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

GeekWire

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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Developer survey finds JavaScript remains the most popular programming language

TechSpot

The information comes from analyst firm SlashData's latest developer survey. million active software developers—a gain of some 5 million since mid-2017. Python was found to have 9 million active developers and came in second-place, but the researchers also highlighted.

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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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Siemens Mobility scales RPA by empowering employees

CIO Business Intelligence

Siemens Mobility has been on a robotic process automation (RPA) journey for years, growing from five automated processes in 2017 to more than 700 now, transforming the company in the process. There was just one book [on RPA] on the market back in 2017, where today you have hundreds,” says Benjamin Bock, head of RPA at Siemens Mobility. “By

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

GeekWire

Past winners for this category include the Year Up and Apprenti training programs, the Technology Access Foundation (TAF) and a campaign to end malaria. 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.

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Tech Moves: Techstars Seattle adds director; Redfin’s head of industry relations departs; more

GeekWire

As assistant director for the Buerk Center, Studer managed the annual Dempsey Startup competition and Jones + Foster Accelerator program. In her new role, Studer will work with Techstars Seattle Managing Director Isaac Kato to support the Seattle accelerator program as well as the new Filecoin Techstars Accelerator launching next year.

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How CIOs reinterpret their role through AI

CIO Business Intelligence

As businesses digitally transform, technology is increasingly integrated into every activity, and the CIO is becoming more of a catalyst for data-driven value creation through analytics, new AI model training, software development, automation, vendor engagement, and more.

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