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A tale of two surveys: Fintech VCs change tune on investment landscape

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In mid-February, we published a survey of 10 fintech investors with questions on topics such as what areas they are excited about and their outlook for the future. Here we are, not even six months later, and the vibe from the responses of our latest survey — this time of eight fintech investors — is a very different one.

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Is Technical Debt Keeping You Stuck in a World of Legacy Applications?

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The term “technical debt” refers to the “debt” an organization must pay-off in the future because of the shortcuts they took during software development projects that were easier or faster than the correct ways following industry standards and best practices. Technical debt is a growing problem for businesses of all sizes and industries.

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Vic.ai raises $52M, shows that automating accounting processes can be profitable

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AI is an imperfect technology, but one task at which it excels is identifying patterns in vast amounts of data. The training data set contained accounting documents and corresponding journal entries that were reviewed by accountants at consultancy firms, including PricewaterhouseCoopers. Simply put, it’s low-hanging fruit.

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Tech Trends Driving Higher Education in 2021 and Beyond

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As per the latest New York Times survey comprising 1,900 American colleges and universities, there have been 397000 cases and about 90 deaths due to the coronavirus. The explosion of the virus and the regulations to curb the spread have expedited the adoption of technology. AI drives operational and administrative efficiency.

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Ledge aims to build automation tools for finance teams

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In a separate survey , 48% of teams peg fragmented data as the largest impediment to closing their books. Ledge automates multi-way reconciliation, ensuring a company’s internal records of payments owed and due match the transactions that appear in its bank statements. To blame is disparate, unstructured data, they say.

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Massachusetts startup OPT Industries is perfecting a 3D-printed nasal swab for COVID-19 tests

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A May 2020 survey of 118 labs in the U.S. I think the pandemic has given us an opportunity to show a specific medical area where our technology can shine,” Ou tells TechCrunch. . Case in point: one systematic review of 34 studies found estimates ranging from a 2% false negative rate to 29%. Image: OPT Industries.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Cyber Engineers and Architects Saw Salaries Spike in 2022

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Plus, a powerful AI cybersecurity tech is nearing prime time. technology employees in 2022, and the pay growth was even higher for cybersecurity architects and engineers, whose compensation benefitted from their highly specialized skills and the criticality of their jobs. Then dive into SaaS governance best practices. And much more!