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Navigating genAI responsibly: 3 actions CIOs can take now

CIO

Leaders have a profound responsibility not only to harness AI’s potential but also to navigate its ethical complexities with foresight, diligence, and transparency. He points out that technology without strong governance is risky and uses the example of autonomous vehicles needing a human in the car (or overseeing its operation).

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO

Around the turn of the century, Autonomy Corporation was one of the darlings of the UK technology industry, specializing in knowledge management and enterprise search. November 2005: Autonomy agrees to buy search technology developer Verity for $500 milllion, its third acquisition of the year after NCorp (in February) and etalk (in June).

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Cybersecurity Due Diligence: Now a best practice in Merger & Acquisition (M&A)

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Cooley is an international law firm recognized for its technology practice and experience in multiple practice areas, including Mergers and Acquisition (the firm has handled over 1,000 M&A transactions since 2010). Specialists with substantive knowledge are now often brought in to perform detailed diligence in these technical areas.

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Women in tech statistics: The hard truths of an uphill battle

CIO

The employment gap Despite national conversations about the lack of diversity in tech, women are disproportionally missing out on the ongoing boom in IT jobs. In fact, the ratio of women to men in tech roles has declined in the past 35 years, with half of women who go into tech dropping out by the age of 35, according to data from Accenture.

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African tech took center stage in 2021

TechCrunch

Two years ago, the African tech ecosystem saw newfound attention from global players that translated to the continent’s best year of receiving venture capital. From varying sources, it is estimated up to $2 billion went into African tech startups in 2019. AfricArena, a tech ecosystem accelerator, pegged deals to close between $2.25

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Barbershop technology startup theCut sharpens its platform with new $4.5M round

TechCrunch

TheCut , a technology platform designed to handle back-end operations for barbers, raised $4.5 million in total funding since the company was founded in 2016, founder Obi Omile Jr. million in total funding since the company was founded in 2016, founder Obi Omile Jr. million in new funding. The latest funding gives theCut $5.35

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RxAll grabs $3.15M to scale its drug checking and counterfeiting tech across Africa

TechCrunch

Some technologies have helped deal with this menace; for instance, radio frequency identification, which works by assigning serial numbers to containers of each product. More modern approaches are being adopted these days, which is the case of RxAll , a startup using deep technology to provide quality medication to patients.