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Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams CVP joins UiPath; Sage Bionetworks names president; and more

GeekWire

He began as a product manager and from 2005 to 2008 served as a technical advisor to Satya Nadella, who was then a senior vice president and is now Microsoft CEO and chairman. — Seattle biomedical research nonprofit Sage Bionetworks appointed Luca Foschini as president.

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Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders unite in support of Black-owned businesses

GeekWire

This month, nearly 60 business and nonprofit leaders from the Northwest — such as Microsoft, Boeing, Expedia, Nintendo, Zillow, Vulcan, PATH and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — signed on to a new coalition called Washington Employers for Racial Equity. million award from Google.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Meanwhile, the 2022 State of Tech Diversity: The Black Tech Ecosystem report from the NAACP and Kapor Center, a nonprofit addressing racial inequities in STEM education and the tech industry, found that the proportion of Black students receiving bachelor’s degrees in computer science decreased between 2016 and 2020, going from 9% to 8%.

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10 important questions about the promise and pitfalls of AI

GeekWire

Speakers ranged from corporate executives to nonprofit leaders to arts and music professionals. ” — Stefania Druga , research scientist at Google What are the layers of alienation between the production and use of AI? ” — Jamar Montgomery , program manager at Boeing, board member at Black Founders and Funders Group

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As tech is rocked by layoffs, climate jobs and tools for landing them are on the rise

GeekWire

Globally, the current 6 million jobs in clean energy manufacturing could more than double to 14 million by 2030, according to a new report from IEA, an intergovernmental nonprofit. In the meantime, a slate of new nonprofits and startups have cropped up to share jobs listings, compile resources, hold workshops and connect people.

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Meet the techies vying for a vacant spot on the Seattle City Council

GeekWire

Shobhit Agarwal Agarwal studied computer science and was a program manager at Microsoft before pursuing an acting career. ” Faizal Kassamali Kassamali is a senior engineering manager at Google and previously worked at various other tech companies including Amazon and Microsoft. .” ”

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

Trends in the Living Networks

Botsman has spoken to and advised many high-profile organizations, including Google, Microsoft, Lend Lease and PwC. Her clients include entertainment and media giants BBC Worldwide, BBC Earth, Universal, Lune Rouge / Cirque de Soleil, Telefonica, and Google. Twitter: @jesskimball.

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