Tech Talk

09 May 4 keys to promoting diversity in tech, according to America’s CTO

After moving into the White House in 2009, President Barack Obama became the first American president to appoint a national CTO. This key hire would go on to aid the administration in leveraging the nation’s data and technological capabilities, writing policies to help maintain the country’s position as a global hub for innovation.

06 May Head Stemette: ‘We could be missing out on the next Marie Curie’

If girls continue to be discouraged from STEM subjects then the world could be missing out on the next Marie Curie, the next Steve Shirley or the next Ada Lovelace, Stemettes founder Anne-Marie Imafidon has said.

05 May Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan name education head

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, are on a quest to improve education, and the couple on Wednesday turned to an experienced hand to lead these efforts: Jim Shelton, former deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Education.

05 May Space for women helps cultivate business creation, growth

On the corner of Auburn Avenue and Jesse Hill Junior Drive, the atmosphere can feel like an office, a class room or even your friend's place.

04 May In Tanzania, This Startup Will Pay For Plastic Trash And Make 3-D Printer Filament

It's hard to make a living as a waste picker. In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania—where most trash ends up illegally dumped—waste pickers spend up to 12 hours a day walking around the city, collecting and lugging other people's garbage in long plastic bags. It's a valuable service for the city, which doesn’t have a recycling program. But it doesn't pay very well. In a day, a full-time waste picker might make less than $1.50.

04 May Five Questions For: Joah Spearman, Founder of Austin’s Localeur

The tech community in Austin, TX, takes great pride in its reputation as an innovation hub. So when Joah Spearman, co-founder and CEO of online city guides Localeur, wrote in a recent blog post calling into question local venture capitalists’ dedication to supporting young tech companies.