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IBM and Hispanic Heritage Foundation partner to upskill Latinos for IT careers

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Creating opportunity is key to fostering diversity in the tech industry — and that’s what IBM is aiming to do in partnership with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. Jumping into AI course, Kaufman quickly learned about “AI’s technical aspects and societal impact.”

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Crusoe Energy, Insider And Biotech Raise Big

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startups raised half a billion dollars apiece, and another eight raised $100 million or more, with industries from cybersecurity to biotech to AI represented. Founded in 2018, the company has raised $1.2 Founded in 2018, the company has raised $654 million, per Crunchbase. billion valuation in the process.

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Why women leave your IT organization — and how to help reverse that talent drain

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Women remain underrepresented in technology roles and have, in fact, lost ground in recent decades. The 2024 State of the Tech Workforce from IT training and certification association CompTIA noted a similar gender gap in the field, finding that women make up just 27% of tech occupations.

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The 10 Biggest Rounds Of February: Saronic And NinjaOne Lead Big Month

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In fact, it took $200 million or more to make the list last month, as defense tech and cybersecurity led the way. Securing endpoints has been a main pillar of cybersecurity since the industry started. Harvey develops AI tools that help legal pros with research, document review and contract analysis.

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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

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’s Tech Nation found in 2018 that about 26% of Belfast’s workforce was employed in tech, and it is among cities in the country with the highest growth potential for 2021. According to the survey, the city is strong in sectors such as fintech, agritech, hospitality tech, emerging tech, cybersecurity, SaaS and medtech.

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Startup Funding Regained Its Footing In 2024 As AI Became The Star Of The Show

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Global venture investment in 2024 was above the pre-pandemic year of 2019, but below 2018 and 2020 amounts at $346 billion and $350 billion, respectively. Other leading sectors included autonomous driving, healthcare, robotics, professional services, security and military, Crunchbase data shows. Related reading OpenAI Raises $6.6B

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Data center provider fakes Tier 4 data center certificate to bag $11M SEC deal

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Deepak Jain, CEO of a Maryland-based IT services firm, has been indicted for fraud and making false statements after allegedly falsifying a Tier 4 data center certification to secure a $10.7 million contract with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). From 2012 through 2018, the SEC paid Company A approximately $10.7