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David Bray of FCC @FCC_CIO Discusses Public Service and Data Analytics at 2014 Analyst Forum 

CTOvision

In his experience serving the public, Mr. Bray has observed the increasing blurring of the lines differentiating the public sector, the private sector, academia, and nonprofits. Big Data CTO Education Technology Government Open Source The Future Trends analytics David Bray FCC Federal Communications Commission Internet service provider'

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Why it matters that IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business

Vox

The company’s commitment to opposing this type of racially biased surveillance technology fits into a welcome trend of actions being taken after anti-police brutality protests have swept the nation. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network. That alone could shape the future of the technology.

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Why your best IT managers quit

CIO Business Intelligence

Meanwhile, Clyde Seepersad, senior vice president and general manager of training and certification at open-source nonprofit Linux Foundation, says he has seen good managers leave due to a common workplace issue in IT: not enough workers. Barrett notes that managers also tend to flee when companies are stagnant or contracting.

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Silicon Valley’s AI frenzy isn’t just another crypto craze

Vox

And open source generative AI firm Stability AI says it has paying clients in the film industry who use its software to autogenerate images. In many ways, this new form of AI is easier to understand than other recent tech trends, like blockchain or the metaverse — which are very conceptual — because it’s tangible.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

Trends in the Living Networks

A proponent of Chaos Theory, trends researcher Bronwyn Williams makes unpredictable futures accessible to businesses that want to thrive amidst accelerating societal and technological change. In 2011, Williams brought her methodology for making sense of disorder and uncovering hidden patterns to Flux Trends. Twitter: @bronwynwilliams.

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Biden’s plan to fix America’s broken internet, briefly explained

Vox

“It’s an earnest effort to attain digital equity for all Americans, address overpriced internet service, and implement greater transparency and accountability,” Willmary Escoto of digital rights nonprofit Access Now told Recode. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network.

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How influencers are being recruited to promote the Covid-19 vaccine

Vox

Over the coming weeks and months, the nonprofit is laying the groundwork for a $50 million campaign to encourage Covid-19 vaccination, which the organization thinks could be one of the largest public education efforts ever run in the US. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network.

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