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Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe on the Tech Backlash of 2017

Xconomy

Or perhaps in the case of 2017, with its litany of data security breaches, social media manipulations, and allegations of sexual harassment, to just wring out the old.

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Clean Energy Entrepreneur Desai on Tech’s Pitfalls & Promise in 2017

Xconomy

Xconomy: Do you think 2017 was a. While she says she is concerned about tech’s impact on children, in particular—see more on that below—Desai says she still believes the positive impacts that emerge from innovative technologies outweigh the bad. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Six West Coast Tech Leaders Share Top Developments of 2017

Xconomy

Xconomy asked technology and innovation leaders around our network to reflect on the most important developments in their industries during 2017, and the answers were appropriately wide-ranging.

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Houston Investor Murthy Reflects on Tech’s High & Low Points in 2017

Xconomy

To help put things in perspective at year’s end, Xconomy reached out to Neal Murthy, a Houston investor, entrepreneur, and gaming enthusiast , who, in 2017 launched his latest project designed to foster innovation in the western hemisphere.

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Venture Activity Comes to (Unicorn) Point in 2017, and Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

In China, 2017 was the year of the rooster. billion in 8,035 companies (through 8,076 deals) in 2017, according to Venture Monitor data. billion in 8,035 companies (through 8,076 deals) in 2017, according to Venture Monitor data. venture funding to a total of $84.2 venture funding to a total of $84.2

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HBCUvc founder Hadiyah Mujhid on one way investors can advance racial equity

TechCrunch LA

HBCUvc, which we first wrote about in 2017, currently holds a number of programs to help Black and Hispanic students enter the world of tech, from fellowships to micro-grants. The program is expanding to Chicago in 2021, the blog post notes. Read the whole HBCUvc blog post here.

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Cybersecurity Firm Illumio’s Alan Cohen on the Tech Backlash of 2017

Xconomy

One of the largest and most consequential data breaches in 2017 afflicted credit reporting agency Equifax, and it was hardly the only victim.