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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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10 fastest growing US tech hubs for IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Dice defines a growing tech hub as a city with universities and colleges to recruit from, venture funding opportunities, a strong social scene for networking, and existing companies looking to hire talent. These 10 cities are the fastest growing tech hubs by salary, according to Dice. increase from 2021, according to Dice.

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Founded by a former high school counselor, EdXeno aims to connect students with their future colleges

GeekWire

He ultimately decided to chart his own path in the field — initially founding a nonprofit called Equitable College Counseling before founding EdXeno. His brother, Joel, was struggling at the time with issues including alcohol and the lingering effects of social isolation from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tech Moves: Zillow co-founder joins Palantir board; Hootsuite names new CEO; and more

GeekWire

based social media management platform Hootsuite named Tom Keiser as its new CEO. Patel was chief intellectual property officer at TiVo and has held IP roles at Technicolor and IBM. Emans was most recently CFO and treasurer for nonprofit A Place for Mom. and working on a new stealth startup, according to a post on Twitter.

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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

GeekWire

I wrote device drivers for the IBM PC, as well as Apple Mac IIs and SEs.”. Most of my clients were endowed nonprofits, foundations and universities, and the returns we achieved for them went back into helping further their missions, so there was a lot of meaning to the work we did there.”. “I What was your first job? “My

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Your car is about to go open source

Galido

“We’re leveraging essentially an $11 billion investment already made in Linux by many other companies including IBM and Intel,” Streif said. ” Jaguar Land Rover is a member of GENIVI, a nonprofit auto industry alliance committed to driving the broad adoption of an open-source IVI development platform.

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Silicon Valley’s AI frenzy isn’t just another crypto craze

Vox

In 2021, the company said it made $35 million in revenue , and as of December, had close to 100,000 paying customers , including brands like Airbnb, IBM, and Harper Collins. But most of their startups are still extremely early-stage, with either just an idea, or a rough demo, to show. billion valuation.

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