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Early Morning Byte: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
👀 Nvidia's New Competitor
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Middle managers are feeling the squeeze… caught between executive demands and frontline challenges. But rather than just absorbing the pressure, the best leaders are finding ways to turn it into progress. Our featured article explores how middle managers can tackle this balancing act and emerge as stronger, more strategic leaders. 🚀
📰 Key Headlines
Walmart’s High-Tech Playbook: Insights from the 2025 Morgan Stanley Tech Conference.
Musk on X’s Outage: 👀 A “massive cyberattack” or something more? What we know so far.
Meta’s AI Gamble: Can its new custom chip compete with Nvidia?
📊 Strategic Insights
IT unemployment has risen to 3.3% as hiring slows. What does this mean for tech professionals?
💡 What happened this week in 2000….?
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FEATUREDA Middle Management Dilemma: Between a Hammer and an Anvil
In a recent article, Contributing Writer Daniel Klyuchnikov explores the challenges middle managers face when caught between executive expectations and frontline realities, and how they can turn that pressure into progress.
By Daniel Klyuchnikov, Contributing Writer ● Read More…
EXECUTIVE OPPORTUNITIES
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TRENDING
What CIOs Can Learn from Walmart’s High-Tech Strategy
At the 2025 Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Sravana Karnati, EVP of Global Technology Platforms, offered an inside look at how Walmart is using technology to sharpen its competitive edge.
By Emory Odom, Contributing Writer ● Read More…
RESOURCE HUB
Managing security on top of IT strategy, budgets, and operations? This guide helps you to find security monitoring services that align with your resources, integrate with your cloud or hybrid stack, and run in the background—without adding complexity—so your team can stay focused on operations and strategic priorities.
EXTRA BYTES
X began experiencing widespread disruptions on Monday, with outages affecting thousands of users amid speculation that the platform may have been targeted by a cyberattack.
Meta is testing its first-ever AI training chip, marking a major step toward building its own tech instead of relying on outside suppliers like Nvidia.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and CompTIA, the IT unemployment rate rose to 3.3%, up from 2.9% in January and significantly higher than December’s 2.0% rate.
Australian-based software company Atlassian has appointed its first-ever Chief Technology Officer for the Public Sector who will lead their efforts to expand its public sector footprint, focusing on AI, data strategy, and technology modernization.
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TECH TIME TRAVEL
The Dot-Com Boom Peaks Before the Fall
Twenty-five years ago, on March 10, 2000, the tech-fueled Nasdaq Composite soared to an all-time high of 5,048.62, marking the apex of the dot-com boom.
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