On Tuesday, September 5th, President Trump decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program amid many calls to keep the program, especially from the tech industry. Dubbed the “Dreamers” program by supporters, the immigration policy was passed by an executive order during Obama’s presidency to allow undocumented immigrants who came to the […]
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Damore’s Google Memo Reignites a Divided Truth in Tech
It’s no secret that women in the tech industry, or any one of the STEM fields, walks on a much thinner tightrope than her male counterparts. It can be very difficult to get to the other side when you’ve got people wiggling an already slim string under your feet. But that doesn’t stop women from […]
Cybercrime Spike Expected To Create 3.5 Million Jobs in Cybersecurity by 2021
Cybersecurity Ventures just released a report estimating that by 2021, there will be 3.5 million available cybersecurity jobs that will remain unfilled, three times as many as those that were unfilled in 2016, highlighting a major and growing labor crisis in the global cybersecurity industry. In the U.S. specifically: The cybersecurity industry employs approximately 780,000 […]
Trump Finally Signs Executive Order on Cybersecurity
Soon after his January inauguration, Trump held a press conference on cybersecurity and U.S. infrastructure. He claimed Democrats were hacked during the 2016 presidential election, and was set to sign an executive order demanding a thorough evaluation of the nation’s cybersecurity capabilities. But it wasn’t until yesterday, May 11, that Trump signed the order. As […]
5 CEOs Changing the Food Industry Through Tech
With the never-ending technology boom comes more informed consumers and increased pressure for CEOs in every industry, including food, to innovate. Below are 5 of those CEOs responding very well to that pressure and propelling the food industry forward. Ronald M. Shaich, Panera Bread Over the last three years, Shaich has invested more than $120 […]