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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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Amazon sustainability report: Carbon emissions rose 19% in 2020 as pandemic drove huge revenue

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Last year also saw a huge pandemic-fueled rise in demand for Amazon’s services including delivery and Prime Video, and last year more companies turned to its cloud arm, Amazon Web Services. The company, which employs more than 1 million people worldwide, posted record revenue of $386 billion last year.

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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.”. Medina, co-founder and CEO, previously worked for Amazon Web Services and led a division of Microsoft. Matt Oppenheimer , Remitly. Remitly Photo).

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Expanding the AWS Cloud: Introducing the AWS Canada (Central) Region

All Things Distributed

Earlier this year, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it would launch a new AWS infrastructure region in Montreal, Quebec. Vidyard is a revolutionary platform that provides business users with the ability to personalize and strategically target messages through online video. in the coming year.

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

Vox

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

GeekWire

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. Founded in Boston in 2000, the nonprofit training program launched in the Puget Sound region in 2011 with a mission to “close the opportunity divide.”