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Amazon Web Services cuts hundreds of jobs in sales, training, and physical stores tech group

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GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services will cut several hundred jobs in its Sales, Marketing, and Global Services organization, and a few hundred jobs on its Physical Stores Technology team, executives in the tech giant’s cloud computing division informed employees Wednesday morning in internal emails.

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Amazon Web Services launches accelerator that focuses on the healthcare workforce

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Amazon Web Services is launching a four-week accelerator program for 20 global startups working on digital solutions for the healthcare workforce, including training, retention and deployment. Selected startups will receive up to $25,000 in AWS computing credits, training, mentoring and other support.

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What Is Visual Basic? Working, Features, and Applications

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Visual Basic is a programming environment that allows rapid development of web and mobile apps and web services. Learn more about Visual Basic. The post What Is Visual Basic? Working, Features, and Applications appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Amazon Web Services launches $40M initiative that aims to reduce health inequities

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Amazon Web Services will provide $40 million in credits and technical support over three years for organizations working to enhance health and reduce inequities in care. The new global program, announced Monday, will operate in parallel to another launched in early 2020 to support COVID-19 diagnostics research and development.

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WTIA reveals 33 startups in 10th cohort for founder program

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All 33 startups in WTIA’s 10th Founder Cohort Program are based in the state of Washington. GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) revealed the 33 startups based in Washington state participating in its 10th Founder Cohort Program.

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Amazon Web Services partners with Brazil’s space agency to boost business on the final frontier

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Amazon Web Services and the Brazilian Space Agency are joining forces to support long-term growth of the space industry in Latin America’s largest country. Brazil is also a participant in the International Space Station program , and it has signed onto NASA’s Artemis Accords for moon exploration. AWS Photo).

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To the moon! Amazon Web Services lists first startups for AWS Space Accelerator

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Lunar Outpost is developing a robotic resource prospector called MAPP, or Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform, and has already been given NASA’s go-ahead to collect material on the moon. Lunar Outpost via YouTube).