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Photo Credit: Caterpillar Inc. REVIEWED BY Justine Sullivan Summary: Caterpillar’s digital product teams use customer insights, AI, 3D technology and behavioral data to improve digital experiences and help customers get more value from their equipment. Senior Director of Digital Product Management Magy Kramer emphasizes empathy as both a product-development and leadership skill, helping teams better understand customer needs while...

REVIEWED BY Justine Sullivan Summary: Atlassian’s forward deployed engineers work directly with customers and product teams to close the gap between adopting AI tools and realizing business value. As part of R&D, they build AI-powered solutions such as Rovo agents, automations and connectors, then bring lessons from customer deployments back into Atlassian’s products.

There are plenty of employee perks that are high on job seekers’ lists: flexible time off, parental leave and professional development programs, to name a few. But perhaps the most important one is feeling connected. Working somewhere that prioritizes emotional and psychological wellbeing is at the top of the wish list for 92 percent of workers, according to the American Psychological Association.

REVIEWED BY Ellen Glover Summary: Chicago’s IoT ecosystem spans smart home technology, connected retail, healthcare sensors, location intelligence and industrial solutions. These companies are using connected devices, real-time data and automation to transform how businesses operate across industries from logistics and manufacturing to healthcare. more Chicago’s IoT ecosystem spans smart home technology, connected retail, healthcare sensors, location intelligence and industrial solutions.

When it comes to the future of sales, Lindsey Schidlovsky sees more opportunity than ever. Schidlovsky is the area vice president of restaurant point of sale and management software company Toast, where she coaches and develops sales talent while leading the go-to-market strategy for the region that stretches from Maryland, D.C., Delaware and Virginia, down to Texas.

At HERE Technologies, AI isn’t just used internally for decision-making and efficiency. It is also becoming a core part of the products and services the company develops for software-defined vehicles. The work of Julian Gonsior, director product management at HERE Technologies,focuses on building products for highly automated and autonomous driving. These systems require large amounts of data for training, testing, validation and simulation.

The best engineering teams have proven methods for shipping fast without chaos. Just ask Pavlo Terpak, a senior solutions architect at Allwyn,a lottery operator, supplier and business partner, who said his team focuses on minimizing friction, shipping in small batches and leaning on automation wherever they can. “We work with our partners to keep pull requests small and we merge them often,” Terpak said.

Zipp, part of bicycle component manufacturer SRAM’s family of brands, has unveiled the last offering in its S wheel series. The Zipp 404 S wheelset is designed to ensure premium aerodynamic performance for road cyclists. The launch builds on the foundation laid by its 303 S predecessor, with the 404 S allowing for wider tires at lower pressures to support minimized vibration and improved rolling resistance.

Tempus AI, a technology platform leveraging AI to advance precision medicine and patient care, recently announced its plans to acquire Personalis, a company specializing in early detection of small traces of cancer recurrence. The acquisition will add Personalis’ molecular residual disease, or MRD, technology to the Tempus platform, strengthening the company’s ability to support patients across their cancer journeys.

REVIEWED BY Ellen Glover Summary: Chicago’s tech sector includes employers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to homegrown startups and proprietary trading firms. For fresh graduates and junior developers, these companies represent some of the city’s strongest entry points into that world. more Chicago’s tech sector includes employers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to homegrown startups and proprietary trading firms.