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New study on coding behavior raises questions about impact of AI on software development

GeekWire

(AI image made with Microsoft’s Image Creator) Software development is one of the early use cases for generative AI. But while AI may boost production, it could also be detrimental to overall code quality, according to a new research project from GitClear , a developer analytics tool built in Seattle.

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Net Threats: Deteriorating Trust in Governments and Corporations

CTOvision

Reflecting the increasing attention paid to information security by many Americans, Pew Research recently conducted a large study, “ Net Threats ”, to identify important trends among technology experts’ opinions and predictions regarding the future of digital security.

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3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets

CIO Business Intelligence

However, the latest and largest UNGC-Accenture CEO study revealed that 91% of CEOs report insufficient technology solutions as a barrier to seizing opportunities in the net-zero transition, building resilience in their organization, and overcoming current volatility in the business landscape.

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Genomics pioneer Lee Hood joins forces with the Buck Institute to study aging and disease

GeekWire

The team plans to enroll 50-to-100 people in the study by the end of this year and sign up more in 2024. Hood’s ultimate aim is to initiate a study tracking the health data of one million individuals over ten years, a proposal he likens to the Human Genome Project. Phenome Health is also nurturing two potential spinouts.

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Why would anyone be against life-saving malaria bednets?

Vox

A young boy rolls up a mosquito net covering bedding at a refugee camp in 2023 in South Sudan. That mosquito nets are dangerous to people would be news to basically any public health professional who’s ever studied them. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets.

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On An Agile scaling journey ? Take our survey to find out how you are doing.

Forrester IT

For the 2017 study we've added a few more questions in areas that we see organizations are struggling with. Software development leaders continue to buy into Agile--while they eradicate traditional waterfall style development. agile software development. Read more Categories: Agile at scale. water-agile-fall.

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Seattle-based Icosavax, which is developing COVID-19 vaccines, files for IPO 4 years after launch

GeekWire

The company, a spin-out from the UW’s Institute for Protein Design , is developing vaccines to resemble naturally occurring viruses. Icosavax is also developing shots, geared for older adults, against two viruses that cause pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV). Net losses were $5.3