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Tech Moves: Convoy vet joins Xembly; Seattle climate firm hires Goldman Sachs exec; and more

GeekWire

Before joining MTI, Auchenpaugh held leadership roles at Samsung, Lynx Innovation, Apple and Beats by Dr. Dre. nonprofit Greater Washington Partnership, and president and CEO of the Atlanta Housing Authority. billion campus development plan and its effort to achieve net-zero emissions. and Nashville.

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Amazon’s new $2B fund aims to boost affordable housing in Arlington, Nashville and Seattle areas

GeekWire

In Silicon Valley and San Francisco, Facebook and Google have each committed $1 billion, and Apple announced a $2.5 Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos is the world’s wealthiest person, with an estimated net worth of $186 billion. headquarters. billion pledge. DVIDS / DOD). The company also made a $381.8 ”

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Inside the intense world of COVID-19 science, and unexpected findings from Seattle researchers

GeekWire

The objective was to cast a broad net rather than to focus on a certain set of immune cells, for example, in order to capture the big picture of what’s going on. The scientists are deconstructing the human biological response to COVID by studying thousands of markers found in blood and plasma.

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Apple has an AirPod repair problem

Vox

Even Apple , which had opposed the legislation for years, had a change of heart and officially supported Right to Repair in California at the end of August. For years, Apple has made its commitment to the environment part of its powerful marketing machine. Apple did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

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Carbon Call: Microsoft among organizations joining effort to bolster accounting of CO2 emissions

GeekWire

More than 683 companies, 136 countries and 234 cities have made pledges to reach net-zero carbon emissions. Sony and Apple had “moderate integrity” climate responsibility rankings, while Amazon and Google had “low integrity” scores. Matthias Heyde Photo / Unsplash). “There is no one single ledger.

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Signal sees surge in new signups after boost from Elon Musk and WhatsApp controversy

The Verge

As for what or who is responsible for so many new users interested in trying the platform, which is operated by the nonprofit Signal Foundation, there are two likely culprits: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Signal competitor WhatsApp. We are working with carriers to resolve this as quickly as possible. Hang in there.

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Women in Tech – Hacking Business Diversity

Linux Academy

Diversity efforts could net the IT industry an extra $400 billion in revenue each year. More than 50% of employees at Apple and Google are still white. In her free time, Chloe is a speaker and mentor on diversity and inclusion in InfoSec and runs the nonprofit “Drop Labels” .

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