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How the new AI executive order stacks up: B-

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As other recent technology waves have taught us, developments will simply come too fast for such an approach and will be driven by the speed of private industry. It is a very powerful technology, and while it is not inherently good or bad, given its sheer power, guardrails must be put into place. AI must be regulated.

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Draft.dev CEO Karl Hughes on the importance of using experts in developer marketing

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Developers can be a tough crowd. Coming up with relevant content that developers find interesting takes specific know-how, and this is where Draft.dev comes in. One of the survey respondents noted that developers are underrated as a target audience: It may be niche, but it is a large one. What inspired you to create Draft.dev?

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Daily Crunch: Citing slow growth and desire to be ‘at the forefront of the AI era,’ Dropbox CEO lays off 500

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Ingrid reports Houston said the cuts are due to slowing growth and “the era of AI.” The concept of SaaS as a business model changed the game in tech by moving users away from buying software outright and toward paying for service availability based on time-based subscriptions, typically with per-month or annual pricing, Ingrid reports.

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Section 174 In Software Development: How It Will Change the Industry and What Companies Can Do About It?

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Section 174 now formally defines software development as R&D expenses. What should be discussed under section 174 software development? How does section 174 impact the US tech market? What are the side effects of section 174 software development amortization? Will the current tax bills revert to pre-2022 rules?

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

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The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. the Blossom Finance team realized that the market there for Islamic finance was very small, said Martin. We were able to bridge that lack of capital using a technology solution.

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Call center automation software vendor Replicant raises $78M

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“[With the new capital,] we plan to ramp up investment in our customer success team to onboard new customers,” cofounder and CEO Gadi Shamia told TechCrunch via email. “We also plan to double our R&D team this year to make our conversations even more efficient and launch new automated channels.

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Now is the Time to Get Your Business Protected from Cyberthreats (Sponsored)

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Malwarebytes provides a variety of services for small business to keep their employees, data, and systems secured! 58% of small businesses who face a cyberattack go out of business. While your team is working from home. Those risks have all increased due to remote work. Malwarebytes for Teams.

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