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Geeks Give Back at the GeekWire Awards: Meet three groups wielding tech for good causes

GeekWire

Coding for Cancer Hanako Osuga, in the background, is the program coordinator leading the Coding for Cancer program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, an effort designed to expose students to the possibilities of applying computational skills to cancer research. Denver and Dallas and has helped more then 6,200 people get housing.

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T-Mobile investigating hack that affected 37 million customer accounts

GeekWire

(GeekWire File Photo / Taylor Soper) T-Mobile disclosed in a regulatory filing Thursday that a hacker obtained data from about 37 million customer accounts using an API, or application programming interface. It was also hacked by the Lapsus$ hacking group last year. The Bellevue, Wash.-based The hack started on or around Nov.

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Jibo, the social robot that was supposed to die, is getting a second life

The Verge

The social, lovable robot went viral on Twitter last March when it performed a jaunty dance after telling owners, “The servers out there that let me do what I do will be turned off soon.” That meant its ability to perform many social interactions would wind down on an undefined date, effectively killing Jibo.

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Don’t gamble with your identity verification practices

CIO Business Intelligence

But casino gaming companies MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment were caught short in this area in recent weeks by hackers using identity-based and social engineering attacks that spoofed identity to gain access to secure systems. It sounds simple, but it could be a hedge against similar social engineering and phishing hacks.

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JetClosing raises $8.5M as pandemic highlights demand for digital title and escrow service

GeekWire

Social distancing rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic are driving up demand for JetClosing ‘s digital home closing service. JetClosing is now licensed to operate in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. JetClosing CEO Dan Greenshields. JetClosing Photo). The startup just landed $8.5

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Building an SSI Ecosystem: Digital Staff Passports at the NHS

Phil Windley

This post goes deep on Manny Nijjar’s work to create a program for using digital staff passports in the sprawling UK NHS bureaucracy. In 2019, Truu conducted a pilot with the NHS where the General Medical Council (GMC) issued “license to practice” credentials to SSI wallets controlled by medical staff. Related Videos.

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Facebook will pay $52 million in settlement with moderators who developed PTSD on the job

The Verge

In a preliminary settlement filed on Friday in San Mateo Superior Court, the social network agreed to pay damages to American moderators and provide more counseling to them while they work. The harm that can be suffered from this work is real and severe.”.