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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower CTO

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. These are classic inflection points for a development team.

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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

CIO

In addition, CrowdStrike hired two independent software security vendors to review the Falcon sensor code, its quality control, and release processes, and also changed how its updates are released: more gradually, to increasing rings of deployment, says Adam Meyers, CrowdStrikes SVP for counter adversary operations. Trust, but verify.

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The key to operational AI: Modern data architecture

CIO

From customer service chatbots to marketing teams analyzing call center data, the majority of enterprises—about 90% according to recent data —have begun exploring AI. To fully benefit from AI, organizations must take bold steps to accelerate the time to value for these applications. This is where Operational AI comes into play.

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Venture capital undermines human rights

TechCrunch

The venture capitalists who run these firms decide which startups today will develop the new platforms and technologies that will shape our lives tomorrow. Venture capital firms need to institute human rights due diligence processes that meet the standards set forth in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

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CISOs Take Note — Don't Let AI Adoption Outpace Due Diligence

Palo Alto Networks

As we’ll see in the coming months, the rapid rate of tool development and adoption will (in some organizations) outpace due diligence, exposing them to unanticipated risks and unintended consequences. Of course, in the world of security, “What could go wrong?” is never a rhetorical question.

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7 investors reveal what’s hot in fintech in Q1 2023

TechCrunch

However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. Private market valuations, at any point in time, are not only a reflection of a team’s hard work and progress, but are also impacted by the financing environment.

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How to pitch me: 5 investors discuss what they’re looking for in April 2023

TechCrunch

But dealmaking is idiosyncratic: a few investors might be content to make a deal over coffee, but early-stage teams still need a sturdy pitch deck or memo they can leave behind. And if you’ve added “AI” to your pitch deck only to make it more appealing, here’s some more bad news: FOMO is passé, and due diligence is the new black.