GeekWire

MARCH 16, 2022

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson , a longtime tech exec who led the coffee giant since 2017, will retire next month, the company announced Wednesday. Schultz, 68, led the company for more than two decades before handing the CEO reins to Johnson. “I feel this is a natural bookend to my 13 years with the company,” Johnson said.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

That money is poised to fund massive buildouts by telecom companies large and small, as well as ports, public utility districts and public/private partnerships. billion through the Broadband Equity Access Deployment (BEAD) program, maybe the most ambitious effort ever by Congress to address the digital divide.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 7, 2023

Dice defines a growing tech hub as a city with universities and colleges to recruit from, venture funding opportunities, a strong social scene for networking, and existing companies looking to hire talent. Phoenix is home to tech companies such as ADP, Workiva, ServiceNow, Traffic Tech, BigTime Software, and General Motors. Tampa, Fla.

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GeekWire

MARCH 9, 2021

You might think Russ Elliott would be pleased about private companies winning $223 million in federal subsidies to expand broadband in rural Washington state. Yet in December, the federal government announced plans to award hundreds of millions of dollars to companies Elliott is afraid won’t meet the state’s standards.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Major telecommunications providers have been accused of “digital redlining” in cities such as Cleveland , Detroit , and Dallas , and discriminating against low-income and minority communities. For private telecom companies building out broadband, that means making decisions about where to expand based on their bottom lines.

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Trends in the Living Networks

AUGUST 11, 2022

With a PhD in Planning and Innovation Studies, and a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning, Karuri-Sebina has a sound knowledge base for her work as Executive Manager of programs at the South African Cities Network. Botsman is a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The center would allow visitors to learn about the company’s data storage and content moderation practices, and even to inspect the algorithms that power its core recommendation engine. “We With so much turmoil, you might expect the company to set aside its efforts to show visitors its algorithms, at least temporarily.

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