Crunchbase News
MARCH 13, 2025
By Liza Vilnits Layoffs and business closures have become so common in the past few years that reporters have created newsletters and columns solely focused on the updates. The sentiments I hear from founders across sectors (and VCs, actually) are the same: its still tough out there right now. The latest data shows that 2025 will likely be another year of failed startups.
CIO
MARCH 13, 2025
Dun and Bradstreet has been using AI and ML for years, and that includes gen AI, says Michael Manos, the companys CTO. Its a quickly-evolving field, he says, and the demand for professionals with experience in this space is exceedingly high. Hes seeing the need for professionals who can not only navigate the technology itself, but also manage increasing complexities around its surrounding architectures, data sets, infrastructure, applications, and overall security.
Xebia
MARCH 13, 2025
As a consultant you get to deal with a wide variety of tooling and implementations, not all done right. Once, I spent 6 months refactoring a feature store implementation. This was necessary because both the design choice and implementation were wrong. The implementation was a over-engineered custom Feast implementation using unsupported backend data stores.
CIO
MARCH 13, 2025
To thrive in todays business environment, companies must align their technological and cultural foundations with their ultimate goals. This requires reflecting on the fundamental question: Why does your business exist? The answer informs how you integrate innovation into your operations and balance competing priorities to drive long-term success. At Brown & Brown, we constantly focus on articulating the value of technology in terms of business outcomes.
Crunchbase News
MARCH 13, 2025
Before Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia , he was a dishwasher at Denny’s, but most unicorn founders get their start in far more predictable places. The Stanford GSB Venture Capital Initiative team and I analyzed 2,791 founders behind 1,110 U.S.-based VC-backed unicorns to understand their professional backgrounds. The data shows that they developed their skills at tech giants, elite universities and even military organizations.
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AWS Machine Learning - AI
MARCH 13, 2025
This post is cowritten with Harrison Hunter is the CTO and co-founder of MaestroQA. MaestroQA augments call center operations by empowering the quality assurance (QA) process and customer feedback analysis to increase customer satisfaction and drive operational efficiencies. They assist with operations such as QA reporting, coaching, workflow automations, and root cause analysis.
CIO
MARCH 13, 2025
CIOs and other digital leaders play a critical role in shaping the future of their organizations. Now more than ever, future-proofing the business requires developing a robust pipeline of IT leaders prepared to step up as the next generation of strategic partners and innovation anticipators. A number of nonprofits are working to help prepare these emerging leaders for the next phases in their career journeys, providing the connections, education, mentorship, and professional support they need to
DevOps.com
MARCH 13, 2025
The Eclipse Foundation today made available an alpha release of an instance of its open source Theia integrated development environment (IDE), that provides access to artificial intelligence (AI) agents that will automate a wide range of coding tasks on behalf of application developers.
CIO
MARCH 13, 2025
Microsoft Power BI users will soon face hefty price increases of anywhere from 25% to 40%. While the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant has attempted to justify these larger price tags by saying they are reflective of its ongoing investment in innovation, analysts call it a strategic move and Microsoft isnt the only BI vendor charging more. This is not just Microsoft I hear from many clients who are due for renewals that their BI vendors are increasing prices, Forrester VP and principal anal
Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage
When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m
Ooda Loop
MARCH 13, 2025
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) 2024 Annual Threat Assessment identifies the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a significant competitor in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI).The assessment underscores China’s strategic intent to leverage AI advancements to bolster its military capabilities, enhance economic competitiveness, and expand its global influence.
CIO
MARCH 13, 2025
SAP has patched high-severity vulnerabilities in its Commerce and NetWeaver enterprise software packages. The updates came as part of 25 security patches released on Tuesday for the latest edition of SAPs monthly patch release cycle. SAP Security Note #3563927 addresses a critical vulnerability in transaction SA38 SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP.
AWS Machine Learning - AI
MARCH 13, 2025
The integration of generative AI agents into business processes is poised to accelerate as organizations recognize the untapped potential of these technologies. Advancements in multimodal artificial intelligence (AI), where agents can understand and generate not just text but also images, audio, and video, will further broaden their applications. This post will discuss agentic AI driven architecture and ways of implementing.
CIO
MARCH 13, 2025
Although organizations have embraced microservices-based applications, IT leaders continue to grapple with the need to unify and gain efficiencies in their infrastructure and operations across both traditional and modern application architectures. Within this article, modern applications refers to microservices-based applications running in containers.
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The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.
AWS Machine Learning - AI
MARCH 13, 2025
DeepSeek-R1 , developed by AI startup DeepSeek AI , is an advanced large language model (LLM) distinguished by its innovative, multi-stage training process. Instead of relying solely on traditional pre-training and fine-tuning, DeepSeek-R1 integrates reinforcement learning to achieve more refined outputs. The model employs a chain-of-thought (CoT) approach that systematically breaks down complex queries into clear, logical steps.
Perficient
MARCH 13, 2025
Perficient has a FinOps mindset with Databricks , so the Automatic Liquid Clustering announcement grabbed my attention. I’ve mentioned Liquid Clustering before when discussing the advantages of Unity Catalog beyond governance use cases. Unity Catalog : come for the data governance , stay for the predictive optimization. I am usually a fan of being able to tune the dials of Databricks.
Ooda Loop
MARCH 13, 2025
4.5 million drones is a lot of drones. And its the Ukrainian governments new production target for 2025solely from Ukrainian factories. Ukraine is now the world leader in drone warfare, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky boasted. Hes not wrong. Russias own target for drone production in 2025 is between 3 and 4 million, according to The […] The post 4.5 Million Drones Is A Lot Of Drones.
InnovationM
MARCH 13, 2025
Ensuring your website remains online and secure is crucial for business operations and user experience. In this post, well walk through building a Python-based website monitoring system that continuously checks site availability, handles API authentication, and sends real-time notifications via webhooks. This system will help you: Monitor website uptime Check SSL certificate expiration Send instant alerts via webhook Log errors for debugging Lets dive into building this monitoring system ste
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.
Ooda Loop
MARCH 13, 2025
Chinese scientists have unveiled the Zuchongzhi-3, a 105-qubit superconducting quantum processor that reportedly operates 10^15 times faster than the worlds most powerful classical supercomputer. This breakthrough, developed by researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), represents a dramatic escalation in the global quantum computing competition, with performance claims that go neck-to-neck […] The post Quantum Singularity Ahead?
thoughtLEADERS, LLC
MARCH 13, 2025
Our reader poll today asks: When you take vacation, upon your return, what situation do you typically face? My colleagues have covered for me when I was gone and I only have a few pending tasks 21.59% Some work was covered but much of it is left for me to do 48.02% No one did anything for me and I returned to a mountain of work 30.39% Cover me. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.
Ooda Loop
MARCH 13, 2025
Lip-Bu Tan may be one of the most powerful technology executives you’ve never heard of. As he steps into one of the highest-profile jobs on the planet, CEO of troubled, storied chipmaker Intel, his performance will be on full display. Tan, named Intel CEO on Wednesday, faces an enormous challenge in turning around the operations […] The post Intel’s new CEO Lip-Bu Tan has a history as a successful underdog appeared first on OODAloop.
Symantec
MARCH 13, 2025
Agents are already capable of creating and sending phishing emails to targets.
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Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.
Ooda Loop
MARCH 13, 2025
OpenAI has submitted several policy proposals to the White House, saying they will preserve American competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI). The companys comments were submitted in response to the White Houses request for information as it develops its AI Action Plan, OpenAI said in a Thursday (March 13) blog post. OpenAIs freedom-focused policy proposals, taken […] The post OpenAI Calls for Federal Government to Preempt State AI Laws appeared first on OODAloop.
Data Virtualization
MARCH 13, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes I am very pleased to share the news that Tokyo-based Hitachi Solutions, Ltd., has joined Denodo as a customer. Since implementing the Denodo Platform, Hitachi Solutions has already seen substantial business benefits, including the ability to analyze sales data, from. The post Hitachi Solutions Enhances Sales Strategy with the Denodo Platforms Real-Time Data Sharing Capabilities appeared first on Data Management Blog - Data Integration and Modern Data Management Articles,
Ooda Loop
MARCH 13, 2025
Ensuring humanoid robots can operate safely around people is the biggest challenge facing the industry that develops them, according to Agility Robotics. Peggy Johnson, CEO of the U.S.-based humanoid robot unicorn, told Nikkei Asia that access to massive real-time data analysis is needed to train robots and make sure they can work safely in unconfined […] The post Safety still the main hurdle for humanoid robot industry, says Agility CEO appeared first on OODAloop.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
MARCH 13, 2025
Ever been at a crowded restaurant or bar and wanted to hear that one muted TV? Now you can with Auracast.
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GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.
Ooda Loop
MARCH 13, 2025
Insilico Medicine Inc. is considering an initial public offering after securing funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion, reflecting growing interest in the potential use of AI to discover ground-breaking new drugs. US-based Insilico, which has extensive operations in China, secured $110 million in a financing round led by Value Partners Group.
Perficient
MARCH 13, 2025
Perficient is excited to announce weve won Coveos exclusive partner award for the third time since inception! The Accelerator Award commemorates a Coveo partner and customer that worked together and exhibited deep knowledge and technical expertise and clearly delivered value-driven business outcomes. A Coveo platinum partner with 100+ Coveo consultants globally, our award-winning work in collaboration with ADI | Snap One paved the way for increased conversions and purchases with fewer rules whil
Ooda Loop
MARCH 13, 2025
Daily headlines highlight the many ways companies across industries are leveraging artificial intelligencethe brain behind modern technology tools. Now, innovators are exploring new ways to combine AIs learning, analytical and decision-making capabilities with robotics, effectively adding a body that can execute next steps and perform physical tasks, both autonomously and with human oversight.
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