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

CIO

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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Early-stage African VC firm, Microtraction reports portfolio boom despite the weight of COVID-19

TechCrunch

In a review of the year published last week, the firm noted that 21 companies in its portfolio have raised more than $33 million in funding. This represents nearly four-fold growth over a year ago when its portfolio raised $6 million (and just $3 million in 2018). The rest were unannounced.

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Aurora Propulsion Technologies closes €1.7M seed for spacecraft maneuvering and deorbiting tech

TechCrunch

Enter Aurora Propulsion Technologies. Since its founding in 2018, the Finnish company has developed two products — a tiny thruster engine and a plasma braking system — and will be testing both in an in-orbit demonstration in the fourth quarter of this year. million ($2 million) seed round to bring its technology to market.

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Are you ready for MLOps? 🫵

Xebia

Being ready means understanding why you need that technology and what it is. The time when Hardvard Business Review posted the Data Scientist to be the “Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” is more than a decade ago [1]. When should you even start thinking about MLOps, or when is plain DevOps wiser to focus on first?

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

CIO

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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Venture capital undermines human rights

TechCrunch

The future of technology is determined by a handful of venture capitalists. The world’s 10 leading venture capital firms have, together, invested over $150 billion in technology startups. Europe and China, which in turn are shaping the future of technology. Despite gains, gender diversity in VC funding struggled in 2020.

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Report: Technical Debt is Costing You More Than You Think

OverOps

Report: Technical Debt is Costing You More Than You Think [link] pic.twitter.com/MHIGkKrXk6. TRILLION in 2018. What is Technical Debt? Technical debt , like most terms in the technology sector, has a different meaning depending on who you ask. So, what is technical debt? NEW POST ??