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Is This Our Digital Sputnik Moment?

The Cipher Brief

“Just as we pulled together as a nation in the early days of the space race, we simply must redouble our efforts to develop the next generation of tech innovators and entrepreneurs if we hope to win this race.”. Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation, Jennifer Ewbank was a keynote speaker at this year’s Cipher Brief Threat Conference. Her remarks below have been lightly edited for clarity.

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use(): the React new experimental hook ??

Xebia

use(): the React new experimental hook. React team and the JavaScript community are discussing a hook called `use` and I see a lot of hype about this new feature. See how to implement it and the possibilities for the near future. —-. React has a GitHub repo called RFC that stands for request for comments. It’s a great place where you can interact discussing the new features that the React team has intention to add into the React core or simply discuss ideas suggested by the community

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Performance Review: How to respond to frustrating or lazy performance feedback

Let's Grow Leaders

Speak Up to Get Better Feedback in Your Next Performance Review. A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. This heartfelt post came from years of listening to high-performing employees vent their frustrations about the stupid things their managers said.

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PlanSecOps: Incorporating Security Strategies in Design

DevOps.com

Organizations that don’t adapt and change aren’t likely to survive. The same can be said about DevSecOps, a discipline created to ensure security is baked into the software development process, not an add-on after the code is approved. And as much as DevSecOps has changed the software development world for the better, it is time […]. The post PlanSecOps: Incorporating Security Strategies in Design appeared first on DevOps.com.

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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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5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Local Data Science Community

Dataiku

Whether it involves joining the existing group in your area or starting your own, there are a number of benefits to taking that extra step to connect with your fellow data science enthusiasts. From exchanging best practices to networking both online and in person, we detail five of the best ways you can make the most out of your local data science community below, with tips coming straight from passionate Dataiku users who are leading groups around the world.

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When clean code becomes harmful

Wolk Software Engineering

Is our industry’s obsession with clean code setting us back? #. I’ve been in the software industry for 15+ years now, and as time goes on, I feel like I’m becoming increasingly delusional. As a fellow developer, I have been brainwashed by our industry’s rhetoric to believe everything is about writing “clean code”. You know what I’m talking about: Talk is cheap; show me the code!

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OpenAI will give roughly 10 AI startups $1M each and early access to its systems

TechCrunch

OpenAI, the San Francisco-based lab behind AI systems like GPT-3 and DALL-E 2, today launched a new program to provide early-stage AI startups with capital and access to OpenAI tech and resources. Called Converge, the cohort will be financed by the OpenAI Startup Fund , OpenAI says. The $100 million entrepreneurial tranche was announced last May and was backed by Microsoft and other partners.

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Exploring Mastodon

Martin Fowler

I've been a heavy user of Twitter over the last decade, and while Musk's purchase of Twitter hasn't got me running for the exit, it has prompted me to take a look at possible alternatives should Twitter change into something no longer worthwhile for me. The obvious alternative is for me to explore the fediverse with a Mastodon account. As I explore using Mastodon, I'll make some notes here so that others can learn from my explorations.

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Why Modernizing Mainframe Development Needs Secure Open Source

CIO

By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software According to a recent Rocket Software survey , 80% of IT professionals categorize the mainframe as critical to their business. But in order to be successful in today’s technology-driven world, businesses that rely on the mainframe must modernize their operations and integrate the latest tools and technologies. Companies choosing to abandon their mainframe face a costly endeavor, risk downtime, and lose out on powerful benefits.

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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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Results from the 2023 Board election

Agile Alliance

Meet your new 2023-2026 Board members The 2023 Agile Alliance Board of Directors election is in the books! We want you to get to know your new representatives, so we asked each new Board member three questions. Keep reading for more details about their careers. Please welcome Margareth Carneiro, who has three decades … Continued. The post Results from the 2023 Board election first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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VCs decipher the recent fintech layoffs — and why they’re happening now

TechCrunch

Many big companies in the fintech world cut jobs in the past month. And yet Stripe’s announcement it would lay off 14% of its workforce still made a splash, proving that unicorns and decacorns are not immune to the challenging economic and fundraising conditions. The Stripe news closely follows Chime confirming this week that 12% of its employees would be laid off and Brex revealing last month that it was cutting 11% of its workforce.

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Twitter feed now cross-posts to Mastodon

Martin Fowler

One of the main things I wanted to do with Mastodon was to replicate my twitter feed there, so that folks who would rather follow me on Mastodon could get everything. To do this, I used moa.party. You have to give it credentials to access both your Twitter and Mastodon feeds, which is a little worrisome, but my Mastodon-aware colleagues have used it without problems.

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Teraco and VMware are Taking a New Approach to Support the Efforts of South Africa’s Cloud Innovators in Their Quest to Achieve Zero Carbon Emissions

CIO

“The barriers confronting organizations in South Africa that want to achieve carbon neutral status by 2030 are significant. Among them is the simple reality that most of the nation’s power production originates from coal-fired plants located in the northeastern part of the country while the greatest potential impact for sustainable approaches like solar and wind lie in the south.

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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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10 Best Computer Science Universities in New Zealand 2022

The Crazy Programmer

If you’re looking to study computer science in New Zealand, you might be wondering which schools are best for you. You want your computer science degree to prepare you to work in the industry, but also give you the skills and knowledge to progress your career as far as possible—so we’ve compiled this list of the top computer science universities in New Zealand so you can compare their course offerings and make the best decision.

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Digital bank Chime is cutting costs across the board – including 12% of staff

TechCrunch

Digital bank Chime confirmed today that it is laying off 12% of its workforce, or about 160 people. According to an internal memo obtained by TechCrunch, Chime co-founder Chris Britt described that the move was one of many that would help the company thrive “regardless of market conditions.” In the memo, Britt said that he and co-founder Ryan King are re-calibrating marketing spend, decreasing the number of contractors, adjusting workspace needs and renegotiating vendor contractors.

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2022 Annual Members’ Meeting

Agile Alliance

Summary of the past year’s events, initiatives, and financials for Agile Alliance, and planned programs for 2023. The post 2022 Annual Members’ Meeting first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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What digital business acceleration means for Gulfstream Aerospace’s CIO

CIO

Gulfstream Aerospace, a key business unit of General Dynamics, is a household name in technologically advanced business aircraft. It all began with The Grumman Gulfstream I in 1958, and today it has about 3,000 business jets in service worldwide. With company headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, Sheryl Bunton, the company’s SVP and CIO, joined in 2015 to lead the manufacturer’s Business Technology Unit, meaning she oversees all the technology solutions, cybersecurity, and digital transformation st

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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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What’s one piece of career advice you wish you had learned sooner?

Let's Grow Leaders

Career advice you wish you had learned sooner. On this week’s episode of Asking for a Friend, I interviewed Kathryn Heath and Brenda Wensil , authors of I Wish I’d Known This , about the career advice they have after years of professional coaching. . . In their book, they share some of the masterful methods they wish they had known earlier in their careers – specifically for women.

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Rewind wants to revamp how you remember, with millions from a16z

TechCrunch

While there have been quite a few attempts to disrupt search engines, Rewind may be the first I’ve ever seen try to revamp the way we search through our online lives. One app at a time. Built by Dan Siroker, the co-founder and former chief executive of Optimizely , Rewind wants to help people with their memory. The startup, launching today, uses nifty tech to record how someone scrolls and chats through their day.

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7 Best Computer Science Universities in Switzerland 2022

The Crazy Programmer

Switzerland’s universities are regularly ranked among the best in the world, with ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich consistently appearing at or near the top of worldwide university rankings. With high-quality education, it’s no surprise that many students choose to attend these schools and earn their computer science degrees there, but which Swiss universities offer the best computer science programs?

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With Better Business Transaction Monitoring, Enterprises Move Away From Manual Tasks, Curb Revenue Loss

CIO

An organization depends on its financial institution to complete a major transaction, but a glitch holds up funds, negatively impacting cash flow. Meanwhile, regulators fined a different financial institution for failing to catch fraudulent transactions. In both situations, better business transaction monitoring could have helped prevent negative, costly outcomes.

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How Embedded Analytics Helps Product Managers Exceed Their KPIs

Embedded analytics can help you deliver cutting-edge analytics experiences to your end-users that align with KPIs that are critical to the growth and success of your business. Read this eBook to learn how an embedded analytics platform, like Qrvey, can help PMs exceed the following KPIs: Growing revenue while improving customer retention rate Delivering rapid time to value Earning a high net-promoter score Increasing Gross Margin / Profitability Conversion rate from trial to paid Don’t just meet

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Revealing the Value Often Overlooked in Executive Recruiting – A Look Into the Executive Search Process

N2Growth Blog

To compete as a world-class company, world-class executive leadership is required. And while finding this elite leadership who will take your organization to its desired future state is critical, top-tier candidates probably aren’t going to walk through the front door. On the heels of the global pandemic and the mass-resignation phenomenon known as the Great Resignation, there is a growing global talent shortage at a 16-year-high , showing no signs of slowing down.

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Let’s check in on community-focused startups

TechCrunch

Over the past few years, community has been a buzzword for tech startups looking to sell a product or service based on their definition of a useful network. The pandemic stress-tested these business models, with some companies seeing that consumers weren’t willing to pay fees in exchange for advice they could find on Twitter, while others realized that focusing on a target user was more important than finding the biggest total addressable market possible.

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How DevOps Helps With Secure Deployments

DevOps.com

DevOps is an approach to software development that emphasizes communication and collaboration between teams. It’s best known for bringing together people who previously worked in separate areas like engineering or testing; this allows them all to learn from each other as they work on projects together. DevSecOps helps organizations monitor and discover security risks throughout […].

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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

CIO

Few would swap sunny San Francisco and the innovation of Silicon Valley for a train ticketing company serving disgruntled UK commuters, but try telling that to Trainline CTO, Milena Nikolic. A long-time Googler, who’s role as engineering director saw her lead the Google Play developer ecosystem, Nikolic was keen for something new that offered a greater sense of social purpose. “ I had been at Google for so long that I stopped counting,” she says.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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Navigating Product Development with Wardley Mapping

Cory Foy

A talk from the November 2022 AgileRTP meetup covering product development with Wardley Mapping. Download the slides. The post Navigating Product Development with Wardley Mapping appeared first on Cory Foy.

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Venture capital will soon be brimming with ghosts

TechCrunch

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. “There’s more dry powder powder than ever before.”. “There’s never been a better time to start a startup.”. “Discipline is the new scale.” (OK, OK, I made that last one up, but didn’t you kind of believe it?).

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OpenSSL Fiasco: What can DevOps Learn? | Elon Fires ‘50%’ of Twitter

DevOps.com

In this week’s The Long View: The OpenSSL project has egg on its face, and half of Twitter’s staff are for the chop tomorrow. The post OpenSSL Fiasco: What can DevOps Learn? | Elon Fires ‘50%’ of Twitter appeared first on DevOps.com.

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