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LinkedIn employees use forum about diversity to defend racism

The Verge

An employee from Fiji said, “It is not solely a ‘white’ problem to solve. The situation at LinkedIn comes at a time when tech companies across Silicon Valley are grappling with what it means to truly foster inclusive environments. The chat function on BlueJeans, however, told a different story.

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Startup founded by ‘Survivor’ champ debuts airless bike tires based on NASA rover tech

TechCrunch

SMART, which is co-founded by “Survivor: Fiji” champion Earl Cole and engineer Brian Yennie, worked with Padula and Creager, along with former NASA intern Calvin Young, to apply the benefits of SMA to the consumer market. 5 consumer hardware VCs share their 2021 investment strategies.

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Inside the secretive Silicon Valley startup trying to save the oceans with tech

TechCrunch

Page and his family are reported to have spent much of the pandemic in Fiji. 14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies. “I wonder about what sorts of accountability are in place, what sorts of power they might be exercising over what’s being done and how.”.

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This startup is betting that you want to binge remote-work content

TechCrunch

The job board has more than 217,000 listings with jobs across the spectrum, from tech to blue-collar industries. Chambers thinks that the coastal elite tech worker approach might brand remote work as cliché, when in reality, it’s broader than the singular experience. Image Credits: Jesse Chambers.

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The Greenwash Brigade

Tech Soup

They have recently published Greenwashes of the Year 2008 and here are some of their findings: Fiji Water's new green campaign. Greenwash Brigade member Heidi Siegelbaum found that Fiji Water's 'Every Drop is Green' claim to be prime greenwashing.

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The Station: Uber’s new battles in the UK, Lucid Motors’ second life plans and Cruise acquires Voyage

TechCrunch

Next week, Extra Crunch will feature stories on the state of holographic tech in vehicles, the second-life battery marketplace and software plays in the micromobility industry. This nifty tech that shows how NASA investments towards space exploration can end up improving life on Earth.

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Reality shows are embracing ‘real songs’ and here’s why

Fast Company Tech

Because the show has a quick turnaround time, with six episodes a week whatever happens in Fiji on Monday airs Tuesday in America, as Barker describes it the show team pre-clears over a thousand songs, just in case they work for a particular narrative moment.

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