TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Shorthand , the Australian startup behind a no-code platform that allows publishers and brands to create multimedia stories, has raised $10 million Australian (just under $8 million U.S.) from Fortitude Investment Partners. CEO Ricky Robinson told me via email that this is Shorthand’s first institutional round of funding, and that the company has been profitable for the past two years. “We’ve been lucky enough to grow to where we are today through an entirely inbound, organic m

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Agile Alliance

APRIL 9, 2021

We are still accepting speakers for Agile2021, but time is running out! Please see our submissions page to learn how you can become a speaker. As we near the close of the submission process for Agile2021, we wanted to continue to build on our commitment to expand and attract content that is from a … Continued. The post Advancing Your Agile Career Through Speaking first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Few companies have done better than Scale at spotting a need in the AI gold rush early on and filling that gap. The startup rightly identified that one of the tasks most important to building effective AI at scale — the laborious exercise of tagging data sets to make them usable in properly training new AI agents — was one that companies focused on that area of tech would also be most willing to outsource.

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TechBeacon

APRIL 9, 2021

Among the bevy of programming languages out there, JavaScript (JS) remains one of the most popular. The object-oriented scripting language is often used for web development. It's versatile enough to handle simple website and app features or advanced programming such as interactive elements on a page.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Iyuno-SDI Group , a provider of translated subtitles and other media localization services, announced today it has raised $160 million in funding from SoftBank Vision 2. The company said this makes the fund one of its largest shareholders. Iyuno-SDI Group was formed after Iyuno Media Group completed its acquisition of SDI Media last month. In a recent interview with TechCrunch , Iyuno-SDI Group chief executive officer David Lee, who launched Iyuno in 2002 while he was an undergraduate in Seoul,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

During a seed funding round, a founder needs to convince a venture capital investor on a vision. But during a Series A fundraise, napkin-stage ideas don’t make the cut — a founder needs product progress, numbers, and revenue (or at least a plan to eventually generate some). In many ways, the stakes are higher for a Series A — and Bucky Moore, a partner at Kleiner Perkins, joined TechCrunch Early Stage last week to give founders tactical advice on the process of raising one.

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DevOps.com

APRIL 9, 2021

Over the past year, enterprise adoption of low-code software development platforms surged across the world economy as COVID-19’s economic consequences drove an unprecedented number of digital initiatives. Enterprises are turning to low-code platforms to rapidly build new apps that empower customers, remote workers and external end users conducting business operations or pivoting to new opportunities. […].

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Over the last few days, we’ve published several articles recapping panels from last week’s TechCrunch Early Stage virtual conference. Each story is based on an interview with a founder or investor who addressed some of the most common startup dilemmas. Predictably, they’re mostly focused on the how and why: How do I get into an accelerator?

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InfoQ Culture Methods

APRIL 9, 2021

When we assign measurable criteria to innovation, we can pinpoint which industries are falling behind the curve. Fortunately, there are many ways in which introducing agile processes can help organisations deliver innovation projects in quick succession for increased long-term value and customer satisfaction By Alex Chenery-Howes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Digital mortgage lender Better.com has raised a $500 million round from Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank that values the company at $6 billion. The financing is notable for a few reasons. For one, that new $6 billion valuation, is up 50% from the $4 billion it was valued at last November when it raised $200 million in Series D financing. It’s also up tenfold from its $600 million valuation at the time of its Series C raise in August 2019.

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CEO Insider

APRIL 9, 2021

Generally speaking, managers can be broadly defined as one of three types: the Builder, the Maintainer, and the Destroyer. How you manage the details of your sales team, especially the way you hold your people accountable to them, will show up in one of these three ways. You’re a leader who builds their team, one […]. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article The Builder, the Maintainer, and the Destroyer: What to Learn and Not Learn from These Management Types are thos

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it 1,000 times. Startup Alley is ground zero for entrepreneurial opportunity. It’s where hundreds of savvy, exhibiting startups increase their brand recognition, connect with investors, grow their network, expand their customer base and garner invaluable media coverage. TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 takes place on September 21-23, and we’ve added new features and experiences to help Startup Alley exhibitors make the most of the virtual expo area.

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Kaseya

APRIL 9, 2021

The MSP industry faced its share of challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with the dust finally settling, businesses worldwide are now recuperating from last year’s setbacks and gearing up to scale new heights in 2021. Although MSPs today are faced with the challenge of growing cybersecurity threats, the post-pandemic world presents a number of growth opportunities as well.

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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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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

French startup Vybe has raised a $2.9 million funding round (€2.4 million) to build a challenger bank for teens. The company is currently testing its product with a soft launch. Users get a Mastercard payment card paired with an e-wallet. Each Vybe account comes with its own IBAN so that users can send and receive money. If you want to open an account and you are less than 18 years old, you have to go through the KYC process (know your identity) with your parent.

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CloudZero

APRIL 9, 2021

Choosing the right service plan is crucial when you are using Amazon Web Services (AWS). With 170 distinct services, ranging from compute to storage to networking and content delivery — each offered at different price points — the process requires careful consideration to make the right choice for your business.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Melissa Bradley wears many hats. She’s the co-founder of a startup called Ureeka, an investor at 1863 Ventures, and a professor at Georgetown’s business school. So it’s not an understatement to say that she understands the fundraising process from every angle. And moreover, she has both invested and fundraised for her own startup during this last year, where the landscape has shifted drastically.

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IDC

APRIL 9, 2021

Is moving to a Managed Security Services Provider model the right way to expand your Managed Services Provider portfolio? Explore the options with IDC's Martha Vazquez.

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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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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

TechCrunch is hosting a small virtual event on April 15 for startups in Detroit and we’re still looking for a few startups to pitch at the event. The deadline is today, Friday, April 9th. Apply below. Want to attend the free event? Register here. TechCrunch just published a feature on Detroit-darling StockX, and this meetup will feature those involved in producing that content.

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Cloudera

APRIL 9, 2021

This is part 4 in this blog series. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here , and watch part 3 here. This blog series follows the manufacturing and operations data lifecycle stages of an electric car manufacturer – typically experienced in large, data-driven manufacturing companies. The first blog introduced a mock vehicle manufacturing company, The Electric Car Company (ECC) and focused on Data Collection.

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Gorilla Logic

APRIL 9, 2021

Much like a pod of whales or a pack of wolves, did you know that a group of gorillas is called a band? In this blog series, we’re going to introduce you to members of our band—engineers, technical recruiters, PMs, designers, and more who make up the most important asset in Gorilla Logic…our talent! Are you Gorilla material? Join the band today! Pedro Jose Araya Gonzalez — Agile Practice Lead.

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TechSoup

APRIL 9, 2021

Nonprofit hiring practices no doubt feel a lot different than they did at the beginning of 2020. Today, you may be hiring candidates remotely, or you may be thinking about how you will manage your recruitment and hiring process as restrictions begin to ease. Either way, there are a number of best practices to keep in mind.

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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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DevOps.com

APRIL 9, 2021

RapidAPI announced it has added support for the open source Kafka messaging software as another type of application programming interface (API) that DevOps teams can centrally access. An open source library provided by RapidAPI, available in beta, makes it possible to discover Kafka clusters and topics, view schemas and test and consume records from a […].

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James Shore

APRIL 9, 2021

Second Edition cover. This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Your feedback is appreciated! To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list.

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CircleCI

APRIL 9, 2021

What Is YAML? YAML is a digestible data serialization language that is often utilized to create configuration files and works in concurrence with any programming language. YAML is a data serialization language designed for human interaction. It’s a strict superset of JSON, another data serialization language. But because it’s a strict superset, it can do everything that JSON can and more.

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DevOps.com

APRIL 9, 2021

Okta this week lowered the barrier to adoption of DevSecOps best practices by making available an Okta Starter Developer Edition to enable developers to embed Okta authentication, authorization and user management capabilities into applications at no cost for up to 15,000 monthly active users. Randall Degges, head of developer advocacy for Okta, said interest in […].

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Dzone - DevOps

APRIL 9, 2021

PostgreSQL database is an enterprise-grade, open-source object-relational database system focused on providing a highly scalable and robust platform while conforming to SQL standards. Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration platform designed to be easily deployable in any environment. It enables users to easily deploy and manage containerized applications.

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Synopsys

APRIL 9, 2021

Regardless of your company’s maturity level, penetration testing should be conducted annually to understand the health of your applications. The post Penetration testing: A yearly physical for your applications appeared first on Software Integrity Blog.

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Gitprime

APRIL 9, 2021

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