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Tech Moves: T-Mobile adds former U.S. intelligence director to board; Amazon execs depart; and more

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T-Mobile Photo). — T-Mobile appointed former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director Letitia Long to its board. Amazon Web Services’ VP of Solution Architecture and Training & Certification Rudy Valdez has departed, according to a report by The Information. Letitia Long. (T-Mobile

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Here’s how Microsoft is helping India with its COVID-19 catastrophe

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NPR reported Tuesday that India now has more than 20 million reported coronavirus infections and nearly 3.5 CBS News reported that the disease has killed 120 people an hour on average over the last two weeks. Financial support for nonprofits: Through the Microsoft Philanthropies employee giving program, employees in the U.S

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Tech Moves: AWS product head joins Faculty; Bezos Earth Fund hires BlackRock leader; and more

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Sullivan was previously head of product for the AI DevOps group at Amazon Web Services, where he led teams helping customers build and manage cloud-based applications. Bodnar was previously chief strategy officer at the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), where he founded its Center for Climate-Aligned Finance.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink is only the beginning

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T-Mobile is planning to use Starlink’s network to expand its coverage in dead zones, and SpaceX is encouraging other mobile providers to connect their networks to the heavens. Beyond the high cost of the equipment and service, satellite internet isn’t always the most dependable , and there’s limited capacity. “We

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Bias, disrespect, and demotions: Black employees say Amazon has a race problem

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Chanin Kelly-Rae was a manager of diversity for a division of Amazon Web Services in 2019. Recode reviewed some of this data for the Amazon Web Services division of the company, and it shows large disparities in performance review ratings between Black and white employees. “We Meron Menghistab for Vox. Isaac Brekken/AP.

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Tech Moves: Leafly hires general counsel; Skilljar and LevelTen add execs; and more

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Former CarGurus executive Martha Blue joined the board of directors of Seattle startup Recurrent, which provides independent reports on the condition of used electric car batteries. . Auterion, which makes software for drones, hired Amazon Web Services (AWS) vet Jeff Jones as chief revenue officer. Marty Blue. Recurrent Photo).

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Bias, disrespect, and demotions: Black employees say Amazon has a race problem

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Chanin Kelly-Rae was a head of diversity for Amazon Web Services in 2019. Recode reviewed some of this data for the Amazon Web Services division of the company, and it shows large disparities in performance review ratings between Black and white employees. “We Meron Menghistab for Vox. Isaac Brekken/AP. Eyes wide open.