backed company in LatAm.

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Technical interview platform Byteboard spins out of Google’s Area 120, takes on new funding

TechCrunch

Byteboard , a service designed to replace the pre-onsite technical interview part of a company’s hiring process with a web-based alternative, will be spinning out of Google, TechCrunch learned and Google confirmed. A group of experienced engineers review and rate the interviews.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.K. Cyber Agency Urges Software Vendors To Boost Product Security, While U.S. Gov’t Wants Info on Banks’ AI Use

Tenable

How is AI impacting their operations? And when banks use AI, how does that affect their consumer and corporate customers, as well as their investors and other third parties? By comparison, job postings for all tech positions declined 37%. Other interesting insights include: Between May 2023 and April 2024, U.S. Currently, 1.2

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Google shares its $2M Black Founders Fund among 30 European startups

TechCrunch

They’ll also get access to Google’s entrepreneurial network, tech support and some other assets that don’t have hard numbers associated with them. Bosque – Bosque is the first tech-enabled, direct-to-consumer plant brand in Europe with digitized inventory, AR tech, and on-demand access to vetted plant experts.

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What has KOBO360 been up to in the last 2 years?

TechCrunch

Before fintechs became the standouts of the African tech ecosystem, it was startups in the online logistics and transport space in Africa linking on-demand apps to move people and goods around the continent that was all the rave. How do you derisk a truck driver to a bank or financial institution? “How

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Fintech startup Jeeves raises $180M, quadruples valuation to $2.1B in half a year

TechCrunch

Financial technology companies raising multiple rounds in a short period of time has become more the norm than an exception as of late. We ended up with five term sheets, which was a validation during a time when we’re seeing more due diligence than we had previously and a more challenging fundraising environment,” Thazhmon told TechCrunch.

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