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Google Cloud research credits expand to nonprofits

Venture Beast

Google Cloud is extending research credits to nonprofit researchers, according to an announcement in a company blog post. Read More.

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Inside the intense world of COVID-19 science, and unexpected findings from Seattle researchers

GeekWire

Pre-pandemic the chemist and biotech entrepreneur was conducting cutting-edge cancer research. The Institute for Systems Biology scientists are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to coordinate the research with patients, collect clinical data and process the vast numbers of data points. Not even Sundays.

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As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals

GeekWire

In March, news broke that Amazon Web Services is spending $650 million on a data center in Pennsylvania that’s plugged into the nation’s sixth largest nuclear power plant, providing up to 960 megawatts of carbon-free energy for its operations. Europe, Asia and Latin America.

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9 ways IT leaders can impact sustainability initiatives

CIO Business Intelligence

Decision makers are realizing that technology is essential for reaching their ESG goals,” noted Bjoern Stengel, IDC global sustainability research lead, in the report. Morgan Stanley’s IT department, for example, is helping nonprofits as part of its Technology Change Makers program. Now is no time for sideline sitting, however.

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

GeekWire

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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How “windfall profits” from AI companies could fund a universal basic income

Vox

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Meta President Nick Clegg, Inflection AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google’s President of Global Affairs Kent Walker, and Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith at the White House.

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How a Seattle fintech entrepreneur built a network of support through multiple organizations

GeekWire

Three years ago, Derby, who is gay, joined StartOut , a nonprofit that helps LGBTQ entrepreneurs make connections and get access to resources. Now he’s hoping to access resources that are becoming available through a recently announced partnership between StartOut and Amazon Web Services.

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