CTOvision

APRIL 27, 2014

Everyone with any history in or around government has stories they can tell about federal government procurements. Perhaps the first 535 reasons are the 535 voting members of the US Congress that have the funding, oversight and legislative powers for how government works. It really is a different beast.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

If you are in or know people in government, non-profits or NGO’s that have leveraged Hadoop in service to missions please nominate them for recognition as part of the 2014 Data Impact Awards presented by Cloudera. This year there is a special category for government, non-profits and NGOs. SOCIAL IMPACT. By Bob Gourley.

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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. Will they share the wealth?

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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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The Verge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As part of it, the company will stop using facial recognition algorithms to tag people in photographs and videos, and it will delete the facial recognition templates that it uses for identification. Meta says the change will roll out in the coming weeks.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A recent survey of senior IT professionals from Foundry found that 57% of IT organizations have identified several areas for gen AI use cases, 25% have started pilot programs, and 41% are engaged in training and upskilling employees on gen AI.

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GeekWire

MARCH 12, 2024

government to launch or expand a company. “It’s government grants to small businesses, said Giersch. billion to 4,577 Washington state companies, said Giersch. SBIR/STTR grants can enable companies to take shape, prove the value of their technology, and set the stage for later funding from investors.

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Social, Agile and Transformation

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 How to Kill Projects and Develop Agile Programs Part 2.

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The Verge

JULY 26, 2021

A cross-platform counterterrorism program will start targeting white supremacist and far-right militia material, flagging content for moderation on Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, and several other services. GIFCT is expanding its list as national governments are taking a closer look at far-right terrorism.

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GeekWire

JUNE 16, 2020

Protestors carried signs that read ‘Tax Amazon’ on the company’s campus during the 2018 ‘head tax’ fight. It would levy a tax on salaries exceeding $150,000 annually at Seattle’s largest companies. Companies with annual payroll exceeding $1 billion would pay a 1.4% million dollars each year.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 15, 2022

Almost all major IT companies have joined the West’s global economic sanctions against Russia in recent weeks. To a large extent, this is related to the punitive measures imposed by the US government at the start of the war in Ukraine. Even before the war began, Amazon had refused to do business with the Russian government.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MAY 6, 2022

At Dell Technologies World this week, one of the most interesting briefings I received was from Cassandra Garber, vice president of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance). There are two kinds of companies that talk about sustainability.

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GeekWire

MARCH 26, 2024

Eight years later, Smartsheet is a publicly traded company valued at more than $5 billion, recently surpassing $1 billion in annualized recurring revenue. GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Which company will be the next tech titan to emerge from the Pacific Northwest? The company in 2023 announced a $52.5

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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

APRIL 11, 2014

It is not easy to get things like this done in government. – The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency this week joined GitHub, a popular social network that allows programmers to collaborate and share computer code between users. Ben Balter, the “government evangelist” at GitHub, tweeted about NGA’s presence on the platform.

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The Verge

MAY 5, 2021

Amazon is infamous for tightly controlling its workers and contractors, but a report from Bloomberg shows that it also tries to control the employees of companies that it contracts. The company has explicit policies concerning personal grooming and social media etiquette that apply to the drivers from other delivery companies.

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ComputerWorld IT Management

MARCH 17, 2022

As a global technology company with more than 63,000 employees, Lenovo aims to advance diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the workplace. Part of the company’s mission is to ensure that its leaders reflect the various cultures and ethnicities of its internal talent. Lenovo’s global D&I initiative.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Learners connect with Hackergal through classrooms, community centers, homeschooling programs, summer school, hackathon events, and coding clubs across Canada. But Hackergal’s approach aims to empower any educator to expanding their students’ access to coding education, regardless of the teacher’s own programming experience.

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GeekWire

JULY 6, 2021

Former drugstore.com CEO and board chair Dawn Lepore doesn’t need to be convinced that it’s important to have diversity on company boards of directors. To get a sense of where Pacific Northwest companies are starting from, GeekWire researched the board composition of 30 publicly traded technology and biotech corporations in Washington.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2024

With environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations coming into force and reputations at stake, organisations are under mounting pressure to make credible progress towards sustainability goals. Ultimately, the company is on a mission to become net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040.

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Kitaboo

JUNE 25, 2021

Online tests have become an integral part of student assessment programs. . Williams founded the Topical Review Book Company. Williams founded Topical Review Book Company in 1936 in Auburn, NY. The company has grown to be known as the “LITTLE GREEN BOOK COMPANY” because of the color of their review books.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

This year there is a special category for government, non-profits and NGOs. The goal of this program is to recognize organizations running CDH for the applications you’ve built using Hadoop, and for the impact your project is having on the organization, business, and/or society at large. SOCIAL IMPACT. 2014 Data Impact Awards.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 7, 2024

The integration of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) strategies with emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things are reshaping the corporate risk landscape. Governance Governance refers to the policies, rules, and frameworks that a company needs to follow to meet its business targets.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Customer sentiment, evolving corporate values, and government regulation have converged to make sustainability a strategic priority for nearly every business. Today, IT leaders are tasked with finding solutions that meet at the intersection of business growth and environmental responsibility.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For decades, we’ve been investing in innovation, partnerships, and programs that apply our technology, scale, and talented workforce to drive human progress – all intending to have a measurable influence on some of the complex challenges important to our business, customers, the communities we serve and society at large.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 7, 2023

We ensure that board directors can be effective in their roles, and that they have the tools to be able to govern through the rapidly changing business environment. As a critical part of the governance ecosystem, we impact the economy, social welfare, and all of those people who rely on these organizations to deliver the outcomes they need.

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Vox

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Charities must “ actively evaluate and improve their programs ” — they’re constantly trying to figure out the most effective way to advocate for animals (which may change over time) and adjusting their programming accordingly. The first lawsuit, in 2022, tackled Costco’s executives and the company’s treatment of chickens.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 18, 2015

If you are into technology and government and want to find ways to enhance your ability to serve big missions you need to be at this event, 25 Feb at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. Evaluating Commercial Cloud Services for Government – A Progress Report. Main Stage Government Panel. By Bob Gourley. Register here. Eddie Garcia.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It is a pedigree that aligns well with the company’s ambitious call to action: “Security Connected Everything™.” COO Daniel Greengarten has focused the company on a core goal, but achieving it is but one indicator of success. How it is achieved is just as important – a distinction that requires a sustainable approach.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

“Between Amazon and Whole Foods purchases, the Amazon card, and all the ‘pay with Amazon’ merchants, the company has vastly more individualized data than any insurance actuary.” It’s literally as if Jeff Bezos does have a crystal ball and said, I’m going to design a company around a pandemic.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Just in the last few days, here are some companies from varying industries targeted by cyberattacks. Viking Line: The shipping company, like many across Europe, was the target of a DDoS attack that crippled websites and has IT teams working triple-time to get systems back online. The Cyber Express provided more details in an Oct.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Some 22 city agencies can make referrals to the pilot program. “The city, to their credit, has been incredibly forward thinking in establishing programs to help connect agencies that work with families and young adults to dollars that can support them receiving therapy,” said Emily Pesce, Joon’s CEO. In May, the U.S.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

With more than 600K followers on YouTube, LiveOverflow is one of infosec’s first social media influencers. In this episode, LiveOverflow talks about his six years of producing engaging YouTube content and what the rise of social media influencers might mean for traditional conferences like Black Hat.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

With more than 600K followers on YouTube, LiveOverflow is one of infosec’s first social media influencers. In this episode, LiveOverflow talks about his six years of producing engaging YouTube content and what the rise of social media influencers might mean for traditional conferences like Black Hat.

Media 52

Media Social Conference Video 52

Computerworld Vertical IT

MARCH 17, 2022

As a global technology company with more than 63,000 employees, Lenovo aims to advance diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the workplace. Part of the company’s mission is to ensure that its leaders reflect the various cultures and ethnicities of its internal talent. Lenovo’s global D&I initiative.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 24, 2024

Undervaluing unstructured data Much of the data organizations accumulate is unstructured, whether it’s text, video, audio, social media, images, or other formats. They also need to establish clear privacy, regulatory compliance, and data governance policies.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 7, 2023

CRM giant Salesforce today said that it would commit $250 million to investments in startups focused on generative AI, even as the company warned of the dangers of the technology. The second, Cohere, is a natural-language processing startup which, it said, aims to make language AI accessible to a much broader range of companies.

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