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Seattle nonprofit wants to help all students love math, using school programs and in-person exhibits

GeekWire

The 4-year-old nonprofit is built around the core notion that every person is a math person — but we all experience math in different ways. The 4-year-old nonprofit is built around the core notion that every person is a math person — but we all experience math in different ways. Technology. Check that acronym, by the way.)

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Seattle film nonprofit SIFF supports effort to save Cinerama and could run theater with funding help

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SIFF , the nonprofit that champions film and the movie-going experience in Seattle, is joining the call to save the Cinerama, the historic movie theater that has been in limbo for almost two years. The Cinerama movie theater in Seattle. GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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How Pacific Science Center ran safe, successful summer camps — in-person — despite COVID-19

GeekWire

The nonprofit just wrapped up 10 weeks of camps, with nearly 1,500 kids participating at the spacious Seattle campus and three partner locations, and another 1,500 kids enrolled in the Science Center’s virtual camps, including students from out of state. Pacific Science Center Photo).

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Kim Kardashian West is the next superstar celebrity to snag an exclusive podcast deal with Spotify

The Verge

Kardashian West is a vocal advocate for criminal justice reform and has been studying to become a lawyer through an apprenticeship program. Back in February, Spotify purchased The Ringer — Bill Simmons’ culture and sports website and podcast network — primarily for its network of popular shows.

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AWS launches Skills Center in Seattle, boosts efforts to give free cloud training to 29M people

GeekWire

The site showcases potential career areas, including gaming, robotics, sports, machine learning smart home technology and space. In addition to opening the center, Amazon announced additional efforts to provide free training: Expanding AWS re/Start , its in-person,12-week program that provides training for entry-level cloud computing careers.

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Broadcasters secure a win in their fight against scrappy TV streamer Locast

The Verge

ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox have secured a victory in their legal fight against Locast, a nonprofit that re-streams their local broadcast stations at little to no cost, much to the consternation of those networks. The ruling was made on the grounds that collected funds were being used for expansion, rather than maintaining operation alone.

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How to leverage data to create a more intelligent organization

CIO Business Intelligence

The program begins May 10 with Hilary Mason, data scientist in residence at Accel Partners. On May 11, we’ll look at one of the most high-profile new consumer use cases of data: sports betting. Srinivasan will share Petco’s ongoing data journey at CIO’s Future of Data Summit , taking place virtually May 10-11.