TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Where is the heart of the technology industry ? The simple answer is “Silicon Valley,” a term that now generally means the San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland area of California. There are other options: The two largest public cloud providers, Microsoft and Amazon, are based in the state of Washington.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 22, 2012

I first found out about Bookshare when it was starting as I found a technology tutor, and she showed me how to get books in electronic form so I didn’t have 26 volumes of a textbook. I worked with students with visual impairments as well as other teachers, focusing on needs and training to use assistive technology.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

After nearly a decade in operation, QuantumScape, a San Jose-based startup backed by Volkswagen and Bill Gates, is finally breaking its silence. The race to achieve huge improvements in battery technology is one of the most expensive and hotly contested on the planet right now. This problem is over 40 years old”.

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Google Research AI blog

MARCH 7, 2023

We invite researchers to participate in this challenge and join us in ICDAR 2023 this year in San Jose, CA. We also thank Dimosthenis Karatzas and Sergi Robles from Autonomous University of Barcelona for helping us set up the competition website. Ashok Popat and Jake Walker provided valuable advice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

This year I facilitated several labs, including several for the Knight Foundation Arts Program to learn about the local arts ecosystem in four cities, including Philadelphia, San Jose, Charlotte, and Macon. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, California and at SXSW.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

Federal agencies on digital transformation strategy as the 18F Director of Agency Partnerships and Senior Advisor at the Technology Transformation service within GSA. from Villanova University, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an MS from the Stanford Graduate School of Business as a Sloan Fellow. ‍Jay earned a B.A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

I went to the University of Detroit-Mercy where I got a dual BA in English and Communications. In 2001, I started at the Digital Media Studies Masters program at the University of Denver. When I graduated in 2003, I moved out here to California and worked with the San Jose Museum of Art before getting a job with Linden Labs.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

However, the San Jose-based nonprofit, Community Technology Alliance (CTA), had a hunch that cellphones might be a surprisingly good place to start getting employment and becoming self-sufficient. Local university students are even working on an app to make connecting to Wi-Fi simpler. Surprises So Far. spanhidden.

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2015

It's that time again to start the process of gathering session proposals from the NTEN Community to help inform the program for the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference (16NTC) in San Jose, California on March 23-25. We look forward to their contributions and insights throughout this process.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

But today, new growing sectors include crypto/web3, real estate tech, CPG and insurance technology. And, of course, both are home to innovation, from universities, startups and Big Tech alike. Former Bay Area resident Smerklo believes that Silicon Valley will remain the center of technological innovation for “a long time.”. “I

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2007

Flying into San Jose yesterday, I laughed out loud when I looked out the window and saw Clifford the Big Red Dog below me, a cheerful addition to the skyline (thanks to the Children's Discovery Museum). Big Games are technology-rich (using mobile devices, cameras, GPS, etc.) But there are gamers out there doing one better.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

I hosted two sessions, one on design for participation and the other on mission-driven museum technology development. Beyond the Shiny Object: Mission-Driven Museum Technology Development What can you expect from a conference session that happens during the last time slot on the last day? In this case, a heck of a lot.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

After two years of free-fare service, that agency and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will assess how things worked and if the technology merits expansion. But in the realm of transit, self-driving technology isnt something Glydways invented, and many transit agencies outside the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

The upshot: As transit agencies seek to win back riders, a flurry of platforms — some backed by giants like Uber, Intel and BMW — are offering new technology partnerships. First up, here’s the market maps story (I just mentioned) from writer Jason Plautz. You can check out their investor presentation here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

The San Jose Mercury News just published my op-ed today entitled Build great companies, then help build a great world. We have a highly efficient system for creating technology that solves problems and delivers value far beyond the confines of Northern California. One example of this is the area of cognitive impairments.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 5, 2025

Roboflow Universe is home to the largest collection of open-source computer vision datasets and models. For example, using the technology, automotive companies can improve production efficiency, and scientific researchers can identify microscopic cell populations. Impactful technology isnt just about innovation, he says.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

At NVIDIA GTC , a global AI conference taking place March 17-21 in San Jose, California, attendees can explore a series of sessions on how nations, state and local governments, higher education and telecommunications companies are embracing AI factories as critical infrastructure for digital transformation and resilience.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Available as an easy-to-deploy NVIDIA NIM microservice , the model is already being used by weather technology companies, researchers and government agencies to enhance their forecasts. The paper behind CorrDiff was featured today in Communications Earth and Environment , part of the Nature portfolio of scientific journals.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 19, 2025

The roots of many of NVIDIAs landmark innovations the foundational technology that powers AI, accelerated computing, real-time ray tracing and seamlessly connected data centers can be found in the companys research organization, a global team of around 400 experts in fields including computer architecture, generative AI, graphics and robotics.

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Futurism

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

It's ludicrous," University of Maryland biologist Joshua Weitz, who has previously received NSF grants, told NPR. Cruz] is using his position as a senator to make a big noise about fundamental research and mis-categorizing what's going on in the research and technology sector in this country." "If

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