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Article: How to Build and Foster High-performing Software Teams: Experiences from Engineering Managers

InfoQ Culture Methods

Engineering managers can enable software teams to learn and improve, and help them move problems and impediments out of the way. In this virtual panel, we'll discuss how engineering managers support teams, what skills they possess, and how they establish alignment and foster knowledge and experience sharing between teams.

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Disney-backed Inworld raises new cash for its AI-powered virtual characters

TechCrunch

The brainchild of Ilya Gelfenbeyn, Michael Ermolenko and Kylan Gibbs, the startup’s AI-powered service generates virtual characters primarily for games, but also in broader entertainment and marketing campaigns. “ Inworld is a creative platform for building virtual characters for immersive realities. .

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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

TechCrunch

“We will benefit from their unique experience and ability to create amazing experiences that help organizations use virtual spaces to drive impact. Denis has a history in project management — he worked for VR firms including BackLight, which specializes in location-based and immersive VR experiences for brands.

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Speeding Up the Enterprise: Virtual Squads at InVision

LaunchDarkly

On June 18, Ben Wilson, Engineering Manager at InVision, spoke at LaunchDarkly’s Test in Production Twitch Stream. His talk focused on “Speeding Up the Enterprise” through the lens of virtual squads, an approach taken at InVision. So, you’re going to talk for 15 minutes, also, on virtual squads.

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YC-backed Duplo raises $1.3M pre-seed to build financial OS for B2B companies in Nigeria

TechCrunch

With Duplo, distributors can create unique virtual accounts for retailers and agents to make real-time payments or bank transfers, while the platform helps to reconcile their books automatically. 1,000 (~$2.00) to create virtual accounts. But in the FMCG industry, there’s isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. 100 (~$0.20) to ?1,000

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Prezent.ai secures $20M to gamify deck presentations

TechCrunch

. “Alternatives like management consulting and design agencies are expensive and inaccessible to the vast majority of business professionals.” The coffee-room conversations and short in-person hallway discussions have been replaced by virtual meetings and online chats.”

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Ultimate Guide to Citus Con: An Event for Postgres, 2023 edition

The Citus Data

And yes, Citus Con is virtual again this year! This means you can watch all the livestream & on-demand talks from the comfort of your very own desk—and chit-chat in the virtual hallway track on the #cituscon channel on Discord. So what’s on the schedule at Citus Con: An Event for Postgres 2023 , exactly?

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