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Measuring Fairness in Machine Learning Models

Dataiku

In our previous article , we gave an in-depth review on how to explain biases in data. The next step in our fairness journey is to dig into how to detect biased machine learning models.

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Why self-discipline is overrated and what you need to use to find lasting motivation

CEO Insider

Although very few people will agree with me, when it comes to peak performance, success and trying to improve the quality of your life, self-discipline is massively overrated. I’m not suggesting that it is without value all together – obviously, it has its place. Yet for most people it is the only tool in the […]. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article Why self-discipline is overrated and what you need to use to find lasting motivation are those of the author J

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Leadership for an Era of Dynamic Hybrid Work

IDC

The shift to hybrid work fundamentally challenges traditional leadership strategies. Focus on empathic leadership for success in the future of work.

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This fintech-focused VC firm just closed a $75 million debut fund; backers “came out of the woodwork”

TechCrunch

It’s no secret that a massive digital transformation is happening within financial services companies and amid the growing number of non-financial outfits that are also adding financial products to their offerings. Still, Sheel Mohnot, who was formerly a general partner at the fintech fund of 500 Startups, and Jake Gibson, co-founder of personal finance startup NerdWallet, were a little taken aback by investor interest in their fintech-focused early-stage venture firm, Better Tomorrow Vent

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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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Celebrating 20+ Years of Agility at the Agile20Reflect Festival

Agile Alliance

February 2021 will mark the 20th anniversary of a pivotal moment in the history of the Agile movement, specifically the creation of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Earlier this year Scott Seivwright, an Agile coach based in Scotland, casually floated the idea of bringing the global Agile community together to celebrate and reflect on … Continued.

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7 Software Development Models You Should Know

Flexagon

The Software Development Life Cycle, or SDLC, is the process of planning, designing, developing, testing, and deploying high-quality software at the lowest cost possible, preferably in the shortest amount of time. To achieve this goal, software engineering teams must choose the correct software development model to fit their organization’s requirements, stakeholders’ expectations, and the project.

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Square and PayPal earnings bring good (and bad) news for fintech startups

TechCrunch

Earnings season is racing past us, with the big ride-hailing companies’ numbers in , all of the Big Five having wrapped their reporting and lots of SaaS numbers in the market. But amidst all the noise, The Exchange has kept an eye on two companies in particular: PayPal and Square. We’re not really concerned with their overall revenue and profit metrics.

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What is going on with Social Justice in Portland, Oregon with Diana Larsen

Agile Alliance

The post What is going on with Social Justice in Portland, Oregon with Diana Larsen first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Creating Introvert Friendly Workplaces – Interview with Jennifer Kahnweiler

Let's Grow Leaders

In this episode, Jennifer Kahnweiler, PhD, a “champion for introverts” gives you practical tools to build an environment that brings out the best from every employee – particularly your introverts. We discuss what exactly that means, why it matters so much, common […]. The post Creating Introvert Friendly Workplaces – Interview with Jennifer Kahnweiler appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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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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Four Emotions That Keep People From Embracing Change

Change Starts Here

As much as we’d like people to respond logically and rationally to change, they really respond emotionally. It’s the human experience to interpret what’s happening based on how it makes us feel. Change at work, whether it’s a new technology, a reorg, a process improvement, or a merger, is no different.

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Which emerging technologies are enterprise companies getting serious about in 2020?

TechCrunch

Scott Kirsner. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Scott Kirsner is CEO and co-founder of Innovation Leader , a research and events firm that focuses on innovation in Global 1000 companies, and a longtime business columnist for The Boston Globe. Startups need to live in the future. They create roadmaps, build products and continually upgrade them with an eye on next year — or even a few years out.

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Sociocracy and Healthier Organizations

Agile Alliance

The post Sociocracy and Healthier Organizations first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Army picks DataRobot for AI project

CTOvision

The Army has turned to a small artificial intelligence firm to explore how it might use AI to resolve issues with its financial data. Working with the Defense Innovation Unit and […].

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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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ITIL 4 in the Age of Agile and DevOps, With Axelos

DevOps.com

ITIL is well-established as the process, certification and information resource library for service management across many IT organizations globally. With the recent updates to ITIL 4, influences from Agile and DevOps are helping ITIL to expand and adapt to changes in ways to create software and build operations into the delivery process. In this DevOps […].

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Online learning marketplace Udemy is raising up to $100M at a $3.32B valuation

TechCrunch

Online education has been one of the hotspots in the tech world this year, as people turn to e-learning tools to fill in the gaps variously arising from closed schools, closed offices, social distancing and more time on our hands at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. And that is giving a big bump to education startups, which are raising money to capitalise on the growth opportunity.

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How to Navigate a Code Freeze [Event]

Agile Alliance

The post How to Navigate a Code Freeze [Event] first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Why Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale is leaving Silicon Valley

CTOvision

Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale is following the lead of the software company he helped create and moving his venture firm out of California. Earlier this year, Londsdale relocated his family from […].

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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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How Low Code Is Transforming Software Development

DevOps.com

Low code/no code is a business catalyst enabling technologies to automate processes and allowing developers to create real-time solutions for their business. With low code, businesses are able to build, customize and deploy apps with little to no coding. In this interview, Rackspace CTO Jeff DeVerter explains how low code is transforming software development and […].

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Fintech VC keeps getting later, larger and more expensive

TechCrunch

The venture capital market appears to be getting later, larger and more expensive. As a result, fintech — one of its hottest and most-funded sectors — is evolving in a similar manner. For late-stage fintech companies, it’s great news. But for smaller players, is the shift toward bigger, more mature rounds undercutting their ability to attract capital and reach scale?

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5 reasons QA teams need to pump up application security training

TechBeacon

For software quality-assurance testers and engineers, acquiring new skills has never been more important. While the number of software QA jobs is expected to grow over the next decade by a modest—if "faster than average"—7%, according to the O*NET career portal, that growth will not match the skyrocketing demand for information-security practitioners and software developers.

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Larry Ellison Wants It All—Can Oracle Get It?

CTOvision

Read Bob Evans take a look at Larry Ellison’s cloud strategy for Oracle Corporation on Cloud Wars : In what was billed as an introduction to Oracle’s new CX strategy, […].

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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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Accessibility and Feature Flags

DevOps.com

Being able-bodied is a temporary condition. Some of us are born with disabilities, and some of us develop them. At some point in your life, you will get old enough to need reading glasses, or you will break your arm, or you will develop hearing problems. Are you reading this page through glasses? Are you […]. The post Accessibility and Feature Flags appeared first on DevOps.com.

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E-scooter startup Tier raises $250 million round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

TechCrunch

Berlin-based micro-mobility startup Tier has raised a significant Series C round of $250 million. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 is leading the round, which proves that the Vision Fund team is still focused on high-risk, high-potential bets. As a reminder, SoftBank has invested in many late-stage funding rounds through its Vision Fund team. Portfolio companies include Nuro, Getaround, GetYourGuide, DoorDash, Grab and WeWork.

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Multi-Paradigm Languages

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

The programming world used to be split into functional languages, object-oriented languages, and everything else (mostly procedural languages). One “was” a functional programmer (at least as a hobby) writing Lisp, Haskell, or Erlang; or one “was” an OO programmer (at least professionally), writing code in Java or C++. (One never called oneself a “procedural programmer”; when these names escaped from academia in the 1990s, calling yourself a “procedural programmer” would

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Fidelis Cybersecurity appoints Anup Ghosh as CEO

CTOvision

Fidelis Cybersecurity announced the appointment of cybersecurity industry veteran, Anup Ghosh as CEO. We are huge fans of Anup and can’t wait to see how he plans on leading and […].

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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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Want To Deliver Better Software Faster? Use Automation

DevOps.com

Despite the evident evolution of the software industry, many enterprises continue deploying testing practices that require intensive time and effort, while also facing increased pressure to do more and work faster. I like to call this phenomenon “scattered islands,” as it describes the disconnect in maturity and capability across the testing landscape.

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Startup fundraising is the most tangible gender gap. How can we overcome it?

TechCrunch

Ximena Aleman. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Ximena Aleman is co-founder and chief business development officer at Prometeo , an open banking platform that serves Latin America. More posts by this contributor. Fintech regulations in Latin America could fuel growth or freeze out startups. Year-in, year-out, the gender gap in venture capital investment continues to be a problem women founders face.

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Keeping Small Queries Fast – Short query optimizations in Apache Impala

Cloudera

This is part of our series of blog posts on recent enhancements to Impala. The entire collection is available here. Apache Impala is synonymous with high-performance processing of extremely large datasets, but what if our data isn’t huge? What if our queries are very selective? The reality is that data warehousing contains a large variety of queries both small and large; there are many circumstances where Impala queries small amounts of data; when end users are iterating on a use case, filterin