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

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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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Navigating genAI responsibly: 3 actions CIOs can take now

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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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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

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Due to its safer formula, Howler can be used as the last spray in the program, and its differentiator is a shorter re-entry period — farmers can spray in the morning and be able to go back out in the field in the afternoon. The company saw 10x sales growth in 2020, Uknes told TechCrunch.

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

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

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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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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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5 pitfalls to avoid when partnering with startups

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Enterprise technology leaders are actively partnering with startups to help make their organizations more innovative and agile. Co-creating with startups can help kickstart innovation , provide CIOs with access to hard-to-find skills in emerging technologies, and round out digital transformational strategies.