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Online romance scammers stole more hearts (and money) in 2020 than 2019

Vox

In 2020, the amount of money people in the US lost to romance scams, which usually start online, surged 50 percent from the year before, jumping from just over $200 million in 2019 to more than $300 million, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Then eventually, of course, they always ask for money, right?

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Seattle VR startup Rec Room raises $145M, reaches $3.5B valuation

GeekWire

While Rec Room has been available since 2016, when it first arrived on Steam, its community grew dramatically over the course of 2020. 2020, Rec Room ’s userbase had tripled. I think it’s the nature of social apps to have a compounding effect,” said Cameron Brown, chief creative officer at Rec Room.

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Valve recaps a record 2020 for Steam and looks ahead to China launch this year

GeekWire

Steam’s user community broke a lot of records during the socially-quarantined year of 2020. It provides a look back on 2020, as well as a roadmap for what’s coming for Steam in 2021. Steam, like the rest of the games industry, had a banner year in 2020. Valve Software image). Bellevue, Wash.-based

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3 nonprofits committed to empowering women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

A 2020 report from McKinsey found that companies with stronger gender diversity numbers were 25% more likely to outperform their less diverse competition. The program starts with six months of training and educational courses and followed by a paid internship to gain hands-on experience.

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From book club to bootcamp: How these Seattle tech veterans took bold action on racial inclusion

GeekWire

They had monthly lunches and started a social justice book club to discuss the Black experience. In July 2020, they began researching the ways in which existing tech bootcamps limited the diversity and numbers of participants. Entry into the program requires no interviews, hackathons, credit checks or prerequisite skills.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 25, 2023

GeekWire

… Read More Microsoft targets AI skills gap with new training program and grant challenge Microsoft is launching a new AI Skills Initiative that includes a global grant challenge, free online courses, and a training toolkit for teachers. -based cloud and IT management company for $1.9 … Read More . … Read More

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NX Ambassadors Club champions Nexign’s cultural transformation

TM Forum

Time required to fill new job vacancies dropped from 43 days in 2018, to 39 days in 2019, and to 25 days in 2020. Vacancies filled by employee recommendation increased by 34% in 2019 and a further 21% in 2020. NX Ambassadors attended a range of TM Forum training courses, including: Frameworx Fundamentals Bundle.

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