GeekWire

MAY 24, 2023

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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GeekWire

JANUARY 21, 2021

Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced the 22 tech startups that have been selected for the organization’s recurring Founder Cohort Program on Thursday. Each company gets support and guidance through the crucial stages of fundraising, corporate governance and customer development.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

(Amazon Photo) Amazon is donating $9 million to six organizations in the Seattle area that are working to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, the company announced Thursday. which will replace the current young adult emergency shelter known as “The Landing” in Redmond, Wash.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 11, 2020

A Seattle-based nonprofit launched to provide digital health solutions for poorer countries is applying its expertise to help with COVID-19 testing. Audere is building software for administering rapid result COVID tests that can be integrated into products being developed by U.S. Audere Photo).

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GeekWire

JULY 15, 2023

WTIA Photo) Terrance Stevenson is bringing his passion for peace-building, community development, and innovation to the Seattle tech industry. Stevenson this week was named director of Sea.citi, a nonprofit that launched in 2018 and aims to help tech workers engage with civic issues. Terrance Stevenson.

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GeekWire

JULY 12, 2023

The homepage for the City of Seattle’s CiviForm website, a tool that makes it faster and easier for residents to apply to city-related benefit and discount programs. The CiviForm tool was developed by the City of Seattle’s Innovation and Performance team and Seattle Information Technology Department and first piloted in June 2021.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Washington Technology Industry Association organization says its priority is to “recruit, develop, and retain technology talent in Washington state.” Much like other tech companies during the pandemic, the WTIA has shifted to a remote-first work policy. WTIA previously expanded beyond Washington state through its Apprenti program.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Ada Developers Academy graduates at a graduation event Jan. Ada Developers Academy , the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, is spinning out from its parent organization and going independent. Jenny Crooks Photo).

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 23, 2023

The tech industry has long been known for its lack of diversity and, as a result, there’s been a big push for companies to take DEI strategies seriously. In fact, diverse companies have been shown to have a 2.5 In fact, diverse companies have been shown to have a 2.5 based company’s wide-ranging DEI efforts that truly stand out.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Microsoft is expanding its accessibility efforts with a new program for evaluating Xbox and PC games. Today, its gaming accessibility team announced that developers can send their games to be evaluated for accessibility and tested by players with disabilities.

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Vox

JULY 28, 2023

Getty Images Companies like OpenAI and Google could make unthinkable profits from successful AI. Demis Hassabis, the founder of DeepMind, sold his company to Google in 2014 only after the latter agreed to an independent ethics board that would govern how Google uses DeepMind’s research. (How Will they share the wealth?

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

(Photo courtesy of Devon Horace) RAIN Catalysts , a Pacific Northwest-based nonprofit promoting entrepreneurship for underrepresented groups, is accepting applications for its first tech accelerator. The free and virtual 10-week program, funded by the U.S.

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GeekWire

MARCH 25, 2024

The GeekWire Awards recognize the top innovators and companies in Pacific Northwest technology. The half-day program runs for four weeks in the summer and is virtual so that it can reach a larger geographical area, including rural areas of Washington state. The Geeks Give Back category is presented again this year by BECU.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 28, 2022

As global head of technology and operations at AllianceBernstein, Sprules, along with his leadership colleagues, are going the extra mile to ensure the financial services company can compete in today’s seller’s market for vital tech skills. . “I Diversifying the talent pipeline. The Nashville, Tenn.-based Karl Sprules. AllianceBernstein.

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The Verge

AUGUST 26, 2021

A proposed agreement between Apple and a class-action lawsuit representing US app developers includes a $100 million payout from Apple. The change, while potentially important for developers, isn’t quite as significant as it may seem. Apple has decided to name this the “Small Developer Assistance Fund.”.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Sharma was previously a vice president of product at Meta and COO at Seattle-based home services company Porch Group. In a LinkedIn post , Sharma said AI-powered advances will be “exponential, sparking the most important product making era yet, with significant gains in how billions of people program, work and live.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 6, 2023

Moreover, only 35% of LGBTQ+ and 41% of trans or GNC workers say they feel “represented in upper management at their company.” LGBTQ Tech LGBTQ Tech offers programs and resources to support LGBTQ+ communities and works to “educate organizations and policy makers on the unique needs LGBTQ+ individuals face when it comes to tech.”

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Amazon is making a $15 million donation to Code.org to help the Seattle nonprofit launch a new Advanced Placement computer science programming course aimed at underrepresented groups of students. Code.org will supply the curriculum and professional development workshops needed to offer the course to all participating schools.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Per Scholas was founded in 1995 in the Bronx as a computer reclamation company with the goal of bridging the digital divide. To do so, the organization collected retired computers and laptops from companies, fixed them up, and redistributed them back into the community through schools and nonprofits.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 22, 2022

Today’s networking and advocacy landscape finds a growing array of programs and organizations for girls, women, and anyone who identifies as a woman — and plenty are also open to male allies. Girl Develop It. Girl Develop It offers web and software development courses at affordable rates in a “judgement-free zone.”

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) has selected 30 Washington state tech startups for its seventh Founder Cohort Program. The virtual program is designed to help seed-stage startups grow and scale over the course of six months. Here is the list of selected companies: 221B Analytics Aerial, Inc.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Despite public and internal corporate support programs, and increased awareness of male/female disparities in the workplace in terms of positions and salaries, women still come up short of equity in tech job placements. It’s important to remember that confidence starts young. It’s important to remember that confidence starts young.

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GeekWire

APRIL 4, 2024

Kennedy to enter an Air Force flight training program that was regarded as a pathway to NASA’s astronaut corps, and went on to win an Air Force recommendation to join NASA. Hess , a software engineer and entrepreneur who developed the Family Tree Maker product line in the 1990s. ” In 1961, he was chosen by President John F.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

18, marking the company’s first launch since a rocket engine malfunction spoiled a similar uncrewed mission more than a year ago. (Blue Origin Photo) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture plans to send its New Shepard suborbital spaceship on an uncrewed research mission as early as Dec.

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GeekWire

MAY 14, 2024

A photo from August 2022 shows Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship sitting on its West Texas launch pad in advance of the company’s most recent crewed mission. Dwight’s flight is sponsored by two nonprofit organizations: Space for Humanity and the Seattle-based Jaison and Jamie Robinson Foundation.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 30, 2024

What are key activities to focus on and skills to develop that can help you land a new, exciting role faster? Build your network continuously Joe Puglisi, former CIO and now investor, advisor, and board member, leads a weekly call for the Society of Information Management (SIM) Members in Transition program.

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GeekWire

APRIL 29, 2024

Generative AI, said Jim Reavis, CEO of the nonprofit Cloud Security Alliance, is “the change dynamic that’s sort of the elephant in the room.” More need for more pros Brent Lundstrom, director of CCoE, said AI is just one of several developments spurring demand for more professionals and new positions.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 25, 2022

Locana’s staff fills the company’s office in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in pre-pandemic times, when it was known as Critigen. “Actually, changing the name of the company was the very last step in this process.” ” Haight’s company traces its corporate roots back more than 20 years.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

So NCDIT officials took action, creating an internship program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) students, a move that would open up for the organization a new pipeline for talent traditionally underrepresented in the IT industry. The HBCU internship program launched in 2023.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 9, 2014

CRCF advances science- and technology-based research, development and commercialization to drive economic growth in Virginia, strengthen collaboration and partnerships between the public and private sectors, and foster high-potential technology companies. About the CRCF and R&T Roadmap.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Photo) — Vahé Torossian , a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft , joined software development startup Builder.ai uses AI and other tech to help companies build and maintain apps across various verticals. The company raised a $250 million Series D funding round in May. as president and chief partner officer.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2024

An view from the south of the proposed green space expansion within the University of Washington’s planned Portage Bay Crossing development. We’re not a private, profit-making company,” Hodgins said. to develop what it calls “knowledge communities.” “We’re a public university.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

.” – Michael Greer, president and CEO of the Seattle nonprofit ArtsFund Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon’s CEO two years ago, is still relatively new to large-scale philanthropy and his charitable track record provides limited clues to his future giving. among other nonprofits.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

LinkedIn Photo) — Jacob Sullivan is now chief product officer at Faculty, a London-based company that builds artificial intelligence systems. based $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund , launched by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, appointed Paul Bodnar to help lead programs on climate finance, industry and diplomacy. Jacob Sullivan.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 7, 2022

Zillow Group named Jenny Arden as the Seattle-based real estate company’s first chief design officer. She will oversee the company’s product design and user experience research. Last year saw Zillow Group undergo a major pivot, shutting down its iBuying program Zillow Offers. Jenny Arden. Zillow Group Photo).

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

As the United Nation’s COP26 climate talks in Glasgow kicked off this week, the Bezos Earth Fund on Monday announced its plans for $2 billion of the $10 billion fund: programs supporting land restoration and food production. The fund has hired some notable folks from environmental nonprofits to build its leadership team.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 23, 2014

New accelerator countering cyber attacks by growing new companies, creating new innovation ecosystem. The Center for Innovative Technology announced today that after 16 months in operation, its MACH37™ Cyber Accelerator has launched 17 new cyber security companies. Herndon, VA (PRWEB) December 23, 2014.

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