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#787 The Technology that Makes Cancer Less Scary with Abhimanyu Verma, CTO at SOPHiA GENETICS

Modern CTO

Today we’re talking to Abhimanyu Verma, CTO at SOPHiA GENETICS. We discuss how their innovative technology is making cancer less scary, the necessary considerations of data in healthcare, and how AI is playing a central role in paving these paths. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

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Rackspace’s CTO takes a broad view of sustainability

CIO

Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud. It’s just a question of choice.”

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

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Ask your network, and you’ll likely find IT leader peers who have been in a similar situation at least once in their career. I was in transition twice and wasn’t ready to handle the networking, persistence, and stress that comes with finding a new opportunity. Networking is a lifelong endeavor.

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Beam Impact raises $13.3M to turn everyday purchases into a way to support social causes

TechCrunch

The company’s B2B2C model connects consumers with brands that are supporting social causes and allows them to donate a portion of their purchases to a nonprofit of their choice, at no cost to them. The company was founded in 2017 by Beam CEO Viveka Hulyalkar, a former McKinsey consultant, and CTO Alex Sadhu, a former Tinder iOS engineer.

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Burn, baby, burn. Real estate-focused fintech startups feel the heat

TechCrunch

More fintechs are focusing on nonprofits. Last week, I came across, or was pitched, several tidbits of news that made me realize that an increasing number of fintech companies are launching products to help nonprofits and charities more efficiently move, raise and distribute more money. Image Credits: Twitter. Fundings and M&A.

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Chipotle launches $50M venture fund in bid to foster new restaurant tech

TechCrunch

In a bid to position its brand as more tech-forward — and, in the process, foster new culinary innovations — Chipotle today announced the launch of Cultivate Next, a venture fund run by Curt Garner, the restaurant chain’s chief technology officer.

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Bitcoin’s bid to become the “one chain to rule them all”

TechCrunch

The Bitcoin network itself only supports about five transactions per second, according to crypto exchange Binance. Startup Lightning Labs, which raised a $70 million Series B round last month , is at the forefront of developing Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. based e-commerce site using Visa’s rails. . More than just an asset.