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Did smartphones “destroy” a generation? The debate, explained.

Vox

Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images What the evidence about social media and teens’ mental health really says. So argues the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. This dispute has generated reams of commentary as the media’s middle-aged social media users argue about whether their favorite apps are poisoning their kids.

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2022 US CIO 100 winners: Celebrating IT innovation and leadership

CIO Business Intelligence

After our last two virtual events, this year’s in-person gathering will be a can’t miss event for industry leaders,” said Anne McCrory, Group Vice President, Customer Experience and Operations, IDG Events. Please join us in congratulating the 2022 US CIO 100 award winners!

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Tech Moves: New GM at Microsoft for Startups; PayScale hires execs; former Docker CFO’s stealth startup; and more

GeekWire

He was a predictive analytics expert for ESPN and VP of analytics and data science at Twitter after the social media giant acquired tenXer. Mills was previously head of clinical development at Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Europe and spent more than 15 years at Pfizer. Ma was also a member of the MIT Blackjack Team. million in seed funding.

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Why Do Software Projects Fail?

The Accidental Successful CIO

One way to think about this is to realize that the very same network effects that makes some social media platforms so essential can also doom a software project. If you have too many programmers then they can sap each other’s time, sending the project into a swamp from which it never escapes. What should your developers do?

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Changing Times Cause CIOs To Change Their Priorities

The Accidental Successful CIO

As technology teams become much more integrated into the business and develop deeper business knowledge and expertise it has led to technology being at the table much more often than in the past. CIOs have come to realize that shifting technology demands has also brought IT and the business closer together.

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Outreach raises $50M as billion-dollar Seattle startup aims to capitalize on remote sales trend

GeekWire

More than 4,000 companies such as Adobe, Splunk, SAP, and others use Outreach to automate and streamline communication with sales prospects. Face-to-face meetings at fancy restaurants or big conferences aren’t happening nearly as much given social distancing orders and work-from-home mandates amid the global pandemic. and U.K.

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What is predictive analytics? Transforming data into future insights

CIO Business Intelligence

Predictive analytics use cases Organizations today use predictive analytics in a virtually endless number of ways. Study driver behavior to develop better driver assistance technologies and, eventually, autonomous vehicles. Financial services: Develop credit risk models. Energy: Forecast long-term price and demand ratios.

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