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Founded by a former high school counselor, EdXeno aims to connect students with their future colleges

GeekWire

.” Removing politics from the discussion, EdXeno is aiming to give universities a new way to engage with students and learn what makes them the right fit as applicants for their colleges, he said. The startup spirit is part of Booker’s family. “As a founder, we can’t predict the future.

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Your car is about to go open source

Galido

Having an open-source IVI operating system would create a reusable platform consisting of core services, middleware and open application layer interfaces that eliminate the redundant efforts to create separate proprietary systems. Tizen’s SDK allows developers to use HTML5 to write applications for an IVI.

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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

GeekWire

I wrote device drivers for the IBM PC, as well as Apple Mac IIs and SEs.”. This kind of work needs developers to be very precise in development work and to write code that is very optimized since any sloppiness in performance here affects all applications on Windows. What was your first job? “My What were your responsibilities there?

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Lil Nas X’s “Panini,” NASA’s social media presence, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line, and John Krasinski’s Some Good News YouTube show are among the winners of this year’s Webby Awards. National Geographic took away this year’s most awards, 15 total, with wins for its science podcasts, travel videos, and photos on social media, among other things.

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

Trends in the Living Networks

She led a research project on the Future of Data and investigated topics such as 3D printing, social enterprise, and the evolving role of the state. Chung has been a Co-Curator of TEDxSingapore, and she continues to advise teams of undergraduate students about their management consulting projects for clients in the social sector.

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How influencers are being recruited to promote the Covid-19 vaccine

Vox

But over the coming weeks and months, she’ll be far from the only person showing up in social media feeds getting inoculated. At the dawn of the pandemic, celebrities and influencers flooded our feeds with content urging us to take preventive measures, like hand-washing, social distancing, and mask-wearing.

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