Sentences with phrase «for tech groups»

The firm uses its space to host events for tech groups across the greater D.C. area.

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Sidenote: Chew is also one of the few biopharma execs I've ever spoken to who voluntarily brought up the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), a tough drug pricing critic organization which insists on proven outcomes (and has consequently become a major biopharma gadfly), because the group actually validated the cost - effectiveness of Omada's tech.

Tech companies, in recent years, have been under fire for the underrepresentation of women and certain minority groups in their workforces.

The report was published by progressive advocacy group Center for American Progress and FWD.us, a pro-DACA group founded by tech leaders including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

But David Ethridge, the senior vice president and head of the capital markets group at NYSE Euronext, believes that while the first quarter of 2013 has been a relatively quiet period for tech IPOs, the market is poised for a rebound.

Tech writer Julia Gifford documented the study while working for The Draugiem Group.

Tech companies, for example, actively recruit young millennials, fostering an inclusive culture that benefits from activities outside the workplace, such as group outings.

Advocacy groups such as Code NL are pushing for coding to be added to the high school curriculum, while organizations like Ladies Learning Code and Lighthouse Labs are building an alternate tech talent pipeline.

According to a recent article in the New York Times, the coalition, called the Center for Humane Technology, has brought together an impressive group of social media pioneers, leaders in tech, F500 partners, and media in an effort to educate and lobby against what they call «tech - addiction» among youth.

PARIS — Better information - sharing between countries, law enforcement agencies, financial services companies and the tech industry will help combat financing for the Islamic State group and al - Qaida, a senior international official said Thursday.

When tech entrepreneur Kieran Snyder analyzed performance reviews done by a diverse group of managers at a variety of companies a few years ago, she found that constructive feedback given to women included strong elements of «negative personality criticism» that were all but absent from the suggestions for men.

According to a recent report from Reuters, the tech giant is signing deals with companies like BuzzFeed, Vox, and Group Nine (the publisher behind brands like NowThis and The Dodo) for more TV - style video, both short clips of about 10 minutes in length and longer shows of 20 minutes or more.

Crescent Capital Investments has sweetened its takeover offer for infrastructure services group Cardno, boosting the deal to $ 3.45 per share, one week after competitor Coffey announced a friendly takeover deal with global player Tetra Tech.

The new report, from groups with obvious interest in the growth of the industry, the Association for a Better New York, Google, Citi, and the New York Tech Meetup, finds that 291,000 people are empoyed in the New York City «tech ecosystem.&raTech Meetup, finds that 291,000 people are empoyed in the New York City «tech ecosystem.&ratech ecosystem.»

French luxury group LVMH has agreed to buy an 80 percent stake in German high - tech luggage maker Rimowa for $ 716 million.

Qualcomm and Broadcom round out the subsector's top five companies by market cap, making a failed merger between the two companies particularly painful for the group, according to Scott Kessler, lead tech analyst at CFRA Research.

Short - sellers who placed bets that the shares of four big tech leaders, known as the FANG group, as spelled out by their first initials, were due for a fall have made more than $ 4 billion in profits over the last two weeks and more than $ 1 billion during the first two trading days in...

Michael McGeary, political director at Engine, a tech advocacy group, says the JOBS Act «could be a real boon for young companies,» particularly those located outside VC - dense areas such as New York and Silicon Valley.

The tech giant's agreement with Sunseap Group — Singapore's largest clean energy solutions provider — will last for 20 years.

During a panel discussion Tuesday at the Las Vegas tech trade show CES, a group of A.I. experts talked about which industries are the most ripe for adoption and application of A.I., and why entrepreneurs and consumers alike stand to benefit significantly from the technology.

Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son, chairman of SoftBank, a telecommunications and tech investment group, revealed plans for the fund last October and since then it has obtained commitments from some of the world's most deep - pocketed investors.

• The Women at Microsoft employee resource group runs a global conference for women employees and provides mentorship and STEM training to young girls through programs like GirlSpark, DigiGirlz Day, and High Tech Camps.

As the Grace Hopper Celebration approaches, it's a good time for the small group of leaders across the tech industry to pause and evaluate if they are doing enough (and doing it systematically) to effect real change.

For UnitedHealth Group the focus next year is more about getting ahead of potential competition from tech heavyweights such as Amazon and Apple than getting bogged down in the twists and turns of health reform in Washington.

However, if you're also using the room for executive conferences or group meetings, you can maximize your office footprint by implementing innovative wall storage for folding chairs, modular tables, and wireless or mounted tech to save space.

Driving the other camp are the tech companies and industry groups for whom the partisan deadlock on net neutrality risks stalling business plans and distracts from other policy debates they'd prefer to be having.

But for other targeted groups, like the superwealthy or high - tech workers, we're dealing with more myth than reality.

Listed real estate firm Agency Group Australia, formerly Ausnet Financial Services, has acquired three arms of struggling tech company Servtech Global Holdings for less than $ 1 million, while also announcing a $ 3 million capital raising.

Last month the Canadian high - tech lobby group Information and Communication Technology Council along with Music Canada jointly made the case for increased government support of arts education, especially music, on the basis that music students «performed better in general intelligence skills such as literacy, verbal memory, mathematics and IQ,» are more creative and have better social skills.

The president formed a similar group for tech CEOs, and that group also saw several members depart after controversies earlier this year.

FWD.us, which is the tech industry's group that lobbies for comprehensive immigration reform, has also made DACA a main focus.

In fact, according to RAIN Group Center for Sales Research, cold - calling is one of the most effective ways to connect with tech prospects.

IBM (ibm), for example, acquired Wall Street compliance firm Promontory Financial Group late last year in a push to bring the tech company's AI platform, Watson, to banks and hedge funds.

A bipartisan group of senators reveals an immigration reform plan, and President Obama backs «start - up visas» for foreign - born tech entrepreneurs.

Before becoming directly involved in the process, Luckey met the man who would serve as the liaison for the nascent political action group, and provide legitimacy to a Reddit audience for later donations without having to reveal Luckey's identity: Breitbart tech editor and Trump booster Milo Yiannopoulos.

High - profile donors from tech and Hollywood are funding a law group at Georgetown to fight for the Constitution, especially when it involves directly undermining President Trump's policies.

It is among the select group of underwriters managing what is expected to be a huge offering this summer by the Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce giant, and the bank tops the rankings for tech underwriting in group of underwriters managing what is expected to be a huge offering this summer by the Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce giant, and the bank tops the rankings for tech underwriting in Group, the Chinese e-commerce giant, and the bank tops the rankings for tech underwriting in 2014.

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Teamsters claims to have helped driver groups in the tech automotive industry, particularly those from Silicon Valley companies like Apple, Google, Yahoo, Facebook and e-Bay that need shuttle services for their employees.

After the morning tech workshops, the kids and their parents will come together for lunch and ice cream, and listen to some words of wisdom from Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff and Code.org founder Hadi Partovi.

The Bitfury Group, a U.S. tech company, will build the blockchain platform for this project, while Emercoin will provide blockchain services as well, Bitfury Chief Executive Valery Vavilov and Emercoin Chief Technology Officer Oleg Khovayko said on Friday.

«There's much to be said for the fresh perspective of a group of tech - savvy executives from outside of the newspaper industry,» said publishing veteran Jim Friedlich of Empirical Media.

Last week, we brought together a group of would - be founders in NYC to hear about Eric's career path, tips for startup founders, and his take on the current tech landscape.

On Wednesday, the Thiel Foundation, funded by Mr. Thiel, announced the first group of Thiel Fellows, 24 people under 20 who have agreed to drop out of school in exchange for a $ 100,000 grant and mentorship to start a tech company.

U.S. industry groups representing Apple, IBM and other tech giants have blamed China's rules on inbound investment for infringing the intellectual property rights of U.S. companies.

The Pivotal Research analyst is routinely quizzed by reporters, ad CEOs and investors for his thoughts on a wide range of companies in the space, including tech platforms, media companies and agency groups.

The Information Technology Industry Council, a lobbying group for companies such as Apple, Google and Microsoft, previously has rebuffed Trump's tariffs as «entirely counterproductive» — and stressed that the result would be higher prices on tech products that «penalize U.S. consumers.»

During research within my own personal network for the 2014 list, I noticed an impressive group of social media marketing pros in the tech space that represent some of the top brands from IBM to Adobe to Intel.

The talks between Apple and Goldman Sachs are focused on providing financing for an upgrade program similar to what the tech company launched in 2015 with Citizens Financial Group.

By partnering with Brian Solis of Altimeter group, Cision developed an eBook on Slideshare that was used both as a tool for a PR audience looking to build tech skills, but also as a key part of a Solis presentation.