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Why CIOs back API governance to avoid tech sprawl

CIO Business Intelligence

Most companies have transitioned to become more software-centric, and with this transformation, application programming interfaces (APIs) have proliferated. API-first strategies on the rise APIs are ubiquitous within modern software architectures, working behind the scenes to facilitate myriad connected capabilities. “As

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Seattle vanlife gurus see tech and AI’s potential as a copilot, to boost human connections on road trips

GeekWire

” Jordan Schwartz , the software entrepreneur who previously founded and led Seattle startup Pathable, is the new chief product officer at Sēkr , an app to help travelers plan trips, find campsites and more. “You can’t Yelp ‘authentic experience.'”

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DARPA Official: Human-Robot Teams Key to Disaster Response

CTOvision

The first competition tested software teams’ ability to guide a simulated robot through three sample tasks in a virtual environment. He’s also the DARPA Robotics Challenge program manager in DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office. Pratt said most differences seen in the robots’ performances were differences of software capabilities.

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Bringing the National Museum of African American History and Culture to the world

CIO Business Intelligence

“After we opened the museum, the director and curatorial staff were talking about how to how to reach even more people who wouldn’t be able to come to the museum and experience it,” says Jill Roberts, program manager of the Searchable Museum at the Office of Digital Strategy and Engagement (ODSE). “We

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Why this Oracle exec turned to academia to help climb the cloud career ladder

GeekWire

That opened something of an academic floodgate and Alfred has continued picking up degrees as he has climbed higher on the career ladder, including an MBA from MIT and his current pursuit of a PhD in engineering management. I believe and have been trained that effective leaders are authentic. Mobile Devices: Samsung Note 10+.

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

GeekWire

Seattle-area startup SeekOut raised $65 million in March to fuel growth of its recruiting software that is like LinkedIn on steroids. Auth0, the billion-dollar Seattle-area startup that is a leader in identity authentication software, is being acquired by Okta , another leader in the space, the companies announced earlier this year.

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