Category: Tech4Good
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Tech It Out! We Helped Open a Tech Lab for Bay Area Youth
Western Digital Blog – 10.18.19 (10.15.19) For kids growing up in East Palo Alto, a historically underserved community in the affluent Bay Area, having access to safe and enriching after-school programs has been a hurdle for many years. The city has long had to deal with challenges in the community. In recent times, though, much…
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HP San Diego Gives Back at Beach Cleanup 2019 | Sustainable Impact
HP YouTube Channel – 8.14.19 (8.12.19) Protecting our planet is a priority at HP, and this year over 200 HP San Diego employees gathered to clean up Mission Bay and Mission Beach, collecting over 1,500 lbs of trash! This cleanup was part of HP’s Global Shoreline Cleanup initiative through which HP volunteers have collected…
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World Elephant Day: Nikon Ambassador Ami Vitale
Nikon YouTube Channel – 8.14.19 (8.12.19) For the last ten years, #NikonAmbassador Ami Vitale has been in northern Kenya to document and tell the stories of its wild elephants, including those at the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, the first indigenous-owned elephant sanctuary in all of Africa. See how she was able to amplify these important,…
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Charting the Rise of Women-Only Races
Withings Blog – 8.13.19 (8.9.19) Women are becoming an increasingly powerful force in the world of running. According to data from Running USA, 59% of participants in any given road race are women, a trend that looks set to continue. And that’s not the only reason to be optimistic about the women’s running boom. Since…
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Latinx Students Explore Identity & Culture through Technology
Lenovo YouTube Channel – 8.9.19 (8.8.19) Middle-schoolers from Lee County, NC attended a four-week workshop at Cary Academy to learn about their heritage, build community, and use Lenovo technology to tell digital stories about their lives and values. Source: Latinx Students Explore Identity & Culture through Technology
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Bringing STEAM education to more families
Amazon Blog – 8.8.19 National Children’s Museum in Washington D.C. is undergoing a huge makeover right now. Founded in 1974, the Congressionally-designated museum has served the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia areas, in addition to tourists from all over the world, for more than 45 years. In the spirit of our Amazon Future Engineer program, which aims to increase…
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The Art of Getting Girls Into STEM
Adobe Blog – 8.7.19 (8.6.19) Girls still aren’t getting into STEM. Despite so many headlines, initiatives, and investments, only 18% of U.S. computer science college graduates were women (U.S. Department of Education). That number was 37% in 1984. This can’t just be the effect of girls not being encouraged enough in math class. Read more:…
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Sony Launches “One Blue Ocean Project,” An Initiative to Help Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution
Sony Newsroom – 8.6.19 (8.2.19) Sony Corporation today announced the launch of the One Blue Ocean Project, an initiative to reduce pollution by ocean plastics. The Project will promote efforts to reduce plastic usage worldwide, while also contributing to Sony’s own commitment to reducing its environmental footprint to zero by 2050. While promoting reduced use…
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IBM Watson helps Sonoma County help the homeless
IBM YouTube Channel – 7.30.19 (7.25.19) Working with IBM Watson, Sonoma County can bring together data spread across dozens of departments and get a fuller view of the people they serve. Source: IBM Watson helps Sonoma County help the homeless
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How AI can help save lives in emergencies
Microsoft Blogs – 7.26.19 (7.23.19) Disaster can bring out the best in human nature. Emergency service personnel, rescue crews and volunteers work tirelessly, often putting their own lives at risk. Whether they’re responding to a natural disaster or other accident, rescue and relief teams increasingly use AI as a vital tool to save lives and to get help to the…