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In the quest to provide the best education for students across the country, legislation is constantly being reformed. All of those new education policies typically help, but are often hard to implement and difficult for parents to understand. The company developed an end-to-end public fund disbursement and e-commerce platform for program administration that makes educational offerings, like school tuition, tutoring, technology and extracurricular enrichment, more accessible.
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Melinda Gates on tech's 'bro culture' and investing in the next generation of female leaders
Melinda Gates shocked the business world recently by announcing she was leaving the Gates Foundation to pursue a new mission. Yahoo Finance goes inside Gates's leadership journey as she readies to embark on her next chapter.
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College students across the U.S. have been arrested and threatened with suspension over pro-Palestinian protests. But what legal rights do they have?
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Meta’s new AI council is composed entirely of white men
Meta on Wednesday announced the creation of an AI advisory council with only white men on it. Women and people of color have been speaking out for decades about being ignored and excluded from the world of artificial intelligence despite them being qualified and playing a key role in the evolution of this space. Meta did not immediately respond to our request to comment about the diversity of the advisory board.
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Women in AI: Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick wants to pass more AI legislation
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch has been publishing a series of interviews focused on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. Dar'shun Kendrick is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, a position she was elected to at the age of 27 in 2010.
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Women in AI: Miriam Vogel stresses the need for responsible AI
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch has been publishing a series of interviews focused on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. Miriam Vogel is the CEO of EqualAI, a nonprofit created to reduce unconscious bias in AI and promote responsible AI governance. As a board member at the Responsible AI Institute and senior advisor to the Center for Democracy and Technology, Vogel's advised White House leadership on initiatives ranging from women, economic, regulatory and food safety policy to matters of criminal justice.
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Benches clear as Red Sox's Chris Martin takes exception to Brewers bunting on him
An argument between Boston Red Sox reliever Chris Martin and Milwaukee Brewers first base coach Quintin Berry caused a bench-clearing confrontation at Fenway Park on Sunday.
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Aaron Judge finishes off torrid May by breaking a Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Yankees record
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TE Darren Waller reportedly expected to retire ahead of Giants' mandatory minicamp
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Ukraine’s best hope may be a faltering Russian economy
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NASCAR: Austin Cindric wins at Gateway after Ryan Blaney's car slows on the final lap
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Ford CEO on the future of EVs, Detroit, and his relationship with Tesla's Elon Musk
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Gen X is the 401(k) 'experiment generation.' Here's how that's playing out.
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Giants TE Darren Waller drops bizarre music video about recent divorce, complete with a fake Kelsey Plum
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Triple-A game called in 7th inning after catcher leaves in ambulance from backswing to head
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