In today’s tech landscape, it would be hard to overstate the impact of marketplaces.

Whether you’re looking for goods, services, or tools, there’s probably an app for that. Marketplaces have become powerful global players, and are often at the center of discourse around policy (think about the impact of Amazon, Airbnb, or Uber, among others).

We sat down with serial entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni, whose latest book, Winner Takes All: Case Studies in How Online Marketplaces Are Creating Modern Monopolies, digs into the economics of marketplaces and how they become monopolies.

Keep reading here.—MA

Achieving compliance isn’t the most straightforward process. Secureframe helps businesses get there easily through a comprehensive automation platform—without all the twists and turns.

Secureframe uses 150+ integrations, built-in security training, vendor and risk management, and more to make compliance uncomplicated. And once you achieve it, they’ll help you keep it by continuously detecting misconfigurations across your tech stack.

In need of cloud remediation? Secureframe has your back. Their Comply AI makes fixing failing controls simple and speedy so you can secure your cloud environment and get audit ready.

Whether you need SOC 2, ISO 27001, or anything in between, Secureframe’s experts can guide you through every step of the process. So don’t delay—book a demo.

During a recent panel on educational policies that could advance women in STEM careers, representatives from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) painted an unfortunate picture: Since 2005, the number of women in STEM hasn’t actually increased all that much.

While OECD data indicates that more women globally are attending university, the percentage of women in fields like engineering hardly budged between 2005 and 2020. And in IT, the number of women actually decreased during that time.

Keep reading here.—MA

In recent years, the concept of “emotional intelligence”—the ability to accurately perceive and manage your own emotions as well as others’—has gained a foothold in the C-suite. Numerous studies have pointed to the importance of displaying emotional intelligence in the workplace, and the Covid-19 pandemic only strengthened the case for it.

Still, many corporate leaders still struggle with emotional intelligence and other soft skills, like empathy.

Increasingly, though, some C-suite executives and founders are seeking out soft skills through leadership training and other development opportunities. Leaders told HR Brew that honing these kinds of skills may give executives a leg up in a future dominated by AI technologies.

Keep reading here.—CV

Stat: 53%. That’s how much higher Nvidia’s second-quarter earnings of $11 billion were than the $7.2 billion projected—just one bullish earnings report amid the AI hype wave, IT Brew reported.

Quote: “These businesses knew their products were unsafe and harmful, and they lied about it. They have profited massively from their lies and left the rest of us to suffer the consequences and pay for the damages. We say enough is enough.”—Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson, regarding a lawsuit filed by the Oregon county against fossil-fuel companies that aims to hold them accountable for a stifling 2021 heat wave

Read: How your attention is auctioned off to advertisers (The Markup)

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