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R/GA Ventures announces its new Coalition Venture Studio to support Black founders

TechCrunch

Design and marketing consultancy R/GA is expanding its Venture Studios program with the launch of a new Coalition Venture Studio focused specifically on supporting Black-led and Black-owned startups. The initiative is led by R/GA Entrepreneur in Residence Davyeon Ross, a Black entrepreneur who founded sports analytics company ShotTracker.

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IT leaders get creative to fill data science gaps

CIO

It’s a team sport, for sure.”. These workers are not only familiar and comfortable with technology, but they have a basic level of data literacy. Gary Jeter, executive vice president and CTO, TruStone Financial Credit Union. Meanwhile Jeter plans to use vendors and consultants to help with TruStone’s data science work.

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From CIO to CEO: IT leaders rise to the top

CIO

Ross Meyercord never set out to make the leap from technology leader to CEO, but a set of intentional and opportunistic career choices delivered the breadth of business experience and leadership skills required to land the job. Neal Sample A transferable skill set Meyercord would certainly make that case.

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CIOs grapple with the ethics of implementing AI

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What they are finding is that the line between advancing technologically and ensuring AI doesn’t result in detrimental outcomes is thin. An AI review board, comprised of technical and business experts, ensures ethical considerations are at the forefront of decision-making.” As McIntosh sees it, bias is fundamentally a data problem.

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#742 My Body, My Pixels: A Deep Dive on Digital Autonomy with Todd Zywicki, Professor of Law at George Mason University

Modern CTO

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! He has lectured and consulted with government officials around the world, including the European Union, Germany, Canada, Guatemala, Iceland, Italy, Japan, and Romania. For more about Todd, visit his Wikipedia page here. Have feedback about the show? Let us know here.

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Haystax Technology (@HaystaxTech) Names Advisory Board Members (including @BobGourley and @BobFlores)

CTOvision

The new advisory board members include: • Matt Bettenhausen, Vice President and Chief Security Officer (CSO) for AEG Worldwide. Bettenhausen has overall responsibility for security, public safety and preparedness for the domestic and global operations and facilities of AEG, a leading sports and entertainment presenter.

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Flash Prices are Dropping. Now What?

Infinidat

Talking about a fast fabric to reach a medium speed media (compared to DRAM) is like buying a sports car and sitting in traffic with the rest of the sedans and minivans. Eran Brown is the EMEA CTO at INFINIDAT. Yes, you have a potential to drive faster, but the medium (the road) is slowing you down just like Flash media does!

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