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Tech Moves: Xamarin co-founder leaves Microsoft; OfferUp adds execs; and more

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. — Miguel de Icaza , who joined Microsoft after the tech giant acquired Xamarin in 2016, is leaving the company, according to a report from ZDNet. He was co-founder and chief technology officer at Xamarin, a mobile app development platform founded in 2011. Xamarin co-founder and CEO Nat Friedman left in November.

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Microsoft Word gets ChatGPT integration with new ‘Ghostwriter’ third-party add-in

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Ghostwriter is the creation of Patrick Husting , a Seattle-area business leader, serial entrepreneur, and software developer who worked in Microsoft’s consulting business in the late 1990s. Ghostwriter, for its part, works in Word for Office 2019 and newer versions of the software. Photo courtesy Patrick Husting).

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IDG Contributor Network: What is OWASP, and why it matters for AppSec

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Modern software development is firmly focused on speed. To innovate, companies develop at breakneck pace, quickly establishing feedback loops that allow them to hone their software. Security, however, is often an afterthought for stressed developers and the business people pushing them to deliver faster.

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SAP trials meeting-free Fridays

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SAP will also encourage employees in Germany to use their Fridays for education and professional development, important tasks for IT workers trying to keep pace with technological developments. SAP’s Focus Friday program is part of a company-wide campaign to make its meetings more meaningful. IT organization an early adopter.

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19 organizations advancing women in tech

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And the pipeline doesn’t suggest a near-term correction, as only 19% of computer science degrees were awarded to women in 2016, down from 27% in 1997. Today’s networking and advocacy landscape finds a growing array of programs and organizations for girls, women, and anyone who identifies as a woman — and plenty are also open to male allies.

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Tech News Roundup March 21

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 13, 2016. Aquino's economic managers urge next gov't to expand CCT program - Inquirer.net. GeekWire Deals: Get lifetime access to thousands of development courses for under $50. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Here is what China is getting right.

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GeekWire Awards 2021: Geeks Give Back celebrates groups that better our community

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Past winners for this category include the Year Up and Apprenti training programs, the Technology Access Foundation (TAF) and a campaign to end malaria. Ada Developers Academy. Ada Developers Academy is a Seattle-based, tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities.

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