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Amazon expanding ‘upskill’ training for software developer roles to workers outside of company

GeekWire

Amazon announced Tuesday that it is expanding one of its so-called “upskilling” programs to people outside of the company who are interested in acquiring training for roles in software engineering. workforce in July 2019, committing at the time to a five-year initiative called “Upskilling 2025.”

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Diversity-focused school Ada Developers Academy cuts 45% of staff amid tech industry hiring pullback

GeekWire

Ada Developers Academy graduates at a graduation event on Jan. Jenny Crooks Photo) Ada Developers Academy , the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, laid off 45% of its workforce, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire Wednesday.

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Ada Developers Academy ‘significantly’ reduces headcount, pauses admissions, names interim CEO

GeekWire

Ada Developers Academy graduates at a graduation event on Jan. The organization previously said a lack of internships for its students was due to decreased demand for software development talent. Shawna Young, inerim CEO at Ada Developers Academy. ” Sato became CEO in December 2019.

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How to hire a software developer in a candidate-driven market

Hacker Earth

Here are some of the major learnings from the webinar which will surely help you find and hire that developer you have always been looking for. What is the developer talent market really like? According to recent studies, the unemployment rate for software engineers in the US stands at an all-time low of 1.3%.

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Facebook ordered to pay $4.7M to Italian developer over copycat feature

The Verge

million) in damages to an Italian developer over the social network’s “Nearby” feature. Reuters reports that the Milan-based appeals court upheld a 2019 ruling saying Facebook had copied the feature from developer Business Competence’s Faround app. Facebook has been ordered to pay €3.83 million (around $4.72

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VMware Welcomes Estranged Sibling Pivotal Back Home

Forrester IT

On August 22, 2019, VMware announced that it will acquire sister company Pivotal Software, vendor of a widely used cloud development platform, Pivotal Cloud Foundry.

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Amazon says Sidewalk reaches 90% of U.S. population, as it opens network to developers

GeekWire

Amazon made the coverage announcement Tuesday as it opened Sidewalk to developers to test, create, and adapt devices for the network, taking advantage of development kits and tools from its silicon partners. Up to this point, devices on the network have been developed by Amazon and selected partners such as Tile.

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