Mon.Jan 24, 2022

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Practical Steps to Avoid AI Accidents

Dataiku

Have you heard about rogue AI? One classic example is the Tay chatbot, which was trained on the comments section of the internet and, in hindsight, did exactly what a comments section does. There’s no shortage of other examples, because when AI goes rogue it is sure to make the news!

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Anyplace raises $5.3M to provide a home (office) away from home

TechCrunch

In this era of remote work, people want as much flexibility as possible to live where they want, when they want. It’s no surprise that we’ve seen a flurry of startups emerge to give people more options for long-term stays. Anyplace is one such startup. A self-described “digital nomad,” Satoru Steve Naito says he co-founded San Francisco-based Anyplace in 2017 because he wanted the product for himself.

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Big New Things [Video]

Agile Alliance

What's new and exciting in Agile? As members of the Agile community from the beginning, James Shore and Arlo Belshee have seen it all—or have they? Join Arlo and James for a fireside chat about the new and innovative Agile ideas they've been exploring recently. Possible topics include scaling team sizes with FAST, executive-level strategies … Continued.

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Klarity lands $18M to read scores of documents so you don’t have to

TechCrunch

Reviewing repetitive documents is, well, repetitive, but Klarity believes people don’t have to do all of that and is building an artificial intelligence tool, targeting finance and accounting departments, that turns documents into structured data. Document automation is not a new concept. There was an original wave of companies working on partial document automation, which still needs a human review, but Ondrej Antos, Klarity’s co-founder and CEO, explained that the full document automation mark

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Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

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Are agile organisations really inclusive?

Agile Alliance

Are agile organisations really inclusive? Surely, given the fundamental principle of “individuals and interactions over process and tools” and the fact that almost every agile approach embeds collaborative practices, the answer should be yes. And yet, the lived experience of many people contradicts this. Putting these assumptions and hypotheses to the test, the Business Agility … Continued.

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Are You Struggling To Adapt Your Strategy To A Rapidly Changing Market?

Agile Alliance

According to *Harvard Business Review* (from a Bridges 2016 Survey), up to 67 percent of strategies fail. Whether you are a Business or Technology person, this should be of major concern to you, your team, and even your organization. Strategy guides the corporate ship. And if it can’t adapt to the roiling waters of a … Continued. The post Are You Struggling To Adapt Your Strategy To A Rapidly Changing Market?

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Mark Cuban on his online pharmacy: ‘Our KPI is how much we can reduce the stress of our patients’

TechCrunch

Mark Cuban’s announcement over the weekend of an online pharmacy selling over a hundred generic drugs at near cost was totally unexpected but will likely be welcomed by millions who struggle to afford medication. The billionaire told TechCrunch that the business model is refreshingly simple: “Lower pricing reduces patient stress, and that will lead to more customers.” The Cost Plus Drug Company aims very simply to provide as many common medications as possible in generic form a

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2 days in the life of a DDD Foundations trainee

Xebia

“Once we start judging, we stop learning.” I’ve always been a big supporter of continuous learning, and as a social scientist I know how easily we get trapped in cognitive bias and heuristics. That’s why I’m convinced that it’s crucial to continuously challenge your own perspectives, opinions and judgements. . That is why I decided to join the DDD Foundations training at Xebia. .

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Intellect, the mental health startup focused on APAC, raises $10M Series A

TechCrunch

Mental health app Intellect’s founder and CEO Theodoric Chew. Intellect , the Singapore-based mental health startup focused primarily on Asia-Pacific markets, announced today it has raised a $10 million Series A. The company’s services, including self-directed mental wellness programs in 15 languages and online therapy sessions, are available through two channels: as an employee benefit and through Intellect’s consumer app.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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CVE-2022-0185 in Linux Kernel Can Allow Container Escape in Kubernetes

Aqua Security

Last week, a new high-severity CVE was released that affects the Linux kernel. This vulnerability provides an opportunity for an attacker who has access to a system as an unprivileged user to escalate those rights to root. To do this, the attacker must have a specific Linux capability, CAP_SYS_ADMIN, which reduces the risk of breakout in some container cases.

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Tekever raises $23M for industrial drone technology optimized for maritime surveillance

TechCrunch

Industrial drones — the enterprise complement to the unmanned aerial vehicles that consumers own for leisurely use — are taking off in the market, fueled by a new wave of software and hardware technology that improves their battery life, reach and performance, and a growing number of organizations investing in these services to raise their data operations games.

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What you need to know about China's AI ethics rules

TechBeacon

Late last year, China's Ministry of Science and Technology issued guidelines on artificial intelligence ethics. The rules stress user rights and data control while aligning with Beijing's goal of reining in big tech. China is now trailblazing the regulation of AI technologies, and the rest of the world needs to pay attention to what it's doing and why.

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A CISO’s playbook for responding to zero-day exploits

TechCrunch

Jonathan Trull. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Jonathan Trull is the SVP of customer solutions, architecture and engineering at Qualys , where he brings over 18 years' experience in cybersecurity, including leadership roles across industry, academia, the U.S. Navy Reserves and as the CISO for the state of Colorado, Optiv and Qualys. SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, MSFT Exchange — these names have become synonymous with infamous cybersecurity events.

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.

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The World’s Most Influential CEOs And Business Executives Of 2022

CEO Insider

?CEOWORLD magazine has revealed its annual list of the most influential CEOs and Business Executives in the world. The issue features CEOs and top business executives, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Tech honchos like Apple CEO Tim Cook, and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. Unsurprisingly, Tim Cook came first in the CEOWORLD magazine’s global ranking […].

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Daily Crunch: Peloton CEO in hot seat, activist investor says ‘the ride for Mr. Foley is over’

TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for January 24, 2022! Today is a kinda tough day for, well, everyone. The value of assets new and old dropped around the world, and everyone is staring around at the mess, wondering what comes next.

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DevOps for Salesforce: CI/CD Challenges

DevOps.com

DevOps encompasses a wide variety of technical and social practices for improving the development, delivery and operation of IT systems. Salesforce has become more than a CRM system; it evolved into a full-featured ecosystem and a low-code platform that made development far simpler and more approachable than traditional code-based platforms. Cross-functional teams build on Salesforce […].

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Will the latest selloff finally shake up how investors value startups?

TechCrunch

Well, here we are. The bad things are still happening: The U.S. stock market opened in the red this morning, with broad indices losing ground (the S&P 500 is off 2.3%) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq taking even more punishment (off 2.7%). The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on TechCrunch+ or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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A Time for Three Words

CEO Insider

Chris Brogan, author, keynote speaker, Chief of Staff to the CEO of Appfire, and an all-around good guy, began a practice in 2006 that I’ve always admired. It’s called My Three Words. I have not always adopted it consistently over the years, but when I have, I found it to be everything Chris suggests it […]. The post A Time for Three Words appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Sayata adds $35M to Series A for business insurance

TechCrunch

Insurance broker and carrier marketplace Sayata took in $35 million in additional funds toward its Series A after raising $17 million in funds last August. Pitango Growth and Hanaco Ventures co-led the extension, with participation from previous investors Team8 Capital, Vertex Ventures, Elron Ventures and OurCrowd. The new funding follows over 10 times revenue growth in 2021 for the Boston-based company.

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Implement Chaos Engineering in Kubernetes

Dzone - DevOps

Chaos Mesh is an open-source, cloud-native Chaos Engineering platform built on Kubernetes (K8s) custom resource definitions (CRDs). It can simulate various types of faults and has an enormous capability to orchestrate fault scenarios. You can use Chaos Mesh to conveniently simulate various abnormalities that might occur in development, testing, and production environments and find potential problems in the system.

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Gorillas to acquire Frichti in latest instant grocery consolidation

TechCrunch

German startup Gorillas has announced that it plans to acquire Frichti , a French startup that delivers both ready-to-eat meals and groceries. The acquisition hasn’t closed just yet but both companies have entered exclusive discussions. “We don’t share details about the deal itself, especially as it isn’t completely signed,” Frichti co-founder and co-CEO Julia Bijaoui told me. “But it is correct to say that these are negotiations that should lead to Frichti getting

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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What’s New in Apache Kafka 3.1.0

Confluent

On behalf of the Apache Kafka® community, it is my pleasure to announce the release of Apache Kafka 3.1.0. The 3.1.0 release contains many improvements and new features. We’ll highlight […].

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3 ways investors can assess the strength of an NFT opportunity

TechCrunch

Clara Bullrich. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Clara Bullrich is co-founder of TheVentureCity , and has participated in more than 50 NFT and cryptocurrency deals and is on the board of Liquid Meta, a decentralized finance infrastructure and technology company. Talk of NFTs may be filling board rooms and news feeds, but their complex and new nature makes it hard for investors to determine which projects show promise.

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Digital Experience Platforms & Enterprise Content Challenges

Mentormate

Digital technology is all around us. It’s in our pockets, wrapped around our wrists, adorning our countertops, and along for the ride in our cars. We use it to track our workouts, finances, and general well-being. It knows our daily habits, our schedule, and even our voice. Digital technology is integral to living our lives and conducting our business.

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Telemedicine startups can survive and thrive under renewed regulation

TechCrunch

Nathaniel M. Lacktman. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Nathaniel M. Lacktman is a partner at Foley & Lardner and chair of the law firm’s national Telemedicine & Digital Health Industry Team. Jacqueline N. Acosta. Contributor. Jacqueline N. Acosta is special counsel at Foley & Lardner and a member of the law firm’s Telemedicine & Digital Health Industry Team.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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Why an Autistic Developer is Your Next Great Hire w/ Matt Nigh of UW Medicine

Dzone - DevOps

Like most fast-growing companies, LinearB spends WAY too much time trying to hire developers. So when we came across a brilliant article about hiring autistic talent , we knew we had to have its author Matt Nigh on the podcast. Matt is one of the most prominent thought leaders on neurodiversity in the workplace.

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For the first time in 4 years, profitability beats growth

TechCrunch

Jeremy Abelson. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Jeremy Abelson is the founder and lead portfolio manager of Irving Investors. Combining his experience as an operator and institutional investor, Abelson runs Irving as a multi-strategy platform making long-term durable investments in both the public and private markets. More posts by this contributor. While the IPO market roars back, venture remains leery.

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Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Comes of Age in 2022

DevOps.com

The site reliability engineer (SRE) role is still gathering steam across organizations. In January 2022, LinkedIn listed SRE as the 21st job with the highest global demand throughout the past five years. That’s pretty high for such a specific tech role. And, looking to the future, it appears the SRE practice will only continue to […]. The post Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Comes of Age in 2022 appeared first on DevOps.com.