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How sport made CIO 100 winner Joanna Drake a better technology leader

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Responsible for global operations and technology services across company and customer websites, staff technology, and THG’s direct-to-consumer Ingenuity service and hosting business, Drake has looked to support the rapid growth of the Manchester-based firm through IPO, a global pandemic, supply chain instability, and the onset of recession.

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Polychain puts its money on HotStreak to streamline sports betting using blockchain

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In the world of sports betting, instant payments and reliable custody are key to the user experience. HotStreak , a web3 platform for daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, is wagering that the decentralized nature of the blockchain makes it an ideal solution for DFS platforms. It doubled in size in 2021 with over $52.7

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Computer vision transforms tennis coaching at Billie Jean King Cup

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With centuries of tradition behind it, tennis as a sport has been highly resistant to change. It’s fair to say that tennis has lived up to its roots as a traditional sport,” says Mat Pemble, executive director of IT for the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the sport’s governing body.

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Fintech Roundup: Will financial technology startups dodge the venture slowdown?

TechCrunch

Not bad for a company that only publicly launched just over two years ago. For context, Overdorff joined Lightspeed in 2021 to help lead the team’s fintech practice. The credit card giant called the move “one of the first significant technology developments to come out of its acquisition of Finicity.”.

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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. This team establishes the company’s risk tolerance, acceptable use cases and restrictions, and applicable disclosures. We continue to iterate and evolve our policy, but it is still in development.

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Why you can’t ignore cloud security

CIO

Why it’s vital to make sure your technology teams don’t lose focus on cyber security in a cloud environment with fast moving cloud-native development processes? The first is the ‘front end’, with an emphasis on endpoint protection, identifying external threat factors and developing strategies to mitigate against them.

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Building Strong Leaders: The Importance of Leadership Development

Experience to Lead

Let’s explore why leadership development is important, as well as the benefits and challenges of effective leadership development. Defining Leadership Development In simple terms, leadership development is a set of activities that equip current and future leaders with the tools they need to perform effectively in their roles.