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IT leaders: What’s the gameplan as tech badly outpaces talent?

CIO

According to a survey conducted by FTI Consulting on behalf of UST, a digital transformation consultancy, 99% of senior IT decision makers say their companies are deploying AI, with more than half using and integrating it throughout their organizations, and 93% say that AI will be essential to success in the next five years.

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How genAI is transforming financial services

CIO

By Michael Cullum, VP of Engineering at Bud Financial Generative AI (genAI) is a powerful tool that is transforming the financial industry and empowers financial services professionals. At the same time, banks can use this data to improve their own decisions around areas like credit affordability and application processes.

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Versa raises $120M for its software-defined networking and security stack

TechCrunch

They came from Juniper Networks, where Apurva Mehta was the CTO and chief architect of the mobility business unit and Kumar Mehta was the VP of engineering. He declined to reveal revenue figures, instead pointing to San Jose-based Versa’s annual contract value, which he says grew 60% over the “past few years.”

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54gene valuation slashed by over $100M amid job cuts and CEO exit

TechCrunch

In August, it sacked 95 employees , mostly contract staff (in labs and sales departments) hired to work in 54gene’s COVID business line launched in 2020. In September, co-founder and VP of Engineering Ogochukwu Francis Osifo left the company. It’s been a strange couple of months at African genomics startup 54gene.

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20 influential women in software development

Apiumhub

As many in the Tech industry, often, they are men. After doing some research, here’s a list of 20 women in software development I admire for what they have done and for their contribution in the Software Development Industry. . . After a successful period as VP of Engineering at FreeAgent, Maria recently took up a whole new challenge.

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Top 20 Female Speakers in Software Development Events

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Historically, the tech industry has been predominantly male-dominated, but the lack of gender diversity and female speakers has been recognized as a problem. Fear of Harassment or Discrimination: Unfortunately, the tech industry has witnessed instances of harassment, discrimination, and sexist remarks toward women.

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Artificial Intelligence Takes Center Stage at the Global Software Architecture Summit 2024

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These experts have years of experience in the industry and are passionate about sharing their knowledge with the next generation of software architects. Each workshop is facilitated by an expert in the chosen topic, guaranteeing that attendees will receive valuable knowledge and real-world examples.