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June 24, 2020

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The Talent Team strikes back: STEM inspirations go digital Tech Titans Dave Galley, director of the STEM workforce initiatives for Tech Titans, was looking forward to the Talent Team’s biggest year yet in 2020: more events scheduled, in more schools for more kids and the launch of new events, all powered by a growing volunteer base and committed corporate sponsors. READ MORE

Member profile: Appian Tech Titans Welcome to Tech Titans’ newest member of the Champion’s Circle: Appian.The company was founded 20 years ago on the belief that talented and passionate people, given the power to be heard and the autonomy to excel, will deliver amazing results.Appian provides a low-code automation platform that accelerates the creation of high-impact business applications. Appian simplifies what it takes to turn great ideas into powerful business applications that deliver significant value. READ MORE

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AI, 5G top CompTIA's list of emerging technologies for 2020 CIO Dive Artificial intelligence, 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) top the list of emerging technologies that can deliver "near-term business impact" in the enterprise, according to a list compiled by a subcommittee of CompTIA's Emerging Technology Community group. READ MORE

Coronavirus should prove to America that internet connectivity is crucial to work and citizenship The Dallas Morning News About three months into the coronavirus shutdown, one thing has become clear: The internet is holding our nation together.From video calls that salve our social isolation, remote learning from our local schools, or e-commerce that safely brings us the essentials, we have come to appreciate, more than ever before, just how vital internet connectivity is to every American and every business. READ MORE

Fighting the coronavirus with innovative tech The New York Times Some of these devices have been around for years but are now being mustered to help keep us safe. READ MORE

When it comes to diversity in tech, history doesn't have to repeat itself Fast Company The #MeToo movement barely moved the needle for women in tech. Here’s what executives should be thinking about if they truly want to respond to Black Lives Matter. READ MORE

What big tech wants out of the pandemic The Atlantic Long before the coronavirus pandemic, the tech industry yearned to prove its indispensability to the world. Its executives liked to describe their companies as “utilities.” They came by their self-aggrandizement honestly: The founding fathers of Big Tech really did view their creations as essential, and essentially good. READ MORE

Tech leaders slam Trump's temporary work visa ban GeekWire Leaders from across U.S. technology industry are condemning new restrictions on employment-based visas imposed by President Donald Trump this week.Tech employers say they use work visas to recruit employees for specialized roles when the U.S. talent pool runs dry. Leaders at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Tesla, YouTube, Apple, Twitter, Salesforce, and other tech companies issued statements criticizing the executive order within a few hours. READ MORE

China has a 15-year plan to shape the future of tech. But some call it hype CNBC A major plan that will form part of China’s global technology push has been dubbed as hype and will face a number of challenges, a technology industry body told CNBC.China Standards 2035 is an ambitious 15-year blueprint that Beijing is expected to release this year. It will lay out China’s plans to set the global standards for the next-generation of technologies. READ MORE

Purpose to play: Dallas-based BALANCED closes a $3.5 million seed round for crowdsourced AI gaming tech Dallas Innovates Dallas-based BALANCED Media|Technology is continuing to make moves during the COVID-19 pandemic.The purpose-driven tech company recently teamed up with Complexity Gaming to garner spare computer processing power that could help find treatments for coronavirus. Anyone who works with video games was able to contribute to the citizen science initiative called #WeAreHEWMEN—and BALANCED said it quickly saw results. READ MORE

53 words to describe yourself in an interview and on your resume Ladders In daily life, people aren’t usually asking you how you describe yourself, but during the job search process, it’s an extremely common question. Even if they interviewer doesn’t come right out and say “tell me about yourself”, they generally want to know about you as a person when they ask behavioral interview questions, STAR interview questions, or questions like “what is your greatest strength?” READ MORE

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