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Amazon expanding ‘upskill’ training for software developer roles to workers outside of company

GeekWire

Amazon announced Tuesday that it is expanding one of its so-called “upskilling” programs to people outside of the company who are interested in acquiring training for roles in software engineering. workforce in July 2019, committing at the time to a five-year initiative called “Upskilling 2025.”

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DTWS: Telstra eyes having 80% of traffic on 5G by 2025

TM Forum

discussed why the company is accelerating its 5G deployment, how it is addressing the industry-wide skills shortage and why it is working with cloud hyperscalers at. “Those functions we’ve continued to grow, even as we cut costs across the company,” said Katinakis. TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World Series.

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

GeekWire

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. He makes software through his Creative Data Studios one-person development shop. Photo courtesy Patrick Husting).

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Diversity-focused school Ada Developers Academy cuts 45% of staff amid tech industry hiring pullback

GeekWire

Ada Developers Academy graduates at a graduation event on Jan. Jenny Crooks Photo) Ada Developers Academy , the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, laid off 45% of its workforce, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire Wednesday.

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VW will start testing its Argo AI-powered self-driving vans in Germany this summer

The Verge

Volkswagen will start testing its new autonomous vehicles in Germany this summer, the company announced Wednesday. The German automaker’s electric ID Buzz vans will use hardware and software developed by Argo AI, a Pittsburgh-based startup that is backed by Ford and VW.

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JLR revs up AI and intelligent automation initiatives

CIO Business Intelligence

Battle joined JLR as group chief digital and information officer in February 2022, after a long career managing IT for a succession of oil companies. There are plenty of software vendors willing to help with that — perhaps too many. Although the project was a success, there are some things Battle would have liked to do differently.

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VW is reviving its iconic microbus as an electric robotaxi

The Verge

VW says the autonomous ID Buzz will serve as a platform for the automaker’s full-scale commercial ride-hailing and delivery operation that it plans on launching in Germany in 2025. The vans are using hardware and software developed by Argo AI, a Pittsburgh-based startup that is backed by Ford and VW.