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Tech Moves: Lighter Capital names new CEO; Amazon exec joins Uber as CTO; and more

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.” — Uber appointed Sukumar Rathnam as its new chief technology officer. Long-time Uber CTO Thuan Pham stepped down earlier this year shortly before the company cut 25% of its global workforce. based Behavox as its first chief product officer. . — The Redmond, Wash.,

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Tech Moves: RealSelf appoints interim CEO; Hootsuite hires new CFO; Tune CEO lands at Roku

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. “As I thought about my next operating role, I hoped that my background in performance marketing could somehow bring me closer to the media and entertainment industry that is unfolding today,” said Hamilton , who earned a bachelor’s degree in Radio Television Film and performed professionally in the opera. Oakland, Calif.-based

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10 things CIOs wish they knew from the start

CIO Business Intelligence

Similarly, Caroline Carruthers of global data consultancy Carruthers and Jackson recommended being true to yourself. Interim CIO at TDS Consulting Tony Healy added: “The most significant risk you can take is not taking any risks, getting bogged down in analysis paralysis and not making a decision.” It’s not all about the tech.

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Not your father’s avatar: The real future of artificial intelligence

CIO Business Intelligence

While avatars are by no means, a new phenomenon — many abound in the esoteric worlds of gaming, sci-fi and film, as well as in learning and education — Jesch’s post is, perhaps, among the first of a senior business executive’s use of a genAI alter-ego for personal and business benefit in the course of daily work.

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AI agents will transform business processes — and magnify risks

CIO Business Intelligence

It makes sense that development is the top agentic AI use case, says Babak Hodjat, CTO of AI at Cognizant. More power, more responsibility Blockbuster film and television studio Legendary Entertainment has a lot of intellectual property to protect, and it’s using AI agents, says Dan Meacham, the company’s CISO.

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Le 10 tecnologie più sopravvalutate nell’IT di oggi

CIO Business Intelligence

Pensiamo che sarà come nei film, ma non siamo ancora a quel punto. Altri hanno una visione simile, e sostengono che le persone siano troppo veloci nell’implementarla senza determinare se produrrà dei ritorni. Come Jackson, Donepudi ritiene che la tecnologia sia molto lontana dall’essere autonoma.

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Expanding the Cloud ? Managing Cold Storage with Amazon Glacier

All Things Distributed

This is apparent in the Media industry where film re-edits, for example, are no longer just about revisiting the original 35mm or 65 mm film but rather all the digital content captured by the 2K or 4K cameras that were used during filming. s the expensive support contracts and donâ??t CTO - Amazon.com.

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