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How to Choose the Right Software Development Partner

Picking a software development partner is one of those decisions that echoes for years. Get it right, and your product ships on time with a codebase you can actually maintain. Get it wrong, and you're six months in, burning cash on rework that shouldn't have been necessary. Here's the thing most founders don't realize until it's too late. Every development company looks competent on paper. Strong portfolios, recognizable logos, competitive rates.

How to create an HR chatbot: step-by-step development guide

Modern HR teams start their day with a long list of employee questions. An employee wants to know their leave balance before planning a vacation. Another asks about benefits eligibility during open enrollment. Someone else needs clarity on payroll timelines, while a new hire is looking for onboarding instructions and HR policy details. Individually, these questions seem simple.

10 best HR chatbots for SMBs to automate employee support

HR teams in small and mid-sized businesses often operate with limited resources. As companies grow, employee questions about leave policies, onboarding, payroll timelines, and HR procedures increase. Managing these requests manually can quickly become time-consuming for HR teams. This is where HR chatbots for SMBs can make a significant difference. These AI assistants automate employee queries, provide instant answers, and streamline HR workflows without requiring additional HR staff.

Use Cursor Automations platform with Miro MCP to uplevel your AI Workflows

In this video, Horea Porutiu (Developer Advocate at Miro) demonstrates how to leverage Cursor’s new Automation feature alongside the Miro MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. Watch as we build a custom automation that triggers from a Slack message to automatically generate documentation, comparison tables, and flowcharts directly on a Miro board. If you're looking to streamline the tedious parts of your engineering workflow and focus on creative problem-solving, this AI-driven integration is for you.

The Best Secure Collaboration Tools to Keep Your Team Safe

You’re in the middle of a very important project, and your team is in sync-exchanging ideas, files, and feedback in real time. All’s well until you get a notification: “Your account has been compromised.” Panic sets in. Your team’s hard work, not to mention confidential information, is at risk. You just wouldn’t think it could happen, but it happens all the time.

Shadow IT in government: risks, causes, and how to manage it

‍Shadow IT in government is not a fringe risk — it is a systemic one. A NinjaOne survey of 400 public sector managers across the US, Europe, and Oceania found that 49% of public sector employees rely on unauthorized software to complete their work, with 52% actively bypassing security policies. Gartner estimates that shadow IT accounts for 30 to 40 percent of IT spending in large enterprises, with Everest Group putting the figure at 50 percent or more.

Slack School | A New User's Guide to Slackbot

Starting a new job is exciting, and getting settled in Slack is the best way to hit the ground running. In this episode, we’ll show you how Slackbot can help you navigate your new workspace like a pro. From finding the right experts and summarizing channels to building out a 30-60-90 day plan in a canvas, see how simple prompts can help you get oriented fast. Class dismissed!

How We Work #2: Product - Joe McLean

In the second episode of the How We Work podcast, host Dominik Katz sits down with Joe McLean, Product Lead for AI Canvas at Miro. Together, they explore the reality of building in the AI era, from the psychological shifts in engineering to the fine line between high-speed innovation and "slop." Joe shares candid insights on why the "bad version" is often your most powerful tool and how AI is fundamentally changing the solo nature of deep work.

The Cyber Resilience Act: Implications for open source and digital products

The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a major new piece of EU legislation that aims to bring security-by-design into how digital products are developed and brought to market across Europe. Adopted at the end of 2024 and applying from late 2027 (with some requirements coming into effect towards the end of this year), the CRA introduces baseline cybersecurity requirements for any product with digital elements placed on the EU market.

Latest Signal and WhatsApp breaches show that consumer apps have no place in government

On Monday the General Dutch ⁠Intelligence Agency (AIVD) and Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) announced a sustained Russian-backed campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp users. It follows a similar warning in February, from Germany’s Domestic Intelligence Agency (BfV) and Federal Cybersecurity Office (BSI).