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Matan Grinberg, CEO and co-founder of Factory, accused a former adviser to its board of sharing confidential information with Cognition before joining it, while Chris Degnan denied the accusation and said he resigned when he informed Grinberg that he had accepted the new position. The dispute highlights the risks of conflicts of interest when startup board advisers work with direct competitors.
Students from New York University Abu Dhabi and 42 Abu Dhabi tested their ability to turn real-world challenges into software prototypes during two hackathons supported by JetBrains. The winning projects showed that using coding agents does not eliminate the developer’s responsibility for testing, understanding and accountability.