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IBM and Cleveland Clinic working on quantum computing-based healthcare research

TechSpot

The supposedly revolutionary capabilities of its Watson supercomputer never became real, but IBM is still working to try and advance computer technology for healthcare research.

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IBM suspends advertising on X after its ads appear next to pro-Nazi content

TechSpot

A report from nonprofit watchdog group Media Matters highlighted how adverts from the massive tech brands had appeared on X next to content such as memes and posts that tout Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Read Entire Article

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Why it matters that IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business

Vox

As a decades-long leader in the industry, IBM’s actions stand to influence technology companies and lawmakers alike. The news that IBM will no longer produce facial recognition technology might not sound huge at first. IBM is taking a stand against the development of technology that can lead to human rights abuses.

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14 organizations that support LGBTQ+ tech workers

CIO Business Intelligence

Maven Youth Maven Youth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering LGBTQ+ youth to “network, organize, and educate for social change through technology and the tech sector.” The nonprofit was born after IBM sponsored a focus group in 2005 at the Human Rights Campaign headquarters in Washington, D.C.,

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Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson to retire; Howard Schultz returns as interim chief

GeekWire

He has more than three decades of experience working at tech companies including IBM, Juniper Networks (he was CEO from 2008 to 2013), and Microsoft, where he led worldwide sales for two years before running the Windows and Online Services division for three years, working closely with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. Bush and Barack Obama.

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Partnership on AI’s Terah Lyons talks ethics washing, moonshots, and power

CTOvision

Formed in September 2016 by a coalition of the largest tech companies in AI — Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM, and Microsoft — it is a nonprofit organization that advises corporations and governments on AI policy and seeks to answer big questions about the […].

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10 fastest growing US tech hubs for IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Companies such as Amazon, Infosys, IBM, Wipro, Apple, Oracle, Microsoft, Capgemini, Uber, Dell, Google, and Salesforce all have offices in Tampa. Other tech companies that have opened offices in Portland include Airbnb, Google, IBM, Amazon, Logitech, Apple, Nvidia, Oracle, and Salesforce among others.

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