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This week in AI: Experiments, retirements, and extinction events

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Microsoft kills Cortana: Echoing the events of the Halo series of games from which the name was plucked, Cortana has been destroyed. In addition, Kickstarter is mandating that new projects involving the development of AI tech detail info about the sources of training data the project owner intends to use.

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Rising Team, with $3 million seed, is a platform that combines management tools with training

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But she’s identified a problem that most people managers will all too clearly understand: training and tools to be a great manager are at a shortage. Dulski explained that there are some tools for managers, like surveys from Gallup and Glint, and there are training options, like executive coaches.

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Selling the C-suite on preemptive IT investments

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Others include preparation for zero-day attacks, almost anything having to do with data stewardship, as well as IT training and social engineering audits. Yet without training, both IT and end-users are ill-equipped to move forward with new technologies that the company needs.

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Where do IT leaders stand on securing the mainframe?

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According to a recent survey by Rocket Software, 51% of IT leaders indicated that they run either all or the majority of their core business applications on the mainframe. With the rate of change brought by new technologies and solutions, training and education are a must for organizations looking to secure their mainframe operations.

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Microsoft Ignite 2023: 11 takeaways for CIOs

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People don’t want to give up their copilots Each year, Microsoft publishes its Work Trend Index, which this time included a survey and observational studies of early Copilot users. Shaw, Microsoft’s chief communications officer, in a video presentation of the survey findings ahead of the event.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Construction tech survey, founder-CEO friction, diversify your cap table

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Configuring a robot to mix cement is easy, but delivering a CementTron 3000 to a job site, training employees on its use, and keeping it maintained are not the kinds of disruptions builders are looking for, especially when margins are so thin and experienced workers are hard to find. Image Credits: BoxedUp (opens in a new window).

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15 worthwhile conferences for women in tech

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But according to data from a survey from Women Tech Network , women earn around $15,000 less per year than their male counterparts, with an average annual salary of $60,828 for women compared to $85,000 for men. Date : March 8, 2024 Location : Stanford, Calif.