Plus, SmartLogic's Yair Flicker on Meta and metaverse is a distraction, Comcast's latest digital equity donation and a Milwaukee tech hub.
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| | | | Apply for community grants Heads up for nonprofits: Downtown digital services firm Fearless has applications open through Nov. 22 for its community grant program. It's the fifth edition of the program, which offers support from Fearless employees alongside funding. The criteria is as follows, per Fearless: Nominees must be nonprofit organizations and serve Baltimore City residents directly Requests must be for program or initiative support Nominees can do work in any space, but preference will be given to organizations supporting youth, especially initiatives related to STEM and education Preference will be given to organizations serving historically underserved and/or underrepresented groups, specifically racial minority groups Organizations must be able to participate in a brief “interview” with Fearless so that we can get to know the people behind the organization and their why! —Technical.ly Deputy Managing Editor Stephen Babcock (stephen@technical.ly) | | | | | Top Stories | | By Through this initiative, $30,000 in funding and 100 laptops will be donated to Community College of Baltimore County. Another eight Baltimore orgs will receive donations, as well. Read more » By In an op-ed, Yair Flicker writes on what's behind Facebook's rebrand to Meta, and what Maryland should do about it. Read more » By Launched out of a Pikesville home, SudShare found growth with customer interest in saving time, and work-from-home gigs in the pandemic. "Our goal is to make your washer and dryer obsolete," CEO Mort Fertel told Technical.ly. Read more » By Black technologists at the coalition's member companies were vastly underrepresented when compared to the city's population as a whole, while white workers were overrepresented, the report states. Baltimore Tracks' leadership talk about what it means for efforts to bring change. Read more » | Blast from the past Dominick Murray has been secretary of Maryland's Department of Business and Economic Development since early 2013. Technical.ly Baltimore spoke with him in advance of the third CyberMaryland conference. Read more » | Your Job in Tech Search all open jobs and hiring companies Featured Jobs This position requires one onsite day per week in New Brunswick, NJ. Applicant must also be open to occasional domestic travel and possibly international travel in the future. Think...Find out more » ABOUT US Inspire is a clean energy technology company on a mission to transform the way consumers access clean energy and to accelerate the world’s transition to a net-zero carbon future. We provide...Find out more » Based in the Philadelphia area, Pinnacle 21 is a leader in clinical trial data software and services. Our vision is a clean data pipeline that ends in a successful regulatory submission. We’re an...Find out more » This Week in Jobs I hope this doesn’t sound too corny. Read more » SUBSCRIBE to TWIJ Post a Job Get a Job | Events View all events Promote your event | | |
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