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

GeekWire

A new nonprofit is trying to keep the momentum going. It recently announced its inaugural cohort of participants: American Airlines, tech companies Databricks and NerdWallet, health insurance provider Anthem, the Pacific Northwest’s Sellen Construction, and the University of California, Irvine. Fair Pay Workplace Photo).

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Ray Ozzie’s cellular IoT startup Blues Wireless raises $22M from Bill Gates and others

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He joined Microsoft after the Groove deal, ultimately succeeding Gates as the company’s chief software architect, and helping to lead the launch of Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform. Blues has many large enterprise customers across industries such as agriculture, automotive, construction, healthcare, retail, and transportation.

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X-ray vision in the warehouse: ThruWave raises $6.4M to help online retailers see through packages

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Fortune 100 customers in retail and e-commerce warehouses are using the company’s hardware and software, which was first developed at the University of Washington. ” Computer vision software can measure cube utilization, count items, and detect missing or damaged items. . The company spun out of the UW in 2017.

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Benefits of a Digital Library for Associations and Non-Profit Organizations

Kitaboo

These organizations, which are more often than not nonprofit associations, still store their sensitive data in the form of hard copies. Fortunately, this attitude of nonprofits is slowly taking a turn for the better, and many have started espousing the idea of creating a digital archive of their current data. It Frees Up Space.

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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

Scrum is a powerful framework for implementing agile processes in software development and other projects. It is a nonprofit association with more than 500,000 certified practitioners worldwide. Careers, Project Management Tools, Software Development Ensure project goals are met. Close out projects and activities.

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Big tech’s billions for climate: Here’s where Amazon and Microsoft are making their carbon bets

GeekWire

. “They’re focusing on making smart investments in things that have real-world implications both near- and far-term,” said Gabriel Scheer , director of innovation for the investment and accelerator nonprofit Elemental Excelerator. ” They also diverge, particularly given Amazon’s role as a global online retailer.

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Climate tech heats up in the Pacific Northwest as startups raise more than $1B since 2020

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The climate-tech company constructs energy-efficient buildings made from less carbon-intensive materials than traditional structures. The Canadian company that has set the country’s record for going from launch to unicorn status in the shortest amount of time isn’t in software. -based Nexii. Nexii Photo).