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WTIA launches market accelerator program for Canadian AR and VR startups breaking into U.S.

GeekWire

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced Wednesday that it is launching a Canadian XR Startup Market Accelerator program to help prepare 10 Canadian virtual reality, augmented reality and voice-related startups for expansion into the U.S. go-to-market strategies. “The

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Twitter introduces aliases for contributors to its Birdwatch moderation program

The Verge

Twitter has introduced aliases for contributors in its Birdwatch moderation program | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Twitter is introducing aliases for participants in its Birdwatch moderation tool so they don’t have to include their usernames in notes they leave on others’ tweets, the company announced in a blog post Monday.

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Next-gen nuclear reactor company signs deal to build up to 12 reactors in Washington state

GeekWire

X-energy Image) X-energy , a company building next-generation nuclear reactors, announced Wednesday that it has an agreement with Energy Northwest to build up to 12 of the modular devices in Central Washington. Companies are developing smaller, less expensive reactors than were built in past decades. That project is part of the U.S.

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Companies are making bold climate pledges – but where are the workers needed to reach them?

GeekWire

Some 3,900 companies worldwide have made pledges to cut their carbon emissions. ” Microsoft recently released a report that examined the shortage of workers with the skills required to help companies cut emissions and suggested solutions for bolstering this segment of the workforce. ” But even that isn’t enough.

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Is your company offering fair pay? New nonprofit certifies those with nondiscriminatory wages

GeekWire

Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements inspired many companies over the past year to pledge their commitment to fighting inequities. Seattle-based Fair Pay Workplace aims to help companies eliminate pay inequities among gender, race and ethnic differences. The program costs $5,000 to $20,000, depending on company size.

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Chevron leads $318M investment round for carbon capture company Svante as sector booms

GeekWire

Claude Letourneau, president and CEO of Svante, at the company’s groundbreaking event in June 2022. The new funding will help the company build two commercial-sized carbon filter manufacturing facilities, according to a Svante spokesperson. Last week, the DOE announced the launch of four carbon capture programs, funded with $3.7

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Greek companies take a concrete step into diversity and inclusion supporting talented refugee women enter the workforce at Sistech networking event

Dataconomy

This will be the second Sistech Networking event in Greece, celebrating refugee women talents and the companies who do support their professional inclusion & hire them.

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