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5 investors explain why Latin America is poised to weather the crypto winter

TechCrunch

We’re widening our lens, looking for more — and more diverse — investors to include in TechCrunch surveys where we poll top professionals about challenges in their industry. If you’re an investor who’d like to participate in future surveys, fill out this form.

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What is digital transformation? A necessary disruption

CIO

Most CEOs (72%) continue to prioritize digital investments, according to the 2022 CEO Outlook report from KPMG, in part due to concerns about emerging and disruptive technology, a top three risk to organizational growth. Once a vanguard business strategy, digital transformation has become a perennial objective for business survival.

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The CIO at a crossroads: Evolve or become a dead-end job

CIO

After all, who needs a middle layer of IT management when you can either go straight to the vendor or build your own systems and services on demand? Every time a new hyped thing bubbles up — quantum, blockchain, or whatever — they’re going to be the person that is looked to for answers on what to do next.” IT chiefs believe their No.

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Daily Crunch: After slashing 2,800 jobs, Peloton taps former Spotify CFO to replace outgoing CEO

TechCrunch

Today we’re talking layoffs, blockchain infra, a called-off mega-deal, and chip-based national security. Peloton CEO steps down, employees fired en masse : After reports broke that Peloton was halting production of its hardware due to falling demand, some sort of reshuffling of the home exercise company was on the horizon.

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CPOE Systems: Benefits and Risks of e-Prescribing and Test Ordering

Altexsoft

The first CPOE system was built in 1971 by NASA Space Center and Lockheed Corporation for a hospital in California. It was not until the late 1990s that CPOE started to bring real value to hospitals due to technological advances, decreased cost of development, and enhanced computer literacy of medical professionals.

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6 investors and founders forecast hockey-stick growth for Edinburgh’s startup scene

TechCrunch

Scotland’s capital Edinburgh boasts a beautiful, hilly landscape, a robust education system and good access to grant funding, public and private investment. However, the city’s tech scene is apparently lackluster when it comes to legal tech, blockchain and consumer-facing technology. Weak in blockchain and consumer.

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Jamstack Conf 2021 Instant Replay

Netlify

We lost power and network connectivity on set due to a wrestling match between a bird and a transformer. Want to review something? Powered by blockchain-based cryptography, Magic is building the infrastructure to end password-based authentication and logins through future-proof, decentralized identity management. Missed a talk?