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Techie-turned-lawmaker uses his Microsoft chops to challenge the status quo as a state senator

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Washington State Democrats Photo) After a decade working in the tech sector, Joe Nguyen tackled his new role as a state senator like any good program manager. He has sponsored significant legislation addressing climate change and clean energy, facial recognition technology and computer science education.

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As tech is rocked by layoffs, climate jobs and tools for landing them are on the rise

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clean energy companies have announced more than 100,000 new jobs since the August passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Globally, the current 6 million jobs in clean energy manufacturing could more than double to 14 million by 2030, according to a new report from IEA, an intergovernmental nonprofit. “It’s really powerful.”

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Tech Moves: B.C. startup Thinkific adds CMO from Hootsuite; Amplero founder departs Zulily

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The nine-year old company recently launched new features including a dedicated Fiverr Store for its course creators, an embedded payment processing service and its own application marketplace. He was previously a senior manager at Amazon. Thinkific raised $22 million last year to grow its platform for creating online courses.

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Sustainable Petrochemical Company Expands Risk-Based Inspection Philosophy

CIO Business Intelligence

As a global chemical company and producer of PET, Indorama Ventures Limited (IVL) has made sustainability a priority for over a decade, from energy and greenhouse gas reductions to increased renewable energy and recycling. As such, it is the most widely recycled plastic in the world.

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DARPA and NASA pick Lockheed Martin to demonstrate DRACO nuclear rocket

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The DRACO program aims to give the nation leap-ahead propulsion capability,” Tabitha Dodson, DARPA’s program manager for the effort, said today in a news release. “An Department of Energy. The Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations , or DRACO, is slated for launch in 2027. ” Kent, Wash.-based

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Amazon Web Services gets set to ignite space accelerator program’s third stage

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Startups in this year’s AWS Space Accelerator program include, from left, Lunasonde, which is developing a space-based radar sounding system; Raven Space Systems, which is building 3D-printed re-entry capsules; and Rogue Space Systems, which focuses of space robotic systems.

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Schneider Electric leverages AI to help develop employees’ careers

CIO Business Intelligence

The global energy equipment and solutions provider’s Online Talent Management (OTM) platform, launched in early 2020, gives employees more agency around identifying mentorship opportunities, upskilling, and growing their networks within the organization. “And