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Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands

TechCrunch LA

The employees who participated in the walkout want Netflix to “adopt measures to avoid future instances of platforming transphobia and hate speech,” they wrote in a letter. They want Netflix to address a list of demands in the categories of content investment, employee relations and safety, and harm reduction.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

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In the sphere of software engineering , AI is pivotal for corporate IT by automating coding, optimizing algorithms, and enhancing security to boost efficiency and minimize downtime. By automating routine and complex tasks alike, AI allows engineers to focus on innovation and strategic tasks.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

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CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007. In particular, CallFire has answered unusually strong demand coming from political campaigns, the insurance sector and emergency notification.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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He built & IPOd Demand Media. We see big data storage solutions and processing platforms. Communications: Of course comms companies are springing up globally including WhatsApp, Line, KakaoTalk, WeChat and the dominant platforms of Facebook & Twitter. He built & sold iMall in Internet 1.0 for $565 million to Excite.

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TenHands HD Video Collaboration I Founders Interview

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Co-founder and CEO Mark Weidick was VP and General Manager of Cisco’s TelePresence Video Exchange where he was responsible for a team of 150 developers that built and supported video exchange platforms for AT&T and other Service Providers. Co-founder and lead software developer Anil Kumar was a led software engineer for WebEx.

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

TechCrunch LA

In 2014 , open-source platform Drupal moved to replace “master/slave” with “primary/replica.” . Meanwhile, we’re seeing ads for Yes on 22 inside on-demand apps. Meet the Formerly Incarcerated Software Engineers who Built a No-Police Alternative to 911. Image Credits: Screenshot of DoorDash app via TechCrunch.

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Twiistup 007: Final Showoff's Additional Speakers and TZ Discount

Tech Zulu Event

As a serial entrepreneur and Internet visionary, Richard co-founded Demand Media in May 2006, and currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. . Richard Rosenblatt. Bambi Francisco.