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Report: 85% of consumers rethink purchases from companies that lack focus on climate and diversity

Microsoft acquires AI-powered moderation platform Two Hat

Texas tech workers targeted by Bay Area firms over abortion ban

Report: 90% of hiring execs and job candidates want increased diversity

Report: 47% of U.S. employees say they are underpaid

Report: Despite ‘great resignation’ wave, U.S. workforce sees 21% increase in return to work since August

Report: 40% of diverse employees say their companies haven’t improved DEI practices

Report: 54% of social media users don’t think their info is safe

Report: 79% of companies say they will raise DEI budget in 2022

Facebook introduces dataset and benchmarks to make AI more ‘egocentric’

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Facebook Connectivity unveils robot that can speed fiber deployment

Kore.ai, which develops workflow automation technologies, raises $70M

Educational targets hit by rising cyberattacks in 2021

AI-powered disinformation detection platform Blackbird nabs $10M

AI Weekly: UN proposes moratorium on ‘risky’ AI while ICLR solicits blog posts

Rooom raises $7M for multifaceted 3D virtual events platform

Microsoft launches new Teams, LinkedIn features focused on hybrid work

Customer relationship tracker Affinity nabs $80M

IBM launches Watson Assistant capabilities for call center automation

Form launches Workouts feature for smart swim AR goggles

LitPic raises $1.5M for subscription-based social network for creators

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Why data makes the difference in health and wellness marketing

OSS Enterprise: Open source perspectives and securing the software supply chain

Cutting Slack: When open source and team chat tools collide

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Transform 2021 puts the spotlight on women in AI

Salesforce launches employee upskilling toolkit for businesses

Salesforce launches toolkits and guides to help businesses embrace digitization

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Aclima adds climate and environmental justice leaders to advisory board

EU may probe Facebook’s Kustomer acquisition over antitrust concerns

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Facebook expands broadband in Indiana with fiber optic network

Comcast pledges $1B to connect 50M low-income Americans

Clubmarket launches sponsorship marketplace to monetize Clubhouse
