Crunchbase News

MAY 12, 2025

By Murad Salikhov Imagine that a 22-year-old blogger posts videos from his bedroom about financial literacy. A year later, he has a team of five people and has just closed his first round of investments. This is not rare anymore. In 2024 alone, U.S. startups in the creator economy raised about $1.7 billion, per Crunchbase data. The numbers show: Creators are no longer seen as just influencers, they are identified as real business owners who build scalable operations and attract weighty capital.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MAY 12, 2025

The FBI is alerting people with older, unsupported routers that they could be targeted by malware.

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CIO

MAY 12, 2025

Gartner made a bold prediction two years ago that cloud computing will become a business necessity by 2028, and this has proven prescient. The reasons are clear: businesses need to be agile and innovative yet cost-efficient to stay competitive, and the cloud is the foundation of those objectives. This is reflected among Australias mid-sized businesses, which are on a growth trajectory driven by a strong emphasis on innovation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 12, 2025

Because Clear, Constructive Feedback Shouldnt Feel Like a Wrestling Match You want your team to succeedand you want them to grow. And you know that means having real accountability conversations, even when theyre tough. But sometimes, those conversations feel more like trying to defuse a live grenadeblindfolded. The good news? You dont have to choose between being clear and being kind.

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Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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CIO

MAY 12, 2025

From growing the business to weathering economic uncertainties to remaking enterprise operations, CEOs today rely on their CIOs to help solve the top business challenges they face as chief executives. That essential remit includes improving the enterprises ability to engage customers, collaborating with line-of-business executives to deliver innovative solutions, and safeguarding the organization against a wide variety of risks.

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CIO

MAY 12, 2025

Amazon Web Services gave IT leaders a real-world look at what enterprises are doing with its Amazon Q Business generative AI assistant, showcasing implementations from customers such as Zoom and HS Brands at an event last week in Boston. Among the use cases highlighted was the ability to make enterprise AI agents accessible to external services, which was piloted by the NFL during last months draft, said Natalie Hirsch, senior worldwide specialist on the Amazon Q Business team.

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DevOps.com

MAY 12, 2025

Infrastructure -as-code (IaC) is not just a nice-to-have but is a necessity for scaling DevOps without burning out your team.

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CIO

MAY 12, 2025

The intentions behind the project-to-product shift itself are valid, but too many organizations make the move without fixing the underlying problems, and set themselves up for the same challenges theyre trying to solve. Getting the results you want from your strategy isnt actually about choosing between project or product. Its about making sure you have the right approach, people, and alignment to get your strategy delivered in a way that actually moves the needle.

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Perficient

MAY 12, 2025

We are thrilled to announce that Perficient has been recognized in Forrester’s recent report, “The Connected Product Engineering Services Landscape, Q2 2025.” Forrester defines connected product engineering services providers as: Firms that conceive, design, develop, launch, and scale new connected (or embodied) products that combine a physical product with digital applications to directly deliver new revenue for their clients.

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Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

Apache Airflow® 3.0, the most anticipated Airflow release yet, officially launched this April. As the de facto standard for data orchestration, Airflow is trusted by over 77,000 organizations to power everything from advanced analytics to production AI and MLOps. With the 3.0 release, the top-requested features from the community were delivered, including a revamped UI for easier navigation, stronger security, and greater flexibility to run tasks anywhere at any time.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MAY 12, 2025

The Moto G 2025 redefines budget smartphones, with a multi-day battery life and a surprisingly strong camera performance.

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The Daily WTF

MAY 12, 2025

Alexandar sends us some C# date handling code. The best thing one can say is that they didn't reinvent any wheels, but that might be worse, because they used the existing wheels to drive right off a cliff. try { var date = DateTime.ParseExact(member.PubDate.ToString(), "M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss tt" , null ); objCustomResult.PublishedDate = date; } catch (Exception datEx) { } member.PubDate is a Nullable.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MAY 12, 2025

Heard of polymorphic browser extensions yet? These savage imposters threaten the very future of credential management. Here's what you need to know - and do.

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Actian

MAY 12, 2025

The Real Cost of Reactive Data Quality Gartner® estimates that “By 2026, 50% of enterprises implementing distributed data architectures will have adopted data observability tools to improve visibility over the state of the data landscape, up from less than 20% in 2024”. But data observability goes beyond monitoring—it’s a strategic enabler for building trust in data while controlling the rising data quality costs across the enterprise.

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Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MAY 12, 2025

If your Linux system is running slow - or running low on disk space - try deleting cache and temp files to solve the problem.

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Ruby on Rails

MAY 12, 2025

For those following the Rails blog via RSS, a last reminder that General Admission tickets (499) will be available today, Tuesday May 13th at 5pm CEST. Head to the Rails World website at 5pm to secure your tickets. This year we also set aside a limited number of Corporate Support tickets (899), so if you prefer not to join the queue, those tickets are already available and serve to further support Rails World.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MAY 12, 2025

Sharing sensitive information in a meeting? No word yet on whether the upcoming 'Prevent Screen Capture' feature will be enabled by default.

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Radiant Logic

MAY 12, 2025

Discover how healthcare organizations can overcome the inefficiencies of legacy IAM systems and revolutionize security, compliance, and user experience with unified identity solutions.

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Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MAY 12, 2025

Got hit by the 23andMe breach? If your data was stolen, you can join the class-action suit. Here's how.

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Women on Business

MAY 12, 2025

Please join me in welcoming Kimberly Parry of Emergence Life Coaching to the team of contributing writers at Women On Business. Kimberly brings 20 years of experience with her with expertise in personal development, leadership, and combatting burnout. Watch for her content coming soon, and in the meantime, you can learn more about Kimberly below.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MAY 12, 2025

With over 52 million daily active users and over 100,000 active communities, Reddit is a primary source of news, entertainment, and advice. Can it endure in the AI era?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2025

Meetings consume substantial time and energy; technology extends a method of transformation into targeted, result-focused sessions. Armed with the precise resources, teams streamline interaction, amplify dedication, and ensure minutes count. From scheduling to follow-ups, tech defeats the disruption that obstructs output. This piece discusses five revolutionary ways tech reshapes discussions, supporting specialists to achieve beyond habitual grievances. 1.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MAY 12, 2025

You can ditch your Microsoft account password completely now. But if you plan to do so, there's a step you absolutely must not skip.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2025

During an era that has seen technological disruption and connubial global relations, the supply chain is undergoing a radical shift. Digital technologies are changing how products are sourced, manufactured, delivered, and monitored the world over. These innovations are increasing not just efficiency but also agility, transparency, and resilience. From the ongoing adjustments to changing customer needs, environmental concerns, and the global uncertainties, the digital future of supply chains look

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MAY 12, 2025

I went all in on Meta Ray-Bans and don't regret it. Here's why.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

MAY 12, 2025

Reaching outside your comfort zone is critical for success in business and in life. If you want to be successful, follow these three tips. Todays post is by Andy Molinsky, author of Reach. If you play tennis, youre probably familiar with the concept of a second serve. In tennis, you have two chances to serve the ball, so on the first you can really put everything into it, with little risk since you always have that second one to fall back on.

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Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MAY 12, 2025

The newest Surface Pro model offers a thinner form factor, a marathon battery, and a refreshed design, but it's still not for everyone.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2025

The animation industry has seen explosive growth in recent years, driven by demand from entertainment, advertising, gaming, and digital media. If you’ve ever dreamed of running your own animation studio, now is an exciting time to make that dream a reality. However, setting up a studio requires more than creativity, it involves planning, investment, and a solid understanding of the animation business.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MAY 12, 2025

Windows 10 support is ending. If you can't upgrade and a new PC isn't in your budget, this collective has a suggestion for you.

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