Washington state cut both merit raises and instituted furloughs as it faced a projected $8.8 billion budget deficit because of the coronavirus. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images Nationwide, state and…
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Kenya and Nigeria are saving millions of dollars with local exchanges to boost internet speeds
Governments in Africa, internet service providers, and even some of the biggest global tech companies, are working towards the same goal to make internet access cheaper and faster. Current evidence…
Local tech sector hosts hiring fair, more than 300 jobs available
© Gavin Young/Postmedia Downtown Calgary office towers are seen from the Calgary Tower on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Thirty-four Calgary tech companies took part in a virtual hiring fair Tuesday,…
DeVos Abandons a Lifetime of Local Advocacy to Demand Schools Reopen
Secretary of Education Betsy Devos, at a White House coronavirus task force briefing at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (Jason Andrew/The New York…