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3 areas where gen AI improves productivity — until its limits are exceeded

CIO

So based on early results, the three functional areas where companies see the biggest productivity improvements are in customer service, software development, and general creative and knowledge work. AI models are able to present best practice code systems to help junior developers learn and hone their skills.”

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8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence

TechCrunch

Our firm has analyzed the code of hundreds of billions of dollars worth of deals, from three-person software companies to firms with thousands of developers. We’ve looked at the contributions of over 200,000 developers who have collectively written 4 billion lines of code. For example, U.S.

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My screensavers: Simple Good - Complex Bad

Marcusoft

Kindness is better Complex == Bad. DO(SOMETHING(SMALL(USEFUL(NOW()))))) Many years ago I worked a big soul crushing insurance company and we actually started their first ever agile team. It said: Simple = Good Complex = Bad And I just laughed out loud. This is why software development is interesting, I think.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: What’s in Store for 2024 in Cyberland? Check Out Tenable Experts’ Predictions for OT Security, AI, Cloud Security, IAM and more

Tenable

Demand from CISOs for integrated security suites and platforms will reach new heights, because they allow security teams to see the big picture, assess their complete attack surface and prioritize remediation of their most critical weaknesses.

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10 emerging innovations that could redefine IT

CIO

The main constituency: Any developer who will happily trade a bit of precision for a big savings in electricity. Other leaders have strong personal opinions about the best way to run a team. The IT teams must find the best way to support the larger mission with better tools and practices.

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Tesla’s China rival Xpeng buys ride hailing giant Didi’s smart EV assets for $744M

TechCrunch

The partnership also extends to areas including marketing, financial insurance services, charging and international expansion. Xpeng itself has a large AV team, having been the most aggressive EV player in China in terms of software development investment. More to come — this is a developing story…

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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO

To build a stronger relationship with vendors, “CIOs should bring them into the fold regarding their priorities and potential concerns about what may —or may not — lie ahead, from a regulatory perspective or the general economic climate, for example,” says Kevin Beasley, CIO at VAI, a midmarket ERP software developer. “A