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US says internet services are exempt from Russian sanctions

The Verge

The US Department of the Treasury is exempting telecommunications services from ongoing sanctions against Russia. Access Now and other nonprofits have pushed the US government to avoid disrupting internet access as part of larger sanctions against Russia over its February invasion of Ukraine. Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge.

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Tech Moves: Accolade appoints execs; Vacasa adds board member ahead of SPAC deal; and more

GeekWire

The former CEO of BoldIQ, Yarkoni was most recently an executive at Check Point Software and previously EVP of customer operations and strategy at Apptio. Thill was previously an HR leader at Medallia, a San Francisco software company. Rick Crabbe is now chief revenue officer at RingSquared, a New Jersey telecommunications company.

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Meet ADP's 'business anthropologist,' putting human thought behind chatbots

ComputerWorld IT Management

has developed her craft over 15-plus years at a variety of organizations — a nonprofit, a telecommunications company and an e-commerce firm. She now works in the Innovation Labs at ADP , a provider of human resources management software and services headquartered in Roseland, N.J.

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Tech Moves: Ada Developers Academy bolsters board; Tune CEO steps down following acquisition; AWS execs promoted

GeekWire

Jeffrey Spector , co-founder of Seattle startup Karat which helps companies conduct technical interviews for software engineers. Michele Broderick , recently appointed CMO of The Esalen Institute , an education nonprofit based in Big Sur, Calif. Mitchell joins Vioguard from the telecommunications industry. Tune Photo).

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10 fastest growing US tech hubs for IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Phoenix Phoenix is home to the “Silicon Desert,” and it’s quickly becoming a hot spot for the tech industry, with a focus on telecommunications, electronics manufacturing, and aerospace. Phoenix is home to tech companies such as ADP, Workiva, ServiceNow, Traffic Tech, BigTime Software, and General Motors. Tampa, Fla.

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TikTok’s success has made it a big target for regulators

The Verge

The trade war with China is very much real, though, and has already led to the Trump administration banning government use of Huawei and ZTE telecommunications equipment , for fear of espionage. Others, such as President Trump’s Muslim ban, took a few tries — but eventually became law. April Glaser / NBC). Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire ).

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

Trends in the Living Networks

With a background in economics and IT, as well as experience in sectors as diverse as telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and agriculture, Tarhan is well placed to advise a variety of stakeholders. Evans’s involvement in the telecoms industry began with her work as a software engineer in the early 1980s. Gill Ringland. Maria Andersen.

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