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Interview Kickstart, a profitable startup helping tech professionals acquire career-advancing skills, has raised $10 million in its maiden funding from Blume Ventures, the companies said on Monday. The San Francisco-based startup, founded in 2014, assists engineers learn from employees of top tech companies or their alumni. Though always profitable, 2023 was pivotal for Interview Kickstart after the startup found immediate wide-adoption in its newly launched AI vertical aimed at engineers looking to switch to…

Curated By: Shahrukh ShahLast Updated: February 11, 2024, 13:33 ISTHonda NX500. (File photo)Interested customers can reserve or purchase the CBU-routed motorcycle from an authorized dealership or online via Honda's official website.Launched last month at the starting price of Rs 5.90 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), Honda finally starts accepting the official bookings for the tech-loaded NX500. Interested customers can reserve or purchase the CBU-routed motorcycle from an authorized dealership. The same also can be done online…

“Put your phones away!” Billie Joe Armstrong barked to 1,100 lucky Green Day fans that crammed into New York’s Irving Plaza Thursday night for a special SiriusXM concert celebrating the release of of their new LP, Saviors. “Put them away! Just enjoy the moment. The last thing we need is for fuckin’ Elon Musk to be bitchin’ about anything anymore.” He was referring to Musk’s New Year’s day Tweet where he said Green Day went from “raging against the machine to milquetoastedly (sic) raging for it” because they dared…

Prompt Engineering, AI Agents, and LLMs: Kick-Start a New Year of LearningAnd just like that, it’s 2024. Welcome back to the Variable — and to a new year of learning.Great articles come in all shapes and sizes, and we love how on an average day at TDS, we get to publish excellent hands-on guides right next to nuanced explorations of cutting-edge research. Our first newsletter of the year reflects that balance: we’ve brought together some of our best and most thought-provoking recent articles, and hope they’ll give you…

Four Expedition 70 crew members share New Year’s remarks. From left, Commander Andreas Mogensen of ESA, Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA, Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA, and Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara of NASA. Credit: NASAThe seven-member Expedition 70 crew was back to work after Monday saw an off-duty day for the International Space Station residents. A variety of activities took place in orbit on Tuesday, while some members conducted cleaning activities and others picked back up on scientific research…

OpenAI is working with former Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly as a senior advisor to facilitate talks with the government about AI policy, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. OpenAI is also looking to set up a local team in India. People familiar with the matter told TechCrunch that Jaitly has been helping OpenAI navigate the Indian policy and regulatory landscape. OpenAI currently does not have an official presence in India (apart from a trademark, approved earlier this month). However, OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam…

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The best SEO tactics aren’t high-level, complex theories, but simple, actionable insights. All the pivot tables in the world won’t save your bacon if you fail to drive results. And results come from outputs, from action, not analysis. So close out those multi-tab spreadsheets and roll up your sleeves.This short, simple article will help get you back to basics right in time to kick-start growth for next year. How to drive SEO results in the next six months SEO is a long-term game. That’s why your results next…

Thousands of unionized Starbucks workers went on strike Thursday on a busy sales day for the coffee chain in a bid to bring the company back to the negotiating table.Baristas walked out on the company’s annual ‘Red Cup Day’ promotion for the second straight year, according to the union representing them. During the promotion, Starbucks gives customers a free reusable cup when they order a holiday drink.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Thousands of…

Air India to Skyrocket Cargo Ecosystem. (PTI file)Official details informed that Air India will fly to Dhaka four more times each week, providing easy connection via Delhi to and/or from 14 other Indian destinations as well.The leading carrier Air India on Thursday announced the direct flight service from Delhi and Dhaka route.  The report says the decision has been taken by the airline to provide a better, and more flying experience to Delhi and Bangladesh travellers.While confirming the news through an official press…