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Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund awards $96M in grants to 32 organizations helping homeless families

GeekWire

While the homelessness-related fund has publicly issued four rounds of grants, little has been said about the schools program. Bezos’ net worth since launching his fund has increased from $160 billion to more than $200 billion today, according to Forbes.

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Seattle startup founders, investors react to new state capital gains tax that targets stocks

GeekWire

” The estimated $500 million in yearly revenue the tax is expected to generate is earmarked to be funneled into early-childhood education programs and school construction. The video below, published by Invest in Washington Now, a nonprofit that supported the tax, shows how much a person would owe based on the new tax.

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Biotech industry leaders share cautious optimism for 2023 amid downturn and layoffs

GeekWire

Earlier companies are considering fewer development programs and having a slower ramp on hiring. Neoleukin Therapeutics recently shed staff in the wake of disappointing clinical data for its lead program, for example. government and nonprofits, supplementing income from its commercial collaborations and $27.7 Sonoma Photo).

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The case for taking AI seriously as a threat to humanity

Vox

To play chess, they programmed in heuristics about chess. Releasing a program that writes convincing fake reviews or fake news might make those widespread, making it harder for the truth to get out. Once, we made progress in AI by painstakingly teaching computer systems specific concepts. they drew on the field of linguistics.

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Jeff Bezos wants the world to know he’s a philanthropist

Vox

It was a source of growing criticism from the press and nonprofit experts as his net worth climbed, topping $100 billion by the end of 2017. Applying for a grant can often be a long, burdensome process for nonprofits. Bezos’s philanthropic track record Before 2018, Bezos didn’t have much of a philanthropic résumé.

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

Trends in the Living Networks

With a PhD in Planning and Innovation Studies, and a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning, Karuri-Sebina has a sound knowledge base for her work as Executive Manager of programs at the South African Cities Network. She has a solid understanding of technology and its ability to deliver business outcomes.

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