Australian tech startups mourn loss of political voice after election
Computer Weekly
JULY 4, 2016
Australian tech startup community loses a strong political voice as innovation minister loses seat in general election
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Meta to Label Political Ads With AI Imagery Before 2024 Elections
IT Toolbox
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Meta and other tech companies in the U.S. The post Meta to Label Political Ads With AI Imagery Before 2024 Elections appeared first on Spiceworks. have been criticized in the past over the lack of action against the risks posed by AI.
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Service Providers Set For Growth In 2023 Despite An Uncertain Business Outlook
Forrester IT
JANUARY 27, 2023
Complex global geo-political conditions see constant announcements of budget cuts, layoffs, and tech exec’s priorities being re-shuffled. Growth despite turbulent surroundings 2022 was a tough year, and economic forecasts show uncertainty about what will happen in 2023.
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Build Your Emerging Tech Muscle
Forrester IT
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Firms are striving to become future fit to win in an environment of political, economic, competitive, and technology uncertainties. They rank evaluating and experimenting with emerging technology as a top tech executive priority. In Forrester’s Q3 2020 […].
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Network spending priorities for second-half 2023
Network World
JUNE 12, 2023
The good news is that users sort of believe that many of the economic and political issues that have contributed to the problem have been at least held at bay. There’s still uncertainty in the tech world, but it's a bit less than before. What are the user priorities for tech for the rest of the year?
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Compassion Seattle: Is this the path to solving homelessness? Tech, biz, politics leaders speak out
GeekWire
JUNE 4, 2021
Related: Are tech employees coming back to downtown Seattle? Here’s what companies are planning for. For example, under the proposed changes, the city would be legally required to provide an additional 2,000 units of emergency and permanent housing within one year of the amendment’s January 2022 start date.
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UK to Ban Big Tech Companies From 'Discriminating' Based on Political Views
Gizmodo
MAY 12, 2021
The UK’s conservative government will ban technology companies from “discriminating” against particular political viewpoints, according to a press release about the country’s new proposed Online Safety Bill. The anti-censorship clause is just a minor part of a much larger draft bill, but will likely get attention from… Read more.
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We Already Have the Technology to Decarbonize U.S. Electricity
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 15, 2020
off fossil-based energy: money, political will, labor. electricity demand can be met with currently available carbon-free tech, like solar panels… Read more. It’ll take a lot to transition the U.S. But a new report shows it won’t take new technological innovation. The study , published in the journal Joule last week, shows U.S.
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LobbyLeaks is a new EU platform to combat shady lobbying
TechSpot
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Their website is designed to unveil the "political clout" of big tech companies, and provides a tool to safely leak. LobbyLeaks is a joint effort by a group of MEPs and two non-governmental organizations (NGO) working to oppose shady lobbying and "astroturfing" tactics aimed at influencing the European policymaking process.
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5 key leadership skills an executive coach can help you master
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Just a few years after doing desktop support at the same firm, he was thrust into the position of IT manager, meeting with the CEO and running the show for everything tech. “At It can’t be about new tech for new tech’s sake. At 28, there were a lot of things I didn’t have experience with,” says Chris Cantrell. “At
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After personal experience with cyberstalking, tech founder launches startup battling deepfake content
GeekWire
APRIL 22, 2024
The response from the tech sector has been limited. But most of the attention on stopping malicious deepfakes is focused on political candidates and issues , Hutchins notes, which while incredibly important, misses the majority of the technology’s victims. For Melissa Hutchins , the episode was disappointing but not surprising.
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Amazon’s three-layered AI strategy, how AI startups can stand out, and hope for AI and humanity
GeekWire
AUGUST 5, 2023
We also discuss the history of AI usage by startups, and consider advice from investors and startup leaders at Seattle Tech Week for emerging tech companies looking to stand out with their own AI applications and solutions. We play and assess clips of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy explaining the company’s AI strategy this week.
Federal Appeals Court Says Facebook, Twitter Aren't Conspiring to Suppress Conservative Views
Gizmodo
MAY 27, 2020
Court of Appeals in Washington dismissed a lawsuit that claimed major tech companies including Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Apple worked together to “intentionally and willfully suppress politically conservative content” online. Today, the U.S. According to Bloomberg , the federal appeals court said nonprofit group… Read more.
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Steve and Connie Ballmer give $7M to national gun control group co-founded by Michael Bloomberg
GeekWire
JULY 16, 2020
Steve and Connie Ballmer have made what’s believed to be their largest political contribution to date, giving $7 million to a political action committee connected to Everytown for Gun Safety , a national gun control group co-founded by former New York City Mayor (and erstwhile presidential candidate) Michael Bloomberg.
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‘Widespread failure to comply’: Why Washington state’s AG is suing Google, again
GeekWire
MARCH 2, 2021
Sometimes, those ads are political. Now consider how long Tallman Trask, a second-year law student at the University of Washington, has been waiting to receive information from Google about all the political ads the company sold targeting Washington state’s elections in 2019. Think about how fast Google search results arrive.
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Microsoft suspends donations for politicians who attempted to overturn the 2020 election
The Verge
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
The company temporarily suspended all political contributions after the January 6th attack on the Capitol, with Microsoft taking the time to decide “whether to suspend further donations to individuals who voted against certification of the Electoral College.”
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15 worthwhile conferences for women in tech
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 1, 2024
Diversity is a hot topic in the tech industry — and because it’s discussed frequently, it might be easy to feel like things have already changed. For every 100 men promoted to managerial positions in tech, only 87 women and 82 women of color earned the same promotion, the Women Tech Network survey found.
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TikTok rejects Microsoft bid, seeks partnership with Oracle
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
It’s been banned by numerous US government agencies and political campaigns, while also being blasted by some within the tech industry. Despite its massive popularity, TikTok has long come under scrutiny for its alleged privacy issues.
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Amazon pausing construction on HQ2 in the Washington D.C. area
GeekWire
MARCH 3, 2023
Last month the company told corporate and tech employees that it wants them back in the office at least three days per week. The company is cutting costs amid the larger tech downturn. ” The decision to pause construction comes as Amazon continues to navigate its hybrid work policies. billion project.
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Google settles with Washington AG for $423K over political ads
GeekWire
JUNE 17, 2021
Without conceding it broke state law, Google paid the Washington attorney general’s office $423,659 to settle a lawsuit over the company’s paid political advertising in the state. . The settlement marks the second time Google has paid the state after being accused of stepping outside the law’s boundaries.
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8 inspiring women in AI leading advancements in the field
Dataconomy
MARCH 8, 2021
On March 8 every year, International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements, and that – of course – includes women in AI. The tech industry and the AI sector face an ongoing and constant diversity and equality crisis. In a study from.
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How tech leaders can better navigate organizational politics
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 14, 2022
When you think about people entangled in organizational politics, terms that come to mind include manipulation, self-serving, turf battles, power plays, and hidden agendas. In reality, politics aren’t good or bad. I think politics is really about getting a positive outcome when there is scarcity,” he says.
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New study will show misinformation on Facebook gets way more engagement than news
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
This increased engagement was seen across the political spectrum, but the study found that “publishers on the right have a much higher propensity to share misleading information than publishers in other political categories,” according to The Washington Post.
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Google to pay nearly $40M to Washington state after lawsuit over location tracking
GeekWire
MAY 18, 2023
million after a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Bob Ferguson accused the tech giant of deceptive practices in its location tracking. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Google “deceived [consumers] about their privacy options and profited from that conduct.”
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5 forces shaping the future IT workforce
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 1, 2022
Even with inflation, high energy costs, and the invasion of Ukraine, IT hiring continued at a record-setting pace, but keeping tech talent still poses challenges. The increasing impact of political and social issues on retention and hiring. These industry-watchers have identified five forces influencing the IT work landscape.
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How a $25 million donation to help students got ensnared in politics
Vox
MARCH 27, 2021
Billionaire philanthropy is once again on the defense in San Francisco, the home of many a tech billionaire. But a liberal lawmaker has temporarily derailed the initiative to raise questions about the involvement of a volunteer group that she worries is pushing a political agenda. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images.
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Facebook will start verifying the identities of accounts that keep going viral
The Verge
MAY 28, 2020
The change follows a similar move two years ago in which Facebook required viral page owners to disclose their identities and locations , following numerous accounts of overseas content farms using partisan US politics to game Facebook’s algorithms, go viral, and cash in on ad revenue.
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Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott give $40M to boost groups working on gender equality
GeekWire
JULY 29, 2021
PREVIOUSLY: How Melinda French Gates has ‘transformational potential’ to boost equality in VC, tech and beyond. ” The four awardees are: Building Women’s Equality through Strengthening the Care Infrastructure ( $10 million ); Ada Developers Academy’s Changing the Face of Tech ( $10 million ); Girl Inc.’s
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Immigration and tech: New realities, old problems, and what’s at stake for the future of the country
GeekWire
DECEMBER 4, 2021
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: how the pandemic, politics, labor shortages, and the rise of remote work are impacting U.S. immigration in the tech industry and beyond — and how ongoing challenges in the system could be putting the country’s future at risk. Boundless CEO Xiao Wang. Boundless Photo).
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Pendulum raises $5.9M to help companies identify potentially harmful narratives online
GeekWire
JANUARY 7, 2022
The tech: Pendulum’s software is used by corporate risk intelligence groups within Fortune 500 companies to identify risks and opportunities that arise from social media and other online content. The take: Misinformation online has become a huge issue over the past few years amid political divides and a global pandemic.
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Bellevue’s boom: City’s tech industry is poised to eat Seattle’s lunch
GeekWire
OCTOBER 27, 2021
skyline as the growing tech hub just east of Seattle is set for further expansion. Plus, the tech exec delivers his staff a special perk seldom seen in Seattle: “I offer free parking to my employees,” he said with a laugh. Cranes dot the Bellevue, Wash., GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota). “This is an amazing place.”
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Rajeev Ronanki on making the leap to CEO
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
As many as half of all tech executives aspire to become CEO. Luckily, as a high-performing tech executive, you already developed a lot of CEO skills, says Ronanki. To do this well, you really need to know how the business works, and by extension, how political, economic and societal forces will impact it,” he says.
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Mods? MODS!?: Facebook's QAnon Ban Is Too Little Too Late
Gizmodo
AUGUST 21, 2020
Content and moderation decisions by tech companies are increasingly the focus of unending kicking and screaming—to the point where it’s now essentially a campaign plank for at least one of the U.S.’s s major political parties. The likes of Facebook, Twitter, and Google are also trying to convince the public how well… Read more.
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Oracle moves its HQ from California to Texas
The Verge
DECEMBER 13, 2020
Software giant Oracle moved the company headquarters from Redwood City, California to Austin, Texas, Bloomberg reported , the latest tech firm to depart Silicon Valley for the Lone Star State. Alex Castro. It already has a campus in Austin, which it opened in 2018. . Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) December 11, 2020.
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Big Tech’s Russia problem
Vox
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
In some cases, refusing could put some of their local employees at risk — in the past, the Russian government has threatened to arrest tech employees based in the country when disputing with their employers. If they don’t follow the Kremlin’s orders, they risk being booted off of the local internet entirely.
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Meta grabbing more space in Bellevue’s Spring District with lease of fifth office building
GeekWire
DECEMBER 6, 2021
The expansion adds to the tech giant’s growing presence in the Seattle region, including the South Lake Union neighborhood, Bellevue and Redmond, Wash., The Bellevue expansion is also further evidence of Bellevue’s growing importance as a tech hub while also underscoring the growth pressure the city will continue to face.
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U.S. Senate hearing to reform Section 230 internet law becomes political showdown
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Senate hearing to reform an internet law and hold tech companies accountable for user-generated contented became a political scuffle. Read More.
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Geeks Give Back at the GeekWire Awards: Meet three groups wielding tech for good causes
GeekWire
MARCH 25, 2024
And the Pacific Northwest is home to an impressive share of organizations and individuals leading the charge to make the world a better place through tech-driven initiatives. Related coverage: New nonpartisan AI nonprofit TrueMedia, led by Oren Etzioni, is making a political deepfake detector Create your own user feedback survey
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Inside the first liquor store to use Amazon’s cashierless technology
GeekWire
AUGUST 21, 2023
Then, they can “Just Walk Out,” thanks to a system powered by Amazon’s tech. Cashierless tech can help reduce or eliminate long lines, something that’s particularly evident at sports stadiums using Amazon’s system. “But I can adapt and get over it,” she said. The store, located at 1813 7th Ave.,
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Day 2: Amazon defeated the union in Alabama, but did it win on the larger stage?
GeekWire
APRIL 10, 2021
University of Washington professor Margaret O’Mara discusses the history of tech at the 2017 GeekWire Summit. GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong). Amazon warehouse employees voted against unionization in Bessemer, Ala. , in a victory for the company and a defeat for organized labor. Amazon plays hardball.
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Big Tech’s Russia problem
Vox
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
In some cases, refusing could put some of their local employees at risk — in the past, the Russian government has threatened to arrest tech employees based in the country when disputing with their employers. If they don’t follow the Kremlin’s orders, they risk being booted off of the local internet entirely.
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Washington governor signs executive order to develop guidelines for generative AI use
GeekWire
JANUARY 30, 2024
Jay Inslee signed the order on Tuesday, directing state officials over the next year to identify potential generative AI initiatives for internal operations and set guidelines for how the tech is procured, used, and monitored.
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George Carlin AI is getting all the criticism from his daughter
Dataconomy
JANUARY 12, 2024
It’s like seeing a legend reborn with a twist of modern tech. It’s diving headfirst into topics like politics, tech, and TV shows. His comedy was dark, poking fun at politics, language, religion, and those things we’re often too scared to talk about.
Microsoft announces AI newsroom projects with Semafor and others, as NYT lawsuit looms
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The move highlights the complex relationship between tech giants and a broader news industry that has seen its traditions and business models repeatedly disrupted by digital innovations over three decades — from the dawn of the web, to the advent of Craigslist and Facebook, and now the rapid rise of AI.
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