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A researcher critical of X under Elon Musk will fight for his account in court

TechCrunch

A Berlin-based software developer is fighting back after X suspended his account, claiming that research he conducted on the platform violated the company’s terms of service.

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Saildrone takes the wraps off its Voyager autonomous research vessel

TechCrunch

In addition to the ordinary changes that come with tidal action and redistribution of silt and soil, it could identify illegal dumping sites, drifting trash like tangles of fishing equipment, and other unwelcome developments. The data provided by autonomous platforms like Saildrone’s is useful for research purposes.

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The early returns on gen AI for software development

CIO

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Still, gen AI for software development is in the nascent stages, so technology leaders and software teams can expect to encounter bumps in the road.

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Instagram spotted developing a customizable ‘AI friend’

TechCrunch

Instagram has been spotted developing an “AI friend” feature that users would be able to customize to their liking and then converse with, according to screenshots shared by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi.

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How ZoomInfo Enhances Your ABM Strategy

For marketing teams to develop a successful account-based marketing strategy, they need to ensure good data is housed within its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. According to Forrester Research, only 8% of marketing professionals have confidence that their data is 90-100% accurate. Not so fast, though.

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Can developer productivity be measured? Better than you think

CIO

Measuring developer productivity has long been a Holy Grail of business. In 2020, McKinsey surveyed 440 large companies about their “ developer velocity” — meaning the practices that best tap the full potential of development talent. Right now, there are roughly 27 million developers on the job, 4.4 That isn’t easy.

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Great Question gets $2.5M seed round to make customer research easier

TechCrunch

Customer research is invaluable for software companies, but there are many obstacles, like finding the right group of people to survey. Before founding Great Question, PJ Murray and Ned Dwyer sold their last startup , web developer marketplace Elto, to GoDaddy in 2015. Great Question’s user dashboard. million in seed funding.

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Buyer’s Checklist: How to Evaluate a B2B Contact Data Provider

Leveraging a data provider to help identify and connect with qualified prospects supports company revenue goals by alleviating common headaches associated with prospecting research and empowers sales productivity. So what’s the problem? Many organizations fail to properly evaluate vendors during the selection process.

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Post-Pandemic eCommerce Growth: Leverage Product Data, Market Research & Shopping Trends

Speaker: Phil Irvine, VP & Director of Audience Intelligence

When you couple that with fluid data privacy changes, this creates an even fuzzier foundation to develop forward-looking marketing strategies. In this webinar you will learn: A high-level approach to how personas can be developed utilizing 1st, 3rd party, and outside research to enrich understandings of your customer base.

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3 Mistakes Organizations Make While Developing ABM Programs

While B2B research suggests organizations are thriving through successful ABM programs, getting just one campaign off the ground is more difficult than it seems. The benefits of Account-Based Marketing are clear, so what’s holding B2B professionals back?

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The Importance of Having Strong Decision Agility in Your Product Development Process

Speaker: Emily Tate, Managing Director at Mind the Product

How can we quickly make deeply-researched decisions on multiple topics, every day? And within that range, we’re told we need to move faster, and that our decisions need to be evidence-driven and well thought out. This can feel incredibly overwhelming. The truth is, not all decisions are created equal.

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Cracking the Code to Product Team Success: Data, Empathy, and Extraordinary Communication

Speaker: Donna Shaw - Senior Product Manager & Eric Frierson - Director of Innovation for Public and School Libraries

Product management goes beyond product development; it involves nurturing a cohesive team. Collaborating with cross-functional teams can be overwhelming, particularly when objectives diverge. Establishing effective communication channels with team members and stakeholders can be a daunting task.

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5 Key Considerations for Top-Notch Product Dashboards

Speaker: Miles Robinson, Agile and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker

In this webinar, you’ll learn: Best practices in customer research when developing your dashboard. How to develop dashboards efficiently while incurring minimal technical debt. You’ll leave with a better understanding of where to begin on creating actionable, insightful dashboards.

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Feedback Management: A PM's Key for Continuous and Impactful Product Growth

Speaker: Hannah Chaplin - Product Marketing Principal at Pendo & Steve Cheshire - Product Manager at Pendo

Consulting customers throughout the product development process enables businesses to focus on the features that matter. In order to turn raw feedback into actionable insights, businesses must be proficient at analyzing customer value and conducting customer research.

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The Product Dev Conundrum: To Build or Buy in a Digital World?

Speaker: Mark Ridley, Owner and Founder, Ridley Industries

In most cases, actually building software should be the last avenue that companies explore to deliver great products, as software engineering, data science and product development are complex, uncertain and hard to manage. How do you help your engineers get on board with buying instead of building?