TechCrunch
AUGUST 20, 2021
The process of digitizing the operations of mom and pop stores in Nigeria is serious business right now. In fact, it might be the second-best thing after fintech at the moment. Today’s news is from Alerzo , a little-known B2B e-commerce retail startup based in Ibadan, Nigeria. The company is announcing a $10.5 million Series A round led by New York-based Nosara Capital.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 20, 2021
When your cause is important and you’re working to build a better world, leadership matters more than ever – but it often takes a back seat to the scramble to achieve today’s results. The unfortunate consequence in many mission-driven organizations is a toxic or hypocritical culture that doesn’t embrace the same values the organization works to build.
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TechCrunch
AUGUST 20, 2021
Less than three months after announcing a $300 million Series E , Brazilian proptech QuintoAndar has raised an additional $120 million. New investors Greenoaks Capital and China’s Tencent co-led the round, which included participation from some existing backers as well. São Paulo-based QuintoAndar is now valued at $5.1 billion, up from $4 billion at the time of its last raise in late May.
Toptal
AUGUST 20, 2021
Data inundates us like never before—how can we hope to analyze it? Graphs (networks, not bar graphs) provide an elegant approach. Find out how to start with the Python NetworkX library to describe, visualize, and analyze "graph theory" datasets.
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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
TechCrunch
AUGUST 20, 2021
Three University of Michigan students are building Channels Inc. , a communication software tailored for physical workers, and already racking up some big customers in the event management industry. Siddharth Kaul , 18, Elan Rosen , 20, and Ibrahim Mohammed, 20, started the company after finding some common ground in retail and events. The company’s customer list boasts names like Marriott Hotels, and it announced a $520,000 seed round, led by Sahra Growth Capital, to give it nearly $570,000 in
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TechCrunch
AUGUST 20, 2021
Rutter , a remote-first company, is developing a unified e-commerce API that enables companies to connect with data across any platform. On Friday the company announced it was emerging from stealth with $1.5 million in funding from a group of investors including Haystack, Liquid 2 and Basis Set Ventures. Founders Eric Yu and Peter Zhou met in school and started working on Rutter, which Zhou called “Plaid for commerce,” in 2017 before going through the summer 2019 Y Combinator cohort.
Synopsys
AUGUST 20, 2021
In this post we explore how an attacker who has compromised a Jenkins instance can backdoor software built with it and what security measures are critical to ensure protection against attacks. The post Reflections on trusting plugins: Backdooring Jenkins builds appeared first on Software Integrity Blog.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 20, 2021
If you’re a founder who finds yourself in a meeting with a VC, try to remember two things: You’re the smartest person in the room. Investors are looking for a reason to say “yes.” Even so, many entrepreneurs squander this opportunity, often because they direct questions or fail to understand their BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement). “As the venture landscape becomes more a meritocratic environment where resumes and institutional affiliations matter l
TechBeacon
AUGUST 20, 2021
Early in 2020, threat actors penetrated the software systems of SolarWinds and injected malicious code into its servers. Around March, the company, which provides a platform solution for managing information technology resources, began sending out updates infected with the bad code to its customers. That code created back doors to those customers' information technology systems, allowing more malware to be installed on them.
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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.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 20, 2021
Newly reported financial data from Bird , an American scooter sharing service, shows a company with an improving economic model, and a multi-year path to profitability. However, that path is fraught unless a number of scenarios all work out, in concert and without a glitch. Bird, well-known for its early battles with domestic rival Lime , is pursuing a SPAC-led deal that will see it go public and raise fresh capital.
CEO Insider
AUGUST 20, 2021
The impact of the pandemic’s global health crisis and measures to contain it have pushed through a dramatic shift in the U.S. workplace. Since teleworking has become conventional, it recast how, when and where the job gets done and how performance is measured. At the same time, the uncertain environment has changed employees’ expectations, what […].
TechCrunch
AUGUST 20, 2021
Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Danny was back, joining Natasha and Alex and Grace and Chris to chat through the week’s coming and goings. But, before we get to the official news, here’s some personal news: Danny is stepping back from his role as co-host of the Friday show!
DevOps.com
AUGUST 20, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 created a pressing need to give people additional ways to do their jobs and handle the tasks of day-to-day life via mobile devices and forced the growth of app innovation at a never-before-seen rate. Thanks to new application development technologies and agile processes along with open source and embedded libraries, […].
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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.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 20, 2021
Disrupt is right around the corner, and this year the show is packed to the brim with incredible panels and conversations, an absolutely stacked Startup Battlefield cohort of companies launching on our stage, investor insights and a virtual expo hall full of exciting new products and services in the Startup Alley. We can’t wait! Literally. So we’re giving you guys a sneak peek at some of the startups you might see at Disrupt in upcoming episodes of Extra Crunch Live.
CloudZero
AUGUST 20, 2021
Your organization may be among the 68% that is increasing container adoption. Or you might be among the 32% that are yet to decide. Either way, containers are a big deal today. The 2021 Kubernetes Adoption Survey revealed a majority of organizations will implement the technology for their biggest tech challenges today.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 20, 2021
Manav Garg. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Manav Garg is CEO and founder of Eka Software Solutions and is founding partner of SaaSboomi and Together Fund. Software as a service is one of the most important sectors in tech today. While its transformative potential was quite clear before the pandemic, the sudden pivot to distributed workforces caused interest in SaaS products to skyrocket as medium and large enterprises embraced digital and remote sales processes, significantly expanding their uti
Confluent
AUGUST 20, 2021
We’re pleased to announce ksqlDB 0.20.0! The 0.20 ksqlDB release includes support for the DATE and TIME data types, along with functionality for working with these types. The DATE type […].
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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.
Ivanti
AUGUST 20, 2021
Every product is a never-ending journey and Ivanti Neurons for Spend Intelligence is no exception to the rule. From the very beginning, our teams have set out to target core fundamental problems that we hear people in asset management struggling with on a day-to-day basis. To imagine this on more metaphorical level, just think for a moment: you are going on a road trip and your next destination is an amazing seaside resort with fabulous weather with your every want and desire close at hand.
Dataiku
AUGUST 20, 2021
From working in IDEs to version control, to custom models and more, Dataiku includes many features for coders and technical roles. During the 2021 Dataiku Product Days, Senior Product Manager Dimitri Labouesse and Data Scientist Emma Huang walked us through some of the coding integration in Dataiku with a sample workflow demo. Watch this demo to learn how to best leverage your coding skills in Dataiku.
Ivanti
AUGUST 20, 2021
Ah summertime, heat, humidity, Black Hat! In 2020, Black Hat, like so many conferences was held virtually, and I was fortunate to participate on a panel talking about election security. As a matter of fact, I did several panels and discussions around securing the election of 2020. We discussed and covered several different areas; voting using an app on the mobile device, on a website, electronic voting in various flavors, block-chain voting, and there was a lot of discussion about the security o
IDC
AUGUST 20, 2021
Smart home devices & smart office devices have created a more digitally competent workforce. Learn about the challenges and opportunities these devices bring with IDC's Adam Wright.
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“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.
Symantec
AUGUST 20, 2021
Previously unseen ransomware hit at least 10 organizations in ongoing campaign.
Php,Mysql,Jquery Tutorial And Interview Question
AUGUST 20, 2021
This PHP tutorial helps to convert the admin theme into PHP layout or template. It’s a very common thing in any web application. I am using bootstrap 4 based AdminSB 2 free themes. You can create an interactive admin panel using sb admin2 theme. You can also create a wonderful admin view using this template. […]. The post How To Convert Sb Admin 2 Theme Into PHP Layout appeared first on Phpflow.com.
Lacework
AUGUST 20, 2021
Teamwork and Collaboration Fuel Lacework Engineers to Create Tomorrow’s Cloud Security Amidst the pressure of everyday responsibilities, it can be challenging to take a step back and reconsider how things get done. Fortunately for Lacework’s engineering team, routine hackathons encourage innovation and collaboration. The team devotes three days each quarter to expand their horizons and [.].
DataRobot
AUGUST 20, 2021
Admiral James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld Jr. joined Ben Taylor, Chief AI Evangelist at DataRobot, on the More Intelligent Tomorrow podcast to discuss the third horizon of innovation in technology and the role played by artificial intelligence. Admiral Winnefeld began his Naval career in 1978, flying F-14 fighter jets. Over the next 37 years, he served in the air, at sea, and on land, leading numerous commands , including in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
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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.
Xicom
AUGUST 20, 2021
As we move into 2021, the eLearning market is witnessing exceptional growth. The global eLearning market is projected to be worth $325 billion by 2025. Though, games and business apps are dominating the top two places, education apps are the third most popular category on the App Store with 8.67%. Image Source. Besides, inspired by the success of Udemy and Coursera, many startups are pursuing the idea of developing an eLearning app to make it successful in a short period.
Darktrace
AUGUST 20, 2021
With Black Hat USA 2021 drawing to a close, this blog post breaks down the six key trends that emerged during the conference.
Strategy Driven
AUGUST 20, 2021
When it comes to designing a fully comprehensive marketing strategy, you have to include social media. Social media has given companies a level of access into human behavior unparalleled in the world before. It also gives companies huge scope to widen their reach and attract new customers. There is also scope to use the insights you gather to create better marking material going forwards and connect with your potential customer base in a more meaningful manner.
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