The Cipher Brief
OCTOBER 30, 2022
“Just as we pulled together as a nation in the early days of the space race, we simply must redouble our efforts to develop the next generation of tech innovators and entrepreneurs if we hope to win this race.”. Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation, Jennifer Ewbank was a keynote speaker at this year’s Cipher Brief Threat Conference. Her remarks below have been lightly edited for clarity.
Xebia
OCTOBER 31, 2022
use(): the React new experimental hook. React team and the JavaScript community are discussing a hook called `use` and I see a lot of hype about this new feature. See how to implement it and the possibilities for the near future. —-. React has a GitHub repo called RFC that stands for request for comments. It’s a great place where you can interact discussing the new features that the React team has intention to add into the React core or simply discuss ideas suggested by the community
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Speak Up to Get Better Feedback in Your Next Performance Review. A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. This heartfelt post came from years of listening to high-performing employees vent their frustrations about the stupid things their managers said.
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Organizations that don’t adapt and change aren’t likely to survive. The same can be said about DevSecOps, a discipline created to ensure security is baked into the software development process, not an add-on after the code is approved. And as much as DevSecOps has changed the software development world for the better, it is time […]. The post PlanSecOps: Incorporating Security Strategies in Design appeared first on DevOps.com.
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Dataiku
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
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Wolk Software Engineering
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Is our industry’s obsession with clean code setting us back? #. I’ve been in the software industry for 15+ years now, and as time goes on, I feel like I’m becoming increasingly delusional. As a fellow developer, I have been brainwashed by our industry’s rhetoric to believe everything is about writing “clean code”. You know what I’m talking about: Talk is cheap; show me the code!
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
OpenAI, the San Francisco-based lab behind AI systems like GPT-3 and DALL-E 2, today launched a new program to provide early-stage AI startups with capital and access to OpenAI tech and resources. Called Converge, the cohort will be financed by the OpenAI Startup Fund , OpenAI says. The $100 million entrepreneurial tranche was announced last May and was backed by Microsoft and other partners.
Martin Fowler
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
I've been a heavy user of Twitter over the last decade, and while Musk's purchase of Twitter hasn't got me running for the exit, it has prompted me to take a look at possible alternatives should Twitter change into something no longer worthwhile for me. The obvious alternative is for me to explore the fediverse with a Mastodon account. As I explore using Mastodon, I'll make some notes here so that others can learn from my explorations.
CIO
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
For pharmaceutical companies in the digital era, intense pressure to achieve medical miracles falls as much on the shoulders of CIOs as on lead scientists. Rigid requirements to ensure the accuracy of data and veracity of scientific formulas as well as machine learning algorithms and data tools are common in modern laboratories. When Bob McCowan was promoted to CIO at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in 2018, he had previously run the data center infrastructure for the $81.5 billion company’s scientifi
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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.
Agile Alliance
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Meet your new 2023-2026 Board members The 2023 Agile Alliance Board of Directors election is in the books! We want you to get to know your new representatives, so we asked each new Board member three questions. Keep reading for more details about their careers. Please welcome Margareth Carneiro, who has three decades … Continued. The post Results from the 2023 Board election first appeared on Agile Alliance.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Many big companies in the fintech world cut jobs in the past month. And yet Stripe’s announcement it would lay off 14% of its workforce still made a splash, proving that unicorns and decacorns are not immune to the challenging economic and fundraising conditions. The Stripe news closely follows Chime confirming this week that 12% of its employees would be laid off and Brex revealing last month that it was cutting 11% of its workforce.
Martin Fowler
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
One of the main things I wanted to do with Mastodon was to replicate my twitter feed there, so that folks who would rather follow me on Mastodon could get everything. To do this, I used moa.party. You have to give it credentials to access both your Twitter and Mastodon feeds, which is a little worrisome, but my Mastodon-aware colleagues have used it without problems.
CIO
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software According to a recent Rocket Software survey , 80% of IT professionals categorize the mainframe as critical to their business. But in order to be successful in today’s technology-driven world, businesses that rely on the mainframe must modernize their operations and integrate the latest tools and technologies. Companies choosing to abandon their mainframe face a costly endeavor, risk downtime, and lose out on powerful benefits.
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Agile Alliance
OCTOBER 30, 2022
Summary of the past year’s events, initiatives, and financials for Agile Alliance, and planned programs for 2023. The post 2022 Annual Members’ Meeting first appeared on Agile Alliance.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Digital bank Chime confirmed today that it is laying off 12% of its workforce, or about 160 people. According to an internal memo obtained by TechCrunch, Chime co-founder Chris Britt described that the move was one of many that would help the company thrive “regardless of market conditions.” In the memo, Britt said that he and co-founder Ryan King are re-calibrating marketing spend, decreasing the number of contractors, adjusting workspace needs and renegotiating vendor contractors.
The Crazy Programmer
OCTOBER 30, 2022
If you’re looking to study computer science in New Zealand, you might be wondering which schools are best for you. You want your computer science degree to prepare you to work in the industry, but also give you the skills and knowledge to progress your career as far as possible—so we’ve compiled this list of the top computer science universities in New Zealand so you can compare their course offerings and make the best decision.
CIO
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Contact centers don’t look like they did 10 years ago. Technology has fundamentally changed the way they do business. Alongside that transformation has come steady growth. In 2022, 80% of contact centers planned to expand their workforces, with half of those expecting to create entirely new roles. Only 1% planned to cut staff. Yet, as they grow, they must find new ways to scale effectively.
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Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Career advice you wish you had learned sooner. On this week’s episode of Asking for a Friend, I interviewed Kathryn Heath and Brenda Wensil , authors of I Wish I’d Known This , about the career advice they have after years of professional coaching. . . In their book, they share some of the masterful methods they wish they had known earlier in their careers – specifically for women.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
While there have been quite a few attempts to disrupt search engines, Rewind may be the first I’ve ever seen try to revamp the way we search through our online lives. One app at a time. Built by Dan Siroker, the co-founder and former chief executive of Optimizely , Rewind wants to help people with their memory. The startup, launching today, uses nifty tech to record how someone scrolls and chats through their day.
The Crazy Programmer
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Switzerland’s universities are regularly ranked among the best in the world, with ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich consistently appearing at or near the top of worldwide university rankings. With high-quality education, it’s no surprise that many students choose to attend these schools and earn their computer science degrees there, but which Swiss universities offer the best computer science programs?
CIO
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
“The barriers confronting organizations in South Africa that want to achieve carbon neutral status by 2030 are significant. Among them is the simple reality that most of the nation’s power production originates from coal-fired plants located in the northeastern part of the country while the greatest potential impact for sustainable approaches like solar and wind lie in the south.
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N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
To compete as a world-class company, world-class executive leadership is required. And while finding this elite leadership who will take your organization to its desired future state is critical, top-tier candidates probably aren’t going to walk through the front door. On the heels of the global pandemic and the mass-resignation phenomenon known as the Great Resignation, there is a growing global talent shortage at a 16-year-high , showing no signs of slowing down.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2022
Over the past few years, community has been a buzzword for tech startups looking to sell a product or service based on their definition of a useful network. The pandemic stress-tested these business models, with some companies seeing that consumers weren’t willing to pay fees in exchange for advice they could find on Twitter, while others realized that focusing on a target user was more important than finding the biggest total addressable market possible.
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
DevOps is an approach to software development that emphasizes communication and collaboration between teams. It’s best known for bringing together people who previously worked in separate areas like engineering or testing; this allows them all to learn from each other as they work on projects together. DevSecOps helps organizations monitor and discover security risks throughout […].
CIO
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Gulfstream Aerospace, a key business unit of General Dynamics, is a household name in technologically advanced business aircraft. It all began with The Grumman Gulfstream I in 1958, and today it has about 3,000 business jets in service worldwide. With company headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, Sheryl Bunton, the company’s SVP and CIO, joined in 2015 to lead the manufacturer’s Business Technology Unit, meaning she oversees all the technology solutions, cybersecurity, and digital transformation st
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Cory Foy
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
A talk from the November 2022 AgileRTP meetup covering product development with Wardley Mapping. Download the slides. The post Navigating Product Development with Wardley Mapping appeared first on Cory Foy.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2022
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. “There’s more dry powder powder than ever before.”. “There’s never been a better time to start a startup.”. “Discipline is the new scale.” (OK, OK, I made that last one up, but didn’t you kind of believe it?).
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
In this week’s The Long View: The OpenSSL project has egg on its face, and half of Twitter’s staff are for the chop tomorrow. The post OpenSSL Fiasco: What can DevOps Learn? | Elon Fires ‘50%’ of Twitter appeared first on DevOps.com.
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