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Black Women Talk Tech: Carving Our Path To Entrepreneurial Success
" Despite representing just 3% of the tech workforce and receiving only 0.1% of venture capital funding, Black women are rapidly emerging as leading entrepreneurs.
According to a 2021 report, there is no comparable Statistics Canada data on Black women entrepreneurs in Canada and limited information on their profiles. The study says the existing research “highlights the barriers that Black women entrepreneurs experience while operating and growing their businesses, namely: access to financing, cost of borrowing, and access to equity or capital.”
According to The Business Development Bank of Canada, access to capital is the greatest hurdle for Black entrepreneurs with 82% self-financing their business from personal savings, and with 44% of Black entrepreneurs not being able to pay themselves from their business. "
"Despite legal setbacks and systemic barriers, Black women are proving that they can and will overcome. With the ongoing efforts of Esosa and Regina through BWTT, the community of Black female entrepreneurs is not only surviving but thriving. As they prepare to take their mission to Toronto, the impact of their work will continue to grow, helping more Black women break through barriers and build successful tech ventures. "
Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke is calling for the end of Canada’s public postal service because its workers have gone on strike.
The company’s leaders are increasingly pushing extreme right-wing positions in Canada. Gutting Canada Post would effectively end delivery in many rural and remote communities because it’s not profitable for private companies to serve them.
#tech #shopify #postoffice #canada #cdnpoli
Earlier this year, we reported on how a former employee said #Microsoft dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw because it feared losing #government business. #Russian hackers later used the weakness to breach the National Nuclear Security Administration, among others.
propublica.org/article/microso…
#Tech #News #Cybersecurity #Hacking #Data #Technology
Microsoft Refused to Fix Flaw Years Before SolarWinds Hack
Former employee says software giant dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw because it feared losing government business. Russian hackers later used the weakness to breach the National Nuclear Security Administration, among others.ProPublica
Legal and contracting experts say the administration’s deals with #Microsoft never should have come to pass, as they sidestep or even possibly violate federal procurement and #antitrust laws.
#News #Technology #Government #Biden #Tech
Biden Asked Microsoft to “Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity.” He May Have Helped Create an Illegal Monopoly.
When the White House welcomed Microsoft’s offer of $150 million in tech services, it helped the world’s largest software provider tighten its grip on federal business and freeze out competitors.ProPublica
There is reliable evidence social media harms young people – debates about it are a misdirection
There has been a huge public debate about whether there is sufficient direct evidence of social media harm. But there are many mechanisms that make the link clear.The Conversation
Quick update on the state of our #fundraiser: We are TWO THIRDS to our goal of being operational in a new #museum space, and 80% (!!) of the way to being able to put an offer in on our #building.
Please help us spread the word! Sharing helps, and if you know anyone looking to support us, could you help put them in touch with us? We need to raise these funds by the end of the year.
#games #museums #tech #retrogaming #retrogames #retrocomputing #gaming #electronics #entertainment #libraries #donate #donations #fundraising #help
Elon Musk deployed his vast resources to help Trump get elected, and now he’s poised to remake the US government to serve his interests.
But that was only possible because far too many people chose to ignore who he was to tell a more appealing story of a founder moving humanity forward. They should be held accountable.
disconnect.blog/shame-on-the-e…
#tech #elonmusk #trump #uselection #politics
Shame on the Elon enablers
Media and politicians created a monster and lost control of himParis Marx (Disconnect)
We knew it was going to happen, but the Voyager space probes are getting creaky in their old age.
NASA just had to reactivate Voyager 1's S-band transmitter for the first time in 43 years after a communication breakdown.
blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/10… #space #science #nasa #tech
Executive gambles on tech and the employees are the ones that lose!
Dropbox is laying off 20 percent of its workforce
engadget.com/big-tech/dropbox-…
#Dropbox #Layoffs #Labor #Tech
SCOOP from Reporting Fellow Francesca D'Annunzio: Texas Department of Public Safety is committing to a five year, $5.3 million contract for Tangles, an AI #surveillance tool that can track cell phones without a court order. (🧵 1/2) texasobserver.org/texas-dps-su…
#Texas #politics #USpol #news #police #tech #privacy #HumanRights #activism #AI
Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech
DPS plans to spend millions in taxpayer dollars on a controversial software, used first as part of Governor Abbott’s border crackdown, to “disrupt potential domestic terrorism.”Francesca D’Annunzio (The Texas Observer)
On the two year anniversary of joining #Mastodon I'm super proud to share:
🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.13 👩🚀
"The #Fediverse has empowered me to take back control from Big Tech. Now I want to help others do the same."
blog.elenarossini.com/the-fedi…
with mentions of @forgeandcraft (who made this awesome Fediverse t-shirt) @phanpy @ivory @Tusky @nimi @Roneyb @davidoclubb
#FOSS #FLOSS #Matrix #TheFutureIsFederated #blog #tech #activism #BigTech #socialmedia #education
The Fediverse has empowered me to take back control from Big Tech. Now I want to help others do the same.
The Fediverse has helped me regain control from the behavior modification empires of Big Tech. Now I want to help other people do the same.Elena Rossini
The final episode of DATA VAMPIRES is here! We end this four-part series by digging into the harmful worldview driving the massive buildout of hyperscale data centers and AI.
Will we accept tech billionaires charting the course of our future?
Listen to the full episode: techwontsave.us/episode/247_da…
#tech #ai #datacenters #elonmusk #samaltman
Data Vampires: Fighting for Control (Episode 4) - Tech Won’t Save Us
A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.Tech Won't Save Us
Elon Musk has spent the past couple years railing against “illegal” immigrants, but new reporting confirms what we’ve long suspected: Musk himself worked illegally in the United States and deceived officials when investors finally forced him to get a visa.