By Mike Rogoway The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) As Mike Rogoway reports, Census data shows fewer than 1 in 3 Oregon tech workers is female. Startlingly, that’s a far smaller share of Oregon’s technology...
By Andrea Leinfelder Houston Chronicle WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) “Chix Fix” is a United Airlines team of six female technicians who will compete in the annual Aerospace Maintenance Competition held April 8 through April 11 in Atlanta....
By Ethan Baron The Mercury News WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) As Ethan Baron reports, “Rapid advances in AI have sparked growing concern about the ethics of allowing algorithms to make decisions, the possibility that the technology will replace...
By Lisa Schencker Chicago Tribune WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Security experts warn that breaches involving health systems can be particularly pernicious, considering how much information hospitals keep. Unlike retailers, financial institutions and...
By Tom Rose Boston Herald WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) On Saturday, Warren made an appearance at SXSW and addressed her recent controversial comments about regulating big tech. Austin After a bold pledge to “break up” and regulate...
By Joseph N. DiStefano Philly.com WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) A Pennsylvania school is hosting a regional heavyweight-robots competition, where 1,200 high school students from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware square off with creations weighing...
By Diane Mastrull Philly.com WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) TechGirlz’s free workshops got off to a popular start around Philadelphia and have now engaged 15,000 girls in 14 states. Philadelphia TechGirlz, a Philadelphia-area nonprofit founded...