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Against pseudanthropy

TechCrunch

“Shall I say thou art a man, that hast all the symptoms of a beast? How shall I know thee to be a man? By thy shape? That affrights me more, when I see a beast in likeness of a man.” — Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy I propose that software be prohibited from […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Gaining an AI advantage: Not all AIs are created equal

CIO

We have seen a lot of companies promising AI solutions for Cybersecurity in the Cloud, but let’s be clear: when it comes to AI in Cybersecurity, it is important to understand that not all AIs are created equal. Quality and volume of data, scalability of solution, and ability to process inference effectively are key aspects to enable efficient AI solutions.

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Hyperloop One is reportedly shutting down

TechCrunch

One of the longest-running hyperloop startups is reportedly shutting its doors. Hyperloop One, once backed by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, will cease operations on December 31 according to Bloomberg News. It’s the latest stumble in the tech industry’s attempt to bring life to an idea Elon Musk first put forth in a white paper in […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Involta: On a mission to transform the world through technology

CIO

Ken Kremer, chief technical officer at Involta, points out that the company’s inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report reflects its commitment to set an example for the IT industry. It also emphasizes Involta’s focus on the three pillars of its ESG strategy: environmental sustainability, employee well-being, and strong governance practices.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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The new American Dream is to get MrBeast to pay off your debt

TechCrunch

A woman in a blue tracksuit is on the floor of a bright asylum-like room, stretching in a pigeon yoga pose when she turns to the stranger she plans to live with for 100 days. “What are you going to do with this money?” she asks. The two contestants in MrBeast’s newest video, Suzie Taylor […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Cisco to acquire cloud-native networking and security startup Isovalent

TechCrunch

Cisco announced this morning that it intends to acquire Isovalent, a cloud-native security and networking startup that should fit well with the company’s core networking and security strategy. The companies did not share the purchase price. Isovalent has helped develop eBPF, a key open source technology that gives developers deep insight into the operating system […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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When Analytics Should Drive Sales Decisions — and When They Shouldn’t

Harvard Business Review

As AI proliferates, companies are using it to offer data-driven recommendations on a wide range of activities, from whom to hire to what product a salesperson should recommend to customers. How much to rely on these data-driven recommendations should hinge on two questions: How high are the decision stakes? And how reliable is the data-driven insight?

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Why tokenization of assets can be a key driver of growth in crypto

TechCrunch

Warden thinks one of the biggest avenues for real world use cases is tokenization of assets and areas that aren’t even tradable yet. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Research: Is Moving Internationally for a Job a Smart Move?

Harvard Business Review

Many MBA graduates consider moving internationally for their careers. But beyond the opportunities for personal and professional enrichment and the challenges of adjusting to new environments, what are the implications for their careers over the longer term — and especially for their compensation? To find out, the authors conducted a study of the career histories of MBA graduates from a leading European business school.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Buy your TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 pass before January 2 and save an extra 20%

TechCrunch

Will 2024 be the year you do whatever it takes to move your startup ambitions to the next level? Heck, yeah! In that entrepreneurial spirit, we’re offering you a holiday gift wrapped inside a New Year’s resolution you’ll actually want to keep. Take 20% off the already low launch price on founder and investor passes […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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Why Modular Building Hasn’t Revolutionized Construction

Harvard Business Review

The allure of building indoors in a controlled environment instead of in the mud, muck, and maelstrom of a conventional site has made prefabrication a strong candidate for the future of construction for architects, engineers, and construction futurists. But time and again, the revolutionary potential of the approach has failed to materialize. The barriers to industrial building — the decentralized nature of the industry and the limited number of employers in a position to make long-term investme

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Meet Kosmik, a visual canvas with an in-built PDF reader and a web browser

TechCrunch

In recent years, tools such as Figma, TLDraw, Apple’s Freeform, and Arc browser’s Easel functionality have tried to sell the idea of using an ‘infinite canvas’ for capturing and sharing ideas. French startup Kosmik is building on that general concept with a knowledge-capturing tool that doesn’t require the user to switch between different windows or apps […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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The Biggest Of The Big: AI Startups Raised Huge — These Were The Largest Deals Of 2023

Crunchbase News

Artificial intelligence was big in 2023 — and that could be the understatement of the year. For a time — especially in the middle of the year — it seemed like nine-figure rounds were being thrown out by investors every week to the latest and greatest AI startup. Sometimes, there were so many huge rounds it was hard to keep track. However, that’s why we’re here.

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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National Lab simulates Armageddon-style nuclear asteroid deflection

TechCrunch

As if last year’s fabulous Dual Asteroid Redirection Test firing a satellite bullet into an asteroid wasn’t enough, now researchers are doing detailed simulation of the nuclear deflection scenario envisioned in 1998 space disaster film Armageddon. At Lawrence Livermore National Lab, a team led by Mary Burkey (above) presented a paper that moves the ball […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Ship First, Model Later: A Short Recap of AI.Dev

Honeycomb

In a keynote at AI.Dev , Robert Nishihara (CEO, Anyscale) described the shift: A year ago, the people working with ML models were ML experts. Now, they’re developers. A year ago, the process was to experiment with building a model, then put a product on top of it. Now, it’s ship a product, find the market fit, then create customized models. The general-purpose generative AI models available to all of us today (such as ChatGPT) change the way work is done.

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Podimo raises €44M to turn up the volume on its Netflix-style podcasting platform

TechCrunch

We are fast approaching half a billion people listening to podcasts, and today one of the independent players hoping to cash in on that activity has announced some funding to grow. Podimo, the Copenhagen-based podcasting startup that’s built around a Netflix-style monthly subscription fee, has raised another €44 million ($48 million at today’s rates) in […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Do you have your team members write self-appraisals and use those as a basis for the review you write?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: Do you have your team members write self-appraisals and use those as a basis for the review you write? Yes 73.64% No 15.46% We don’t write performance appraisals 10.90% Write it yourself. If you have the opportunity to write your own self appraisal (and based on the poll results, it looks like most people do), there are a few tips for getting the appraisal you want and deserve.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Beeper says it’s done trying to bring iMessage to Android after month-long ‘cat and mouse’ game with Apple

TechCrunch

Beeper is giving up on its mission to bring iMessage to Android after implementing a series of fixes that Apple has knocked down one by one over the past month. Although the company has issued a complex workaround, it says it has no plans to roll out another one if this one is knocked down […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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8 ChatGPT tools for R programming

InfoWorld

ChatGPT can answer questions about a wide range of technology subjects, including how to write R code. That means ChatGPT's power is available to every R programmer, even those who know little about large language models. An ecosystem is forming around ChatGPT and R, making it easy to incorporate AI technology into your R language workflow. But before you begin using LLMs and related tools for your R projects, there are a few important things to keep in mind: Everything you ask using these tools

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India passes telecom law paving the way for Musk’s Starlink amid privacy concerns

TechCrunch

India’s parliament has passed a telecommunications bill that replaces its century-old rules as the country, with over 1.17 billion telephone connections and 881 million internet subscribers, aims to modernize connectivity and embrace new services including satellite broadband, just months before general elections. On Thursday, the upper house of the Indian parliament approved the Telecommunications Bill, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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The Elusive Quest for DevSecOps Collaboration

Dzone - DevOps

Despite years of discussing DevSecOps, achieving security and development collaboration remains an uphill battle in most organizations. This article explores why real-world DevSecOps adoption lags behind expectations, common barriers faced, and how the Stream Security platform bridges visibility and policy gaps to foster joint ownership between siloed teams, finally working from a "single source of truth.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Apple has halted Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 online sales

TechCrunch

As promised, Apple has officially removed the Watch Series 9 from its online shop. Word on the surprise move arrived earlier this week, when the company confirmed that an on-going patent dispute has forced it to pause sales of the flagship smartwatch. Click through to the site, and you’ll find the words “Currently Unavailable” in […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Anthropic Reportedly In Talks To Raise $750M At $18B-Plus Valuation

Crunchbase News

Generative AI startup Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $750 million in fresh capital in a deal that would value it upwards of $18 billion. The San Francisco-based startup is in talks to raise funding in a Menlo Ventures -led deal, The Information first reported Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter. The funding would value Anthropic at $15 billion premoney, the publication reported — more than triple its valuation earlier this year — and more than $18 billion in the f

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Propelled by ‘science for humanity,’ this Chinese AI startup sets sight on US

TechCrunch

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, many Chinese tech companies find themselves recalibrating their overseas pursuits, often sidestepping any reference to their origin. One bold startup called DP Technology stands out from the crowd. Working to apply artificial intelligence to molecular simulations, DP, short for “Deep Potential,” believes that the unifying power of “scientific research for humanity” […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Alteryx Going Private: Time to Move Analytics to the Generative AI Era

Dataiku

The data, analytics, and AI space is in a state of perpetual motion and upheaval, and nothing encapsulates that better than Alteryx’s acquisition announcement this week. Make no mistake: This is a wake-up call.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.

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Y Combinator-backed Intrinsic is building infrastructure for trust and safety teams

TechCrunch

A few years ago, Karine Mellata and Michael Lin met while working at Apple’s fraud engineering and algorithmic risk team. Both engineers, Mellata and Lin were involved with helping to address online abuse problems including spam, botting, account security and developer fraud for Apple’s growing customer base. Despite their efforts to develop new models to […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechSoup's Year in Review: What We've Done, Together

TechSoup

We wanted to take a moment and talk about the work that TechSoup does. But this isn't a story about what we do. This is a story about what you allow us to do.

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Google updates Chrome on desktop with proactive Safety Check

TechCrunch

Google is launching updates to Chrome on desktop this week to make your browsing experience safer and give you more control over your browser's memory usage. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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