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IWD is an annual reminder for us all to review and reset where we are on not only women's participation in traditionally male industry such as IT, and where Australia stands around Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in general. It should also push Australian lawmakers, company boards and the superannuation industry, which invest in them, to reconsider their strategies around Diversity and Equality. In those industries, the median pay gap was 26.2%, down from 19.8% last year.
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2 years ago Read more at IT Brief Australia

In the last two generations, we have seen a categoric shift in the focus on equal opportunities for women. Today, the majority of businesses recognise the problem, understand the key facts and are finally taking steps in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go. Venture investment in Australia more than doubled to A$10 billion in 2021-2022 FY compared to the previous year.
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2 years ago Read more at IT Brief Australia

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2 years ago Read more at FX Empire

ArrowRight Leon Ding was detained in Newark, Calif., and charged with four counts of trade secret theft. According to an indictment filed March 5 in San Francisco, Ding worked on Google’s supercomputing data centers. He was hired by Google as a software engineer in 2019.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship is an eye-opener for many high school students. It allows them to see a path to high-paying, high-demand jobs without a four-year college degree. The apprenticeships connect students with employers looking to fill high-skilled positions.
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2 years ago Read more at TMJ4 News

The average American spends 4.5 hours a day on their phone, checking it around 352 times per day. Around 44% of Americans reported anxiety when not having their phones in a recent survey by Reviews.org. The answer is simple but difficult: Put it down. Maybe make time to take a walk outside instead of endless scrolling.
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2 years ago Read more at OBU The Signal

Linwei Ding allegedly transferred confidential information from Google's network to his personal account while secretly affiliated with Chinese-based companies in the AI industry. In June 2022, Ding was approached by the chief executive of a Chinese early-stage technology company, Beijing Rongshu Lianzhi Technology Co (Rongshu) and offered the position of chief technology officer with a monthly salary of $14,800, the indictment said.
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2 years ago Read more at FRANCE 24 English

John Walker, 74, died on Feb. 2 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. His death was caused by complications of head injuries he suffered in a fall at home, his wife said. He was well known in tech circles, not just for his triumphs in business but also for his outsize skills as a programmer.
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2 years ago Read more at The New York Times

U.S. wants Japanese companies to limit exports to China of specialized chemicals required for chipmaking, including photoresist. Washington is also pressing the Netherlands to stop ASML from servicing and repairing chipmaking equipment for Chinese clients bought before limits on sales of those devices were put in place this year. Tokyo and The Hague want to assess the impact of their current curbs before considering tougher actions.
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2 years ago Read more at 1470 & 100.3 WMBD

Chinthaka Premachandra and Mr. Yugo Kinasada from Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan, developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based noise cancelling system. The system generates a similar sound as the UAV noise and then substracts that sound from the sound captured by the onboard microphones. This can be immensely useful in searching for victims in collapsed houses and rubble in the aftermath of natural disasters like earthquakes.
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2 years ago Read more at Tech Xplore