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Amazon expanding ‘upskill’ training for software developer roles to workers outside of company

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Amazon announced Tuesday that it is expanding one of its so-called “upskilling” programs to people outside of the company who are interested in acquiring training for roles in software engineering. Building on that coursework foundation and graduate success, Amazon is now bringing the program to students outside Amazon.

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Top 5 Software Development Trends in 2018

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Information Technology Blog - - Top 5 Software Development Trends in 2018 - Information Technology Blog. So, let’s take a look at the software development trends in 2018. 2017 was the year of data breaches, so of course, 2018 will be a year in which hackers will become more sophisticated.

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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

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billion in stock buybacks between 2017 and 2019. In 2017, Fast Company wrote that Southwest Airlines’ digital transformation “takes off” with an $800 million technology overhaul, but only $300 million was dedicated to new technology for operations. Does your organization have the culture to support software development?

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3 nonprofits committed to empowering women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

A 2017 poll in the Pew Research Center report found that 50% of women said they had experienced gender discrimination at work , while only 19% of men said the same. The program starts with six months of training and educational courses and followed by a paid internship to gain hands-on experience.

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5 Best Career Options for Students in Computer Science Engineering

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You are almost out of sync with the scientific developments if you’ve not studied a STEM-related course. One of such courses is Computer Science Engineering. Well, that’s the much a course in Computer Science Engineering can do for you. In this field, software developers come up with new programs for user-specific tasks.

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Tech Moves: Ad Lightning CEO Scott Moore steps down; Amazon Prime Video adds Nike vet

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Spun out of Pioneer Square Labs in 2017, Ad Lightning provides tools for publishers and ad networks to identify non-compliant ads. “As we expand into new target markets, such as data privacy, I’m confident that Dan will set the right course for the company,” said Moore. Dan Frechtling has been appointed the new CEO.

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GeekWire Awards 2021: Geeks Give Back celebrates groups that better our community

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Ada Developers Academy. Ada Developers Academy is a Seattle-based, tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities. Ada Developers reports that it has placed nearly all of its recent graduates in full-time tech jobs. Female Founders Alliance (FFA).

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