AnitaB.org CEO Brenda Wilkerson is trying a different approach to diversity in Silicon Valley. Brenda Wilkerson is disappointed with Silicon Valley’s repeated diversity failures, and says time is running out. Nearly two years ago, the former computer programmer and entrepreneur took the CEO role at AnitaB.org, a non-profit organization named after famed computer scientist Anita […]
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Why companies like Google, Facebook and Uber pay hackers millions
A brand new kind of hacker is on the rise. Called “moral hackers” or “white hat hackers”, these women and men use their expertise for good by serving to firms defend themselves. They work to search out and report safety vulnerabilities earlier than felony hackers can reap the benefits of the bugs. As it […]
How Amazon, Google, others are fighting ‘porch pirates’
Package theft is at an all-time high, with 1.7 million packages stolen or lost every day in the U.S., according to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. As Amazon drives more shopping online, Prime members say they receive on average 51 packages a year, and one in three Americans report having at least one package stolen, […]