As Databricks touts demand for AI services, all eyes are on Microsoft and Alphabet’s Q3 results

Earnings season is officially here, folks! Microsoft and Alphabet will report their third-quarter financial results after the bell today, and Meta and Amazon will report later this week. And we can’t wait to find out if these companies will report a material improvement from their investments in AI-related computing tasks and products. The Exchange explores…

Shoring Up Our Supply Chains

Is the supply chain becoming more resilient since the early days of the pandemic? What is the missing link? Do we need more workers? More technology? Better processes? Or something else altogether to fix the broken pieces of our supply chain? Here at Connected World, we have looked at the inner workings of the supply…

In the wake of Dash’s closure due to fraud, 5 investors talk due diligence in Africa

It’s been a tough year for tech startups globally. These struggles have manifested in layoffs, down rounds and complete shutdowns caused by current market conditions, utter mismanagement or fraud. This August, SoftBank sued one of its portfolio companies, IRL, a social media platform poised to become an event organizing alternative for Gen Zs, for fraud. Earlier…