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TechCrunch+ roundup: Shame-free down rounds, checkout flow tune-up, SaaS tsunami

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If you’re trying to recalibrate online sales, this TC+ guest post contains formulas for calculating lost lifetime value (LTV) due to churn on a monthly and annual basis. Seriously: If you’re not working to calibrate every system you have, you’re just leaving money on the table. Editorial Manager, TechCrunch+.

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What to do when your IT provider vanishes

CIO

According to capital management solutions firm Carta, in Q1 this year, startup bankruptcies increased by 58% compared to the same time in 2023. If data is lost or compromised due to a breach attributable to the supplier, the consequences can be serious and of very diverse scope both in contractual and regulatory matters,” says del Poyo.

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Mitigating cyber risks: the essential role of collaboration for Middle East organizations

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The panelists identified three high-risk functions that organizations in the Middle East must prioritize—credential management, vendor management, and patch management. These areas, often neglected or poorly managed, can expose businesses to serious vulnerabilities.

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Key considerations to cancer institute’s gen AI deployment

CIO

That included setting up a governance framework, building an internal tool that was safe for employees to use, and developing a process for vetting gen AI embedded in third-party systems. Vendor management Gen AI is more than just choosing between a free, insecure, public chatbot and a private, controlled one.

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Why CIOs should embrace the potential of data and analytics enablement platforms for a brighter future

CIO

As the world moves toward a cashless economy that includes electronic payments for most products and services, financial institutions must also deal with new risk exposures presented by mobile wallets, person-to-person (P2P) payment services, and a host of emerging digital payment systems. Does it lower the cost of acquisition?

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Weighing risk and reward with gen AI vendor selection

CIO

So the top questions that go beyond the usual due diligence that companies must ask when evaluating generative AI vendors have to with training data, copyright, added value, and model independence. Insight has a partner contract management team that looks closely at vendor agreements. “If

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7 early warning signs of a dying IT project

CIO

Given the extended timeline and massive amount of resources dedicated to that project, the only reason it survived to completion was the absolute necessity to change all date formats so they wouldn’t clock out systems at the end of the last century. The vendor’s software release cycles get longer.

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