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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

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Then, in 2018, programming language Python ditched the racist terminology. Bezos Academy, funded by Jeff Bezos’ $2B ‘Day One Fund,’ launches first free school in Seattle area – GeekWire. Meet the Formerly Incarcerated Software Engineers who Built a No-Police Alternative to 911. Have tips?

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Backed by LG, AmazeVR is hoping to resurrect virtual reality’s consumer dreams

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Sales of headsets in the fourth quarter of 2018 topped 1 million for the first time and new, low cost all-in-one models may further move the needle on adoption. Oculus Quest and Rift S now shipping. There are significant economic reasons for companies to persist. The company was formed and financed with $6.3