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Amazon workers demand company quit polluting near communities of color

The Verge

They also called on the company to prioritize deploying zero-emissions technologies near the communities hit hardest by Amazon’s pollution. The petition was started after Amazon rejected a shareholder resolution asking the company to report how much pollution it emits in communities of color. We want to be proud of where we work.

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Tech Moves: Rad Power Bikes co-founder resigns; WRF CEO Ron Howell to retire; and more

GeekWire

Collins, who was chief marketing officer, is now in an advisory role and remains close with the company, participating in onboarding and calls with senior leadership. Collins launched the company in 2015 with co-founder and CEO Mike Radenbaugh when they raised $320,365 in an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. Hunter Simpson.

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Should You Have a Business Email Compromise Incident Response Plan?

SecureWorld News

You have a Business Continuity Plan. But do you have a Business Email Compromise (BEC) Incident Response Plan? Reconnaissance - BEC actors perform reconnaissance on potential victims, compiling lists of potential targets, visiting company websites, social media, and networking websites.

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

CIO Business Intelligence

Behaviors to exclude me would happen in corporate [workplaces] and even in nonprofits where I volunteered, and I wasn’t prepared for them coming.” So, I started my own tech company,” Beasley says. Still, in many ways, Black people are the only one on their team, their division, their company, or at their level of leadership.

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Expanding the AWS Cloud: Introducing the AWS Canada (Central) Region

All Things Distributed

Canada has set forth a bold innovation agenda grounded in entrepreneurship, scientific research, growing small and medium-sized businesses with a focus on environmentally friendly technologies, and the transition to a digital economy. Increasing agility. Market expansion. Millions of AWS customers have recognized the value of the cloud.

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‘Our country is in a cyberwar’: Inside the White House summit with Hadi Partovi of Code.org

GeekWire

President Joe Biden brought together top executives from the nation’s biggest technology, financial services and energy companies this week to address the growing challenge of cybersecurity , speaking to tech leaders including Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Apple CEO Tim Cook. Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi.

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Amazon throws support behind low-carbon fuel standard bill in Washington state

GeekWire

That number, however, assumes that companies will comply solely by buying credits, which officials say is the most expensive option. Companies could also comply by making their own alternative fuels, mixing alternative fuels into their gasoline or reducing emissions at their refineries, which officials say can lower the cost of compliance.