Chicago is a very special place. We live in the world’s 4th most economically powerful city with one of the fastest growing tech scenes, with 275 digital startups launched every year. Yet even with all the resources, activities, and opportunities flowing through our city, access...
More than 30 tech companies made a commitment to the White House on Wednesday to track and set workforce diversity goals. The pledge by companies to make their workforce more representatives of the public was signed by a number of high-profile companies including Airbnb, Box,...
The Raise Tech network launched at an event called Diversity Decoded: Bringing a Cultural Perspective to Technology. The network encourages race diversity and inclusion in the UK digital & technology sector for the benefit of the employees, the companies they represent and the overall industry. The...
Black churches are putting their faith in tech labs to teach a new generation of kids to code. FAITHTECH Labs is an initiative from Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition to provide computers for all ages and coding classes for young people. USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO...
Apple this summer is expanding its lineup of Apple Camp sessions to include a new course that teaches children the basics of coding. Aimed at children ages 8 through 12, the new 3-day session will use software from Tynker to introduce concepts of block-based coding...