Big IT companies investing in start-up
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A line-up of big IT companies is investing in start-up Databricks that makes software to analyze huge sets of data. The company announced that it has raised USD 1 billion
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Bezos getting new role at Amazon
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO of Amazon this summer. He will instead serve as the company´s executive chair. Amazon´s head of cloud computing , Andy Jassy,
Wikipedia joining the battle for diversity and inclusion
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Free encyclopedia Wikipedia is getting a global code of conduct to combat harassment and stimulate diversity, the Wikimedia Foundation announced. The new code signals the foundation’s commitment to creating spaces
David takes on Goliath at the stock exchange
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Social media Reddit is suddenly in focus for hedge funds and other big investors and not only a chat platform for small investors doing short deals in shares. Members of
Fellowship opportunity for female journalists
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Women journalists committed to human rights and social justice reporting are invited to apply for a fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology´s Center for International Studies. The Washington-based International
Women elected to lead European Tech Alliance
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Kristin Skogen Lund, CEO of Norwegian media company Schibsted, has become the first female President of the European Tech Alliance (EUTA). Magdalena Piech, Head of Regulatory Affairs at e-commerce platform
Humans must check Facebook AI decisions
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When Facebook artificial intelligence is used to remove content, the user should have the right to have the decision checked by a human, Facebook´s Oversight Board said in its first
What are big IT-companies doing to stop covid rumours?
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Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft must continue to report monthly what they are doing to fight disinformation, especially concerning covid 19, the EU Commission says. The big IT companies have
Still far from gender equality in board rooms
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Bloomberg´s Gender Equality Index comprising 380 companies in 44 countries shows we are still far from equality in the board rooms. On average boards are comprised of 29% women. 61%
ProGender: A Digital Hub on Gender, the COVID-19 crisis and its Aftermath
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ProGender aims to promote bilateral activities between Iceland, Greece and Norway by creating a digital hub devoted to gender perspectives of COVID-19 and its aftermath. The activities that will be