Russia’s political opposition has difficulties with overcoming its own internal differences, Dmitry Gudkov, a former Russian MP and an opposition politician himself, said. Unity is what the opposition needs to succeed, he added. In a major interview with RT’s Oksana Boyko, Gudkov criticized the Russian authorities for not giving “everyone,” and particularly the anti-corruption blogger […]
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Georgia State University receives grant to train underrepresented students in IoT tech
Georgia State University (GSU) has received a $ 300,000 Digital Economy Initiative grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the largest community foundation in the world, in collaboration with Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility, to propel students, especially those underrepresented in the tech scene, to pursue a technology career. “One of the biggest challenges facing technology organizations is finding […]
‘Don’t Die’ is one author’s spotlight on gaming’s underrepresented people and views
FEATURE: David Wolinsky created his interview series Don’t Die to figure out how video games can be better. The impetus was Gamergate, but it’s since expanded to cover a whole slew of topics in the games industry, examining the culture and hearing from folks who both make and play games. “Now, I don’t mean ‘better’ […]
45% of Intel’s new hires are diverse, but underrepresented minorities are just 12.5% of work force
Change isn’t easy. Intel said today that 25.8 percent of its work force are women, and 12.5 percent of the staff are underrepresented minorities. And that’s after a few years of trying. About 45 percent of the company’s hires employees were from diverse backgrounds in 2016, according to the company’s 2016 Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report. […]