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Week in review 13.02: job market trends in 2024; SaaS formula and security
The most desirable skills in the job market, Bard from Google changes its name, and FTX customers have a chance to recover stolen money. What else did we live through in the past week?
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LinkedIn's analysis reveals that the most desired employee skills in 2024 will be interpersonal communication and leadership.
According to a report by Pracuj.pl, most future employees in Poland do not attach a cover letter or photo to their job applications.
Australia is planning to implement regulations allowing employees to ignore work-related calls and messages outside of working hours.
Meta is introducing labels for user-generated content created using AI, while Google Maps is implementing AI tools for more natural location search.
Google has renamed its Bard chatbot to Gemini and introduced the Gemini Advanced interface.
Poland ranks in the middle in terms of readiness for AI introduction, according to a ranking by Credit Agricole economists.
FTX, after declaring bankruptcy 15 months ago, has gathered over 7 billion dollars, increasing the chances of full repayment to customers.
Nvidia is building a chip unit to design custom-made AI processors for companies dealing with cloud processing, data center operators, and telecommunications networks.
The Polish government is set to start a series of consultation meetings on the National e-Invoice System (KSeF) on February 16.
Google One, a comprehensive subscription service, has registered 100 million subscriptions, as announced by Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai.
Adam Neumann, the founder of WeWork, is attempting to buy back the company five years after being ousted.
The Annual SaaS Security Survey Report reveals that 55% of organizations using SaaS tools have experienced data breaches in the past two years.
Miron Mironiuk, the founder and CEO of Cosmose AI, has been appointed as the chairman of the advisory team PL/AI Artificial Intelligence for Poland.
From the Editorial Board
"Much needs to change for everything to stay the same" - this quote is particularly true in the context of the labor market at the beginning of 2024. According to a new analysis by LinkedIn, the most desired employee skills in the next twelve months are... interpersonal communication and leadership. The time for AI will apparently come later.
In this issue of the Digitized Weekly Review, you will also read about why pictures in CVs and cover letters are outdated, why Google changed the name of the chatbot Bard to Gemini and how customers cheated by Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX can recover their money.
In the Digitized Editorial section, we recommend our editorial guide to all aspects of security related to the implementation of solutions in the Software as a Service (SaaS) format. Welcome!
Weekly news review
Labor market
10 most desired skills in the labor market in 2024 according to LinkedIn
LinkedIn published on its blog a ranking of the ten most desired skills in the labor market in 2024. This list was created based on job advertisements from May to October 2023 and the desired characteristics of candidates who received a job or employment offer through the platform during this time. Surprisingly, the top ten is almost entirely dominated by soft skills, requiring at least a minimal dose of empathy, openness to cooperation and flexibility from employees. On the other hand, strictly specialist skills such as knowledge of specific programming languages do not appear there.
Cover letter and photo in CV are outdated. Recruitment trends through the eyes of candidates
Almost two thirds of future employees in Poland do not attach a cover letter to their job application, according to the latest report How are times changing in recruitment? published by Pracuj.pl. The study conducted among over 2,000 people aged 18 to 65 also reveals that 62% of them do not see the need to include their photo in the CV and believe that this requirement should be permanently abandoned. In their opinion, the assessment of candidates should focus on their qualifications, not their external appearance.
Australia legally allows employees to ignore work calls after hours
Australia intends to implement regulations giving employees the right to ignore calls and messages from bosses outside of working hours without consequences, but with potential penalties for employers. The so-called "Right to Disconnect" is part of a series of changes to employment relations proposed by the federal government under a parliamentary bill that protects workers' rights and helps restore the balance between work and private life.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Facebook, Instagram and Threads with AI content labels. Meta introduces changes
Generative AI in Google Maps. Is this what the future of travel will look like?
New AI tools in Google Maps will allow for more natural location search, eliminating the need for using specific keywords. Instead, users will be able to formulate queries in colloquial language, and the application, thanks to AI, will better understand their intentions and propose personalized recommendations. In addition to traditional search results such as addresses and opening hours, Google Maps will now also offer a rich set of photos and reviews of places, allowing users to get a more detailed understanding of the suggested locations.
Google changed the name of the Bard chatbot to Gemini and introduced the Gemini Advanced interface
"Bard's mission has always been to provide users with direct access to our AI models, and Gemini is their most advanced version. To reflect this, we changed the name of Bard to Gemini" - Google announced on its corporate blog. The company also introduced two more interfaces: Gemini Advanced and a mobile application, which will make it even easier to collaborate with Google's AI. You can read more about Gemini Advanced here.
Readiness for the introduction of AI. How does Poland compare to other countries?
The highest places in the index built by Credit Agricole economists are occupied by: Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands. This is not surprising given their high level of wealth, large human capital and strong institutions. Poland is in the middle of the ranking. Among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic countries, we are surpassed by, among others, Estonia, Hungary and the Czech Republic. "Poland is characterized by advantages in the area of human capital, demography and integration with global supply chains related to information technology", it was written in the report.
Business and technology
FTX: deceived customers have a chance to recover money
Fifteen months after declaring bankruptcy, FTX, a glimmer of hope has appeared for defrauded customers. The remedial actions carried out by the new management of the company have successfully gathered over 7 billion dollars, which increases the chances of full repayment to customers. Lawyers representing the bankruptcy estate of FTX announced last week that they expect to fully repay customers and creditors - reported CNBC portal.
Reuters: Nvidia is building a new unit focused on designing custom processors for cloud industry companies
The dominant global AI chip supplier, Nvidia, is building a chip unit to design custom-made AI processors for companies dealing with cloud processing, data center operators, and telecommunications networks, reports the Mobile Europe portal citing the Reuters agency. In addition, according to a Reuters source familiar with the matter, Nvidia is in talks with Ericsson about collaborating on the development of a wireless chip containing Nvidia's GPU technology.
Polish government is discussing with business about the National e-Invoice System
On Friday, February 16, a series of nine consultation meetings on KSeF will start - the Ministry of Finance announced. After the MF announced a delay of at least half a year in launching the mandatory e-invoicing system, it now wants to know the opinions of all interested parties about what the optimal operating model of this system should be. The Ministry intends to conduct consultations in the form of nine thematic meetings, dedicated to various issues related to the functioning of KSeF, concerning different industries.
Google One has gathered 100 million subscribers
Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, announced that his company has registered 100 million subscriptions for Google One – a comprehensive subscription service that provides additional space within free services such as Gmail, Drive and Photos, as well as access to a larger number of features. Recently, YouTube Premium also recorded the same number of users.
WeWork founder Adam Neumann tries to buy back the company after declaring bankruptcy
Five years after being ousted from WeWork, Adam Neumann is trying to regain the company he founded. Lawyers representing Neumann's new business venture, Flow Global, sent a letter to WeWork advisors in early February, revealing that Neumann has been trying to meet with the company for months to negotiate a buyback agreement or provide it with debt financing. However, WeWork advisors are reluctant to negotiate with the former CEO of the company.
Digitized editorial team recommends
SaaS - good practices in the field of data security. Guide
According to the Annual SaaS Security Survey Report, over the past two years, 55% of surveyed organizations using SaaS (Software as a Service) tools have experienced data breaches. At the same time, 58% of entities estimate that their current security solutions cover only half or fewer applications. 7% of companies do not have any threat monitoring at all.
And these are alarming statistics. Due to the nature of tools in the SaaS model, the responsibility for their security rests on both involved parties - mainly on the service providers, but to some extent also on the customers. Meanwhile, for the latter, it is still a serious challenge. Therefore, in the text below, we look at the most popular threats associated with tools operating in the SaaS model and suggest how to avoid them.
Miron Mironiuk is a Polish entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Cosmose AI, who recently made even more noise by being cast as the chairman of the advisory team PL/AI Artificial Intelligence for Poland, which was establishedat the Ministry of Digitization.
You will learn more about where Mironiuk came from, what his career has looked like so far and what his work in the government team might look like from the Techstorie podcast by Sylwia Czubkowska and Joanna Sosnowska.
"The Ministry of Digitization announced the establishment of a council for AI matters. The council itself, its establishment, and also its initiator raise many questions and doubts. Therefore, in this episode, we look at who Miron Mironiuk is. We try to answer where he came from, what – or who – stands behind him, whether he might have a hidden agenda and why the entire Polish startup technology scene has been looking with increasing consternation at the crazy career of Cosmose AI?"
Editor-in-chief of Digitized. He has been associated with journalism for almost a third of his life; he worked for the Polish editions of Playboy, CKM and Esquire magazines, as well as Well.pl and naTemat.pl services. In his texts, he tries to understand reality and describe it objectively. He remains skeptical about many phenomena, but is not afraid to admit a mistake and change his mind. A native of Warsaw. Privately, he is a seeker of sense in nonsense and order amidst entropy. He likes wise words.
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