A stitch in time can save lives, so the race is on as the Louisiana Tech Family and its friends and neighbors make masks for healthcare workers, first-responders, and others on the frontlines of the war against Covid-19. Dorene Kordal, administrative assistant at Tech’s Waggonner Center for Public Policy, was watching a television story about […]
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Cornell Tech provides CS lessons for kids at home | Cornell – Cornell Chronicle
“This is our first-ever CS at Home broadcast,” Diane Levitt, senior director of K-12 education at Cornell Tech, told a class of third-graders from Public School 86 in the Bronx on March 26 via Zoom. “Thank you for being part of our experiment. We have never done this before. So it’s good to do it with […]
Which Tech Stock Is a Better Buy After the Coronavirus Sell-Off: Facebook or Amazon? – Motley Fool
The past five weeks have been particularly brutal for investors, and many of the biggest technology stocks weren’t spared from the unprecedented market volatility resulting from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. There’s even a growing sense that a recession is inevitable, given the number of schools and businesses that have shut down. Consumers — who drive […]
Elizabeth Warren for President open-sources its 2020 campaign tech – TechCrunch
Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren may have ended her 2020 presidential run, but the tech used to drive her campaign will live on. Members of her staff announced they would make public the top apps and digital tools developed in Warren’s bid to become the Democratic nominee for president. “In our work, we leaned heavily on […]
Meituan Joins Tech Giants Struggling to Gauge Covid-19 Fallout – Bloomberg
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Lessons For Tech Entrepreneurs From The Great Recession – Forbes
As a founder, this is your moment to remind your employees, investors and customers why your company … [+] exists, what you stand for and how you will thrive. SHUTTERSTOCK No business was ready for what’s happening right now. Mine wasn’t, and I’m sure the same goes for yours. The world hasn’t seen a pandemic […]
‘Canary in a coal mine’: Seattle marketing tech startup Amplero shuts down, lays off 17 employees – GeekWire
Amplero CEO Jamie Miller. (Amplero Photo) The future was bright for Amplero. The Seattle marketing tech startup entered 2020 with positive momentum and plans to nearly triple its revenue. But then the COVID-19 outbreak brought the economy to a standstill. Amplero’s customer pipeline suddenly dried up. And now the company is shutting down. Amplero will […]
Photos: SVVSD Distributes Tech for At Home Learning – Longmont Times-Call
From right: Community Schools Director Lupita Ramirez and Family Outreach Liaison Alberto Rodriguez work to distribute iPads to students at the St. Vrain Valley School District Learning Services Center in Longmont on March 30, 2020. Remote learning starts Monday at SVVSD schools. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer) ======== Web Source
Microsoft Will No Longer Make Minority Investments in Facial Recognition Tech – Motley Fool
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is drawing a line in the sand when it comes to facial recognition technology. On Friday, the company announced it was divesting its stake in a facial recognition start-up and vowed to no longer make minority investments in the area. Through its M12 venture fund, the software giant announced over the weekend that it and […]
Should Big Tech Waive Cloud Payments? – pymnts.com
Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email Top technology conglomerates including Google, Amazon and Microsoft are being urged to allow their startup and small business customers to defer payments for cloud services, reports in TechCrunch said. According to the publication, the tech giants could help ease the cash flow crunch of their small business customers, […]