The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

Her work at the agency , along with that of fellow Black female engineers and mathematicians, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan, was told in the 2016 film Hidden Figures. After attaining the highest engineering title at NASA by 1979, Jackson took a demotion to become Langley’s Federal Women’s Program Manager.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

“At the heart of Media Player is a full-featured music library that allows you to quickly browse and play music, as well as create and manage playlists,” explains Dave Grochocki , a senior program manager lead for Microsoft’s Windows inbox apps team. The update to the new Media Player will replace the Groove Music app.”.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

. “As I thought about my next operating role, I hoped that my background in performance marketing could somehow bring me closer to the media and entertainment industry that is unfolding today,” said Hamilton , who earned a bachelor’s degree in Radio Television Film and performed professionally in the opera.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Although the action is set in Seattle, much of the principal filming was actually done in Georgia. Etzioni noted that Yejin Choi, a researcher at UW and AI2, is working on a project that’s aimed at giving AI programs more common sense. “I don’t think I saw any Amazon clues in the film.”

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The Verge

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Pagels-Minor, a Black trans program manager, was fired while organizing a walkout related to Netflix’s support of Chappelle’s comedy special The Closer , which has been widely condemned as transphobic. Terra Field, a trans software engineer, was suspended after posting a viral tweet thread about the issue.

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

As Build moved on from Nadella’s opening remarks to Scott Hanselman, a partner program manager at Microsoft, the Easter eggs ramped up. The nerdy feel and intimacy took weeks of planning, and the film Searching and a Modern Family episode — both shot entirely on PCs and phones — inspired the Build keynote heavily. “We

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GeekWire

APRIL 20, 2024

The program used the “ Pecha Kucha ” format, which gave each speaker six minutes and 40 seconds — 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide — to share their message. ” — Orlando Lugo , product manager, responsible AI and tech at Salesforce How can AI help artists? “This film took about seven years to make.

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