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Malaysia’s Mosti Prioritizes Tech Innovation and Startup Ecosystem in its Annual Budget

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Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation ( Mosti ) plans to push emerging technology and promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education within the framework of Budget 2024. Minister Chang Lih Kang has outlined these focus areas in Mosti’s budgetary proposals.

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Experience Doesn’t Matter

Entrepreneur's Handbook

When hiring, experience is often valued too highly despite being less predictive of success Experience Doesn’t Matter (…As Much) People gasp when they hear me say it. Or at the very least, they roll their eyes. “When hiring,” I say, “prioritize experience below most other things.” Or, more bluntly, “Experience doesn’t matter nearly as much as you think it does.

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Sierra Space raises $290M at a $5.3B valuation

TechCrunch

Sierra Space has raised $290 million in a Series B round to scale its Dream Chaser spaceplane and commercial space station projects, bringing its valuation to $5.3 billion. The company has now raised $1.7 billion to date, a record-setting figure for investment for a commercial space company, Sierra said in a statement.

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Federal Court Upholds Copyright Office Refusal to Register AI Output

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On March 16, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office published a policy statement saying that the Copyright Office would generally not register copyrights in the output of artificial intelligence. The Copyright Office invoked the traditional requirement for a work to be copyrightable that the creative authorship must be that of a human author. Stephen Thaler owns a computer system he calls the “Creativity Machine,” which he claims generated a piece of visual art of its own accord.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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I Secretly Built My Startup to 7-Figures Backwards; What I’d Do Differently if I Started From $0

Entrepreneur's Handbook

There are much faster paths to millions, entrepreneurial freedom, and happiness than the one I took.

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The Heist

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

On Saturday, September 9th, the Gotham Gal and I arrived at JFK airport after an eight-hour flight from Paris. While waiting for our luggage, I got pushed a notification in my web3 wallet that there was an NFT drop underway that I could participate in. So I clicked on the link, signed the transaction, and nothing happened (or so I thought). So I tried again.

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Humans + Tech – The General Managers

GCUC

Humans + Tech – The General Managers Coworking spaces are multifunctional melting pots for different professions and disciplines, so their General Managers have a lot to remember, a lot of staff.

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[Swiftly in PR Newswire] Swiftly bolsters C Suite with key leadership appointments

OurCrowd

SEATTLE, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Swiftly®, a best-in-class technology company that delivers omnichannel tools for retailers, today announced the expansion of its leadership team through the appointments of Karen Short as Board Member and Claire Ko as Chief People Officer.

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OpenAI is reportedly raising funds at a valuation of $80 billion to $90 billion

TechCrunch

OpenAI is in discussions to possibly sell shares in a move that would boost the company’s valuation from $29 billion to somewhere between $80 billion and $90 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the talks.

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Knowledge Base: Joe Sutheran, Joe Blogs Digital

NZ Entrepreneur

Watch now: (14 mins) In this edition of Knowledge Base, Richard Liew talks with Joe Sutheran, the Google Ads and Google Analytics expert behind Joe Blogs Digital. If you’ve thought about using Google Ads to drive traffic and leads to your website or store, tune in for Joe’s tips on everything from setting up a Google Ads campaign, how much you will need to spend, and getting the most from your Google Ads budget.

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The writers strike is over; here’s how AI negotiations shook out

TechCrunch

After almost five months, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached an agreement with Hollywood studios to end the writers strike. Starting Wednesday, writers will be able to resume work under the conditions established by their new contract.

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[Xage Security in Forbes] Why, And How, To Cyber Harden Industrial Operations?

OurCrowd

“Without direct action to harden operational technology (OT) networks and control systems against vulnerabilities introduced through IT and business network intrusions, OT system owners and operators will remain at indefensible levels of risk.” Read more here.

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Deepfake election risks trigger EU call for more generative AI safeguards

TechCrunch

The European Union has warned more needs to be done to address the risks that widely accessible generative AI tools may pose to free and fair debate in democratic societies, with the bloc’s values and transparency commissioner highlighting AI-generated disinformation as a potential threat to elections ahead of the pan-EU vote to choose a new […]

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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[Captiv8 in Wired] TikTok stars are turning to 24/7 Livestreams for cash

OurCrowd

JETTYJAMEZ AND AUTUMNRAYNN have been live on TikTok for more than three weeks. In that time, spanning more than 500 hours, nothing much of note seems to have happened in the young couple’s apartment, but the number of people watching has skyrocketed. Read more here.

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Why Solana, Polygon and Aptos expect the enterprise to drive mass adoption

TechCrunch

As large enterprises enter the crypto space, there’s potential for “not only millions of users, but billions of users using web3 without even realizing it.

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[CropX in The Hindu Business Line] Zuari FarmHub to introduce Israeli firm CropX Technologies’ precision agri systems to Indian farmers bl-premium-article-image

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The post [CropX in The Hindu Business Line] Zuari FarmHub to introduce Israeli firm CropX Technologies’ precision agri systems to Indian farmers bl-premium-article-image appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Kolena, a startup building tools to test AI models, raises $15M

TechCrunch

Kolena, a startup building tools to test, benchmark and validate the performance of AI models, today announced that it raised $15 million in a funding round led by Lobby Capital with participation from SignalFire and Bloomberg Beta.

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How to Avoid the Pain and Cost of PCI Compliance While Optimizing Payments

Speaker: P. Andrew Sjogren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Very Good Security, Matt Doka, Co-Founder and CTO of Fivestars, and Steve Andrews, President & CEO of the Western Bankers Association 

PCI compliance can feel challenging and sometimes the result feels like you are optimizing more for security and compliance than you are for business outcomes. The key is to take the right strategy to PCI compliance that gets you both. In this webinar, we have a great set of panelists who will take you through how Zero Data strategies can be used as part of a well-rounded compliance and security approach, and get you to market much sooner by also allowing for payment optimization.

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[ICON in Coming Soon] Exclusive project home: 3D printing the future clip previews the touching documentary

OurCrowd

ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive Project Home: 3D Printing the Future clip for the documentary from award-winning filmmaker Laura Waters Hinson. The film was released this week by 1091 Pictures. Read more here.

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Talkdesk conducts third round of layoffs in less than 14 months

TechCrunch

Talkdesk, a company once valued at $10 billion that sells software to help large corporations improve customer service, has laid off more employees — the third round of cuts in less than 14 months. A Talkdesk spokesperson confirmed Tuesday via email that it had made “limited headcount reductions in a few areas.

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[ProFuse in PR Newswire] Profuse Technology unveils revolutionary advancements in 3D cultivated meat growth

OurCrowd

TEL AVIV, Israel and LONDON, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Profuse Technology, a pioneering leader in the field of muscle tissue growth for the cultivated meat and life-science industries, is excited to announce a breakthrough in its cutting-edge technology that is poised to reshape the landscape of muscle production in 3D format on scaffolds.

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Sources: Palo Alto Networks in advanced talks to buy Talon and Dig in a $1B security sweep

TechCrunch

Palo Alto Networks’ stock price has been on the rise on the back of strong earnings and growing demand for cybersecurity services, and now the company is using that momentum to do a little shopping.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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[Freightos in PR Newswire] With its fleet of CO2-friendly longships’: norse Atlantic Airways partners with WebCargo by Freightos to propel its first-ever digital sales

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The post [Freightos in PR Newswire] With its fleet of CO2-friendly longships’: norse Atlantic Airways partners with WebCargo by Freightos to propel its first-ever digital sales appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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YouTube relaxes advertiser-friendly guidelines around controversial topics, like abortion, abuse and eating disorders

TechCrunch

YouTube today announced an update to its advertiser-friendly guidelines that relaxes some of its rules around controversial issues, including sexual and domestic abuse, abortions and eating disorders. The changes will allow YouTube creators to monetize their videos on these topics under some circumstances, though not if they go into graphic detail.

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[Airobotics in AccessWire] Ondas Holdings’ Airobotics completes optimus drone infrastructure proof-of-concept at major Seaport in Israel

OurCrowd

The post [Airobotics in AccessWire] Ondas Holdings’ Airobotics completes optimus drone infrastructure proof-of-concept at major Seaport in Israel appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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The FTC just hit Amazon with a major antitrust lawsuit

TechCrunch

The Federal Trade Commission made its big move against online shopping giant Amazon on Tuesday, accusing the company of illegally stifling competition on its way to becoming a ubiquitous retail presence and one of the world’s most valuable companies.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in