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tech industry
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Amazon’s HQ2: 3 Ripple Effects for Associations
With one of two new Amazon headquarters planned for Northern Virginia, associations in the DC region are likely…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
As Tech Giants Hit the Hill, Associations Offer Takes on Political Ad Regulation
With concerns about political ads hitting a peak due to the believed Russian influence on the 2016 election,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Racial Diversity Remains a Problem for Tech Firms
A new report from the diversity-focused nonprofit Open MIC finds that many racial groups remain underrepresented in the…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Massachusetts Tech Group: Women Left Behind by Industry
New research from the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council argues that the state's tech industry is doing better than…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Tech:NYC Builds Unified Voice for City’s Startups
A new organization dedicated to New York City's technology scene—founded by the CEO of AOL and one of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
TechAmerica Foundation Changes Hands Again
In a move that the associations claim represents a better fit for TechAmerica's legacy government-procurement offerings, CompTIA sold…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Google Glass is Dead, At Least for Now
The heavily hyped wearable-computing device goes off the market after a run that drew excitement and criticism in…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Time’s Up? Smartwatches Are Latest Disruption for Watch Industry
With Apple’s entry into the smartwatch space last week, is the life of the basic mechanical watch running…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Another Tech Industry Diversity Headache
The social network Twitter becomes the latest tech company to reveal that its employees are overwhelmingly white and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Tech Industry Group Pledges Progress on Diversity Problem
Amid a series of recent disclosures (and the subsequent backlash) that indicate tech companies have significant racial and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Heads West To Help Silicon Valley
Earlier this year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its plan to open its first office outside the…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
High-Skilled Foreign Worker Visas Getting Hard to Come By
The Department of Homeland Security expects requests for visas for high-skilled foreign workers to exceed those available in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Technology Councils of North America Study Favors Government Help
In a new study, roughly two-thirds of tech business executives say they would like the government to play…
