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Dancing with the cloud: Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky takes steps to fight homelessness

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky during a rehearsal session with his professional dance partner Lauren Smith. But a group of notable personalities in the city, including Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky , will do their best to use dance to raise money to help combat the issue.

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

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Everyone buys office supplies, so I got to learn about a broad range of companies across different industries, from biotech to shoe manufacturing to video game developers.”. The company provides back-end tech and software to help companies build training and onboarding programs. Manny Medina , Outreach. Outreach CEO Manny Medina.

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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

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While the nation is going through dramatic changes, Gates said in his video message, the innovative spirit of the region he calls home hasn’t changed. In 2007, he co-founded Chronus , a company that built digital tools for employee development programs. She also thanked the “No. 1 immigrant” in her life, her mom.

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

Vox

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.

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What is Signal, and why is everybody downloading it right now?

Vox

Signal’s growth in popularity also came as numerous tech companies, including Facebook and Twitter, began deplatforming Trump and his followers and trying to prevent their technologies from being used in service of further violence. And unlike big tech companies, the service doesn’t sell ads or user data. What makes Signal different?

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