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Google expands program to help train the formerly incarcerated

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Last April, Google launched Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry, a program created in partnership with nonprofits to offer job readiness and digital skills training for formerly incarcerated individuals. ” Meanwhile, Google.org, Google’s charitable arm, will provide $4.25 For example, U.S.

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AWS to invest $5.3 to build data centers in Saudi Arabia to bolster tech in the region

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the latest high-tech giant to announce a major stake in Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning technology industry, unveiling a plan this week to invest more than $5.3 Indeed, the kingdom is positioning itself as a global leader in digital technologies ahead of its hosting of the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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The problem: She had no formal training and experience in computer science. Her pitch laid the groundwork for a pilot program in which Gusto covered the cost of a seven-month, full-time bootcamp while continuing to pay McGrath a salary and maintain her benefits and vesting. Lain McGrath, benefits engineer, Gusto. “I

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Key skills tech leaders need to secure a board seat

CIO

Rona Bunn is CIO for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), where she facilitates digital orchestration and leads information technology, data, and digital experience. Therefore, we have programs to educate all directors on cybersecurity. Senior technology executives should also focus on technology’s strategic value.

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3 key digital transformation priorities for 2024

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This year’s technology darling and other machine learning investments have already impacted digital transformation strategies in 2023 , and boards will expect CIOs to update their AI transformation strategies frequently. Despite all that, CIOs should add generative AI initiatives to the much longer secondary list of transformation programs.

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What is SAFe? A framework for scaling business agility

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SAFe is particularly well-suited to complex projects that involve multiple large teams at the project, program, and portfolio levels. Key elements of SAFe: Value streams and agile release trains At the core of any successful SAFe implementation are value streams and agile release trains (ARTs).

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Daily Crunch: In ‘an early experimental program,’ OpenAI opens waitlist for GPT Professional

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Didn’t expect that level of depth from your friendly neighborhood tech newsletter, didya? More companies are developing AI technology to help humans communicate, and DeepL, an AI-based language translator for businesses, is the latest to reap the benefits of investor hunger for companies like this. Big Tech Inc.