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Technical interviewing startup Karat reaches $1.1B valuation as another unicorn emerges in Seattle

GeekWire

The news: Karat , a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews, raised a $110 million Series C round at a $1.1 It’s the latest Seattle tech company this year to reach a $1 billion valuation, or “unicorn” status, following Amperity , Highspot , Zenoti , Outreach , and Rec Room.

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What is an automation engineer? A growing role to address IT automation

CIO Business Intelligence

A study from Zippia found that automation has the potential to eliminate 73 million jobs by 2030, with 35% of Americans worried about automation displacing them and 25% of American jobs “highly susceptible” to automation. Design and execute QA tests using scripts that automatically test functionality.

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Deoleo doubles down on sustainability through digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

And one company that’s certainly contributed to this is Deoleo, based in Córdoba, Sapin, with its well-known brands such as Bertolli, Carapelli, Carbonell, Koipe and Fígaro. And if she had to establish the specific point at which the company is within the process of digital transformation, she says they’re somewhere in the middle.