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Researchers find 87% of U.S. classic video games are out of print and ‘critically endangered’

GeekWire

The study , “Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States,” was written by Phil Salvador, the library director of the Video Game History Foundation , with the assistance of a team of student researchers from the University of Washington Information School. were still available for legal purchase. between 1948 (i.e.

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Why Should Associations Invest In Technology?

Kitaboo

A survey by Fairfield County Community Foundation found that 22% of non-profit associations have no budget for information technology. However, as mentioned earlier, limited budgets lead to non-profit organizations becoming unable to upgrade their hardware or software or provide the necessary training for their staff.

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Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline

CIO Business Intelligence

To do so, the organization collected retired computers and laptops from companies, fixed them up, and redistributed them back into the community through schools and nonprofits. When CEO Plinio Ayala joined Per Scholas in 2003, he noticed there weren’t enough skilled technicians to fix the hardware the organization collected.

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Rackspace’s CTO takes a broad view of sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud.

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10 ways inflation will impact IT

CIO Business Intelligence

“We are feeling the impact of inflation with price increases in the cost of hardware, equipment, and services. According to the 2022 CEO survey from the Conference Board , inflation ranks second on the list of issues worrying chief executives, just after the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic talk.

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

GeekWire

The technology surveys a person’s T-cells to determine if they’ve had COVID-19, which is a more accurate way to get an answer than using antibodies for detecting past infections. They come from universities, public schools and nonprofits, and are working with kids from elementary school into college and supporting fellow teachers as well.

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

Trends in the Living Networks

Hoffman worked in the Queensland government for over 10 years in a variety of fields: economic modeling, strategic planning, scenario planning, development and analysis of transport surveys, project management, policy development, performance management, and business planning. Rotich also co-founded Kenyan hardware company BRCK Inc.

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