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TechCrunch+ roundup: Technical due diligence, web3’s promise, how to hire well

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8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence. Outsiders study multiple facets of a startup to determine its value and quality, and codebase health is one of them. After technical due diligence begins, no amount of storytelling can cover the secrets buried in GitHub and Jira.

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Exposure to new workplace technologies linked to lower quality of life

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Exposure to new technologies such as trackers, robots, and AI software in the workplace work is linked with lower quality of life for workers, a UK study has found. Fewer than 25% of those surveyed frequently used these emerging technologies, with 20.2% using wearables, 20.8% AI software, and 23.7%

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NEWSLETTER: Case Study, AI-Driven Performance Reviews, Right to Disconnect, Starship Technologies

CTO Academy

This week, we explore the new case study, the evolving landscape of HR with ChatGPT's role in performance reviews, the critical right to disconnect in our always-on culture and Starship Technologies' remarkable $90m funding milestone for their autonomous delivery robots.

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Google expands program to help train the formerly incarcerated

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Last April, Google launched Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry, a program created in partnership with nonprofits to offer job readiness and digital skills training for formerly incarcerated individuals. Inmates can go well over a decade without access to technologies like smartphones and only limited familiarity with the internet.

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Europe’s deep tech depends on university spinouts

TechCrunch

Deep tech has become a hot topic in Europe, with hopes that the region can have an edge over the rest of the world for innovation rooted in fundamental research. Universities, a deep tech cauldron. “From startups to universities, we join forces to make Europe a world leader in the new wave of deep tech innovation!”

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Banking on customer experience and security via technology-based innovation

CIO

Customer experience and security But as in most industries, customer expectations and security challenges continue to grow along with technological advances. Banks continue investing in technologies that make the customer experience seamless, including mobile apps and peer-to-peer payments.

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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.