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6 most underhyped technologies in IT — plus one that’s not dead yet

CIO

Generative AI and, more specifically, ChatGPT captivated the corporate world in 2023, with board directors, CEOs, and other executives fawning (and sometimes fearing) the technology. But with all due respect, AI is hardly the only critical tech in town. But with all due respect, AI is hardly the only critical tech in town.

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

CIO

While you may have planned or negotiated an exit, very often such departures are beyond your direct control, due to a leadership change, acquisition, or another strategic event. They manage networking with other professional development activities such as attending conferences, reading leadership books, and participating in social media.

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Gen Z social app Yubo rolls out age ‘estimating’ technology to better identify minors using its service

TechCrunch

Yubo , a social livestreaming app popular with a Gen Z audience, announced today it’s becoming one of the first major social platforms to adopt a new age verification technique that uses live image capture technology to identify minors using its app, in order to keep them separated from adult users.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower CTO

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? But there are some common elements too.

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Key skills tech leaders need to secure a board seat

CIO

Rona Bunn is CIO for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), where she facilitates digital orchestration and leads information technology, data, and digital experience. Tech leaders must go beyond focusing on preserving technology assets and enabling operational efficiency—that’s an old conversation.

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New social investment platform Follow taps influencers to mirror their investment strategies

TechCrunch

The new social investment platform enables users to subscribe to a creator’s financial feed and set up an investment portfolio that mimics that particular person’s investment strategy. Social investing is not a new concept. Field’s background is in finance, most recently as COO of Acorns and the CEO of Acorns’ regulated entities. “I

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Sesamm bags $37M to give corporates ESG insights using natural language processing

TechCrunch

With that in mind, Sesamm enables businesses to track textual data from across the web — including news portals, NGO reports and social networks — and convert this into actionable insights. Elsewhere, private equity firms can use Sesamm for due diligence on potential acquisition or investment targets.