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Seattle mayor expands tech tool built with Google to streamline benefit program application process

GeekWire

The homepage for the City of Seattle’s CiviForm website, a tool that makes it faster and easier for residents to apply to city-related benefit and discount programs. The tool works by easing some of the time, computer literacy and language barriers that can create roadblocks for residents seeking to access benefit programs.

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Microsoft targets AI skills gap with new training program and grant challenge

GeekWire

Microsoft is partnering with OpenAI and competing against tech giants including Amazon and Google in the race to capitalize on the growing wave of generative AI technologies in software and online services. The company declined to disclose the expected size of the grants or the amount of its investment in the programs.

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Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet Dave Parker named CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization

GeekWire

He was a leader at Startup Weekend and Code Fellows, and led the Founder Cohort program for the Washington Technology Industry Association. Rader previously spent more than a decade at Google, including as head of sales for Google Cloud, and most recently worked for HighRadius.

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Ada Developers Academy: A no-cost career program that aims to diversify IT

CIO Business Intelligence

After connecting with a former Adie — the nickname for students in the program — and confirming the program was indeed real, Burrows says she “couldn’t wait to apply.”. Beatrice Tohni found out about the program when a friend texted her a link to Ada Developers Academy saying, “This sounds like the perfect program for you.”

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Tech Moves: Google engineering director Ankur Sinha joins Remitly as CTO

GeekWire

Ankur Sinha , who spent the past two years as an engineering director at Google, joined remittance company Remitly as its chief technology officer. Sinha, based in Seattle, most recently oversaw Google Cloud’s commerce capabilities. iUrban Teen , a STEM+Arts program for underrepresented teens, announced new directors.

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Signal launches in-app sustainer program to accept donations from users

The Verge

As a nonprofit, Signal doesn’t receive financial support from any advertisers or shareholders, a new blog post notes , and relies on users for donations. Secure messaging app Signal has launched a new feature that allows users to make donations within the app, the company announced.

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OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic team up for Frontier AI

Dataconomy

OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic, four of the biggest AI firms, have founded a new industry association to ensure the “safe and responsible development” of so-called “frontier AI” models.

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