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Nonprofit takes D&D digital to help kids who struggle socially, and to study its own impact

GeekWire

The founders of the nonprofit had gathered heaps of anecdotal evidence that tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons could help kids who struggled socially — whether they had autism, ADHD, anxiety or other challenges — learn to more successfully interact with others. It seems, instead, that they shook their die and rolled a virtual 20.

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Geeks Give Back at the GeekWire Awards: Meet three groups wielding tech for good causes

GeekWire

Coding for Cancer Hanako Osuga, in the background, is the program coordinator leading the Coding for Cancer program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, an effort designed to expose students to the possibilities of applying computational skills to cancer research. Denver and Dallas and has helped more then 6,200 people get housing.

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Seattle’s newest unicorn: Rec Room raises $100M as social gaming popularity fuels big growth

GeekWire

We are one of many, and we’re excited to add a consumer social company to that mix.” When GeekWire visited the company’s office and tested Rec Room in 2017, the startup was focused on virtual reality. Year-over-year revenue growth of 566% was fueled in part by the pandemic and trends toward social gatherings online.

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Meet the 8 startups that just pitched at a virtual Demo Night hosted by Female Founders Alliance

GeekWire

Seattle-based FFA just wrapped up a virtual version of its eight-week Ready Set Raise program, which requires each company to have a female or non-binary CEO. The organization doesn’t take equity from companies participating in the accelerator program. The eight selected companies have raised a collective $6.3

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IRL is a new social network taking on Facebook groups

The Verge

That’s the bet behind IRL, a young social network that has been quietly growing over the past year and just attracted an eye-popping amount of money to take on Facebook. The two-year-old startup is betting that a post-pandemic world will fuel its mission to help people “do more together,” usually by meeting up in real life — you know, IRL.

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These are the words Amazon’s planned employee chat app reportedly won’t let you say

The Verge

A source familiar with the situation told The Intercept that Amazon executives met in November 2021 to discuss the creation of a social media platform specifically for employees. During the meeting, executives reportedly discussed “the dark side of social media” and agreed to monitor employees’ posts (should Amazon ever launch the platform).

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14 organizations that support LGBTQ+ tech workers

CIO Business Intelligence

LGBTQ in Technology Slack The LGBTQ in Technology Slack is a safe space for LGBTQ+ people in tech to chat, support one another, and connect virtually over a Slack channel. The meeting resulted in students developing an organization that supports LGBTQ+ students in the STEM community. as a part of the Out for Work conference.

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