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How Black People Leveraged Tech Bigotry to Boss the Blockchain Below the Radar

Austin Startup

The African-American community with a global movement known as the Afro-Tech quietly mastered blockchain/distributed ledger technology several years ago to benefit urban communities. What We Discovered About Blockchain The Afro-Tech approached blockchain and distributed ledger as how it will affect African-Americans in everyday living.

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Your Computer May Already be Hacked – NSA Inside?

Steve Blank

After a particularly embarrassing math bug in 1994 that cost Intel $475 million, the company decided to fix the problem by allowing it’s microprocessors to load fixes automatically when your computer starts. The microcode is distributed by 1) Intel or by 2) Microsoft integrated into a BIOS or 3) as part of a Windows update.

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Tapping the Strength of Intergenerational Living During a Crisis: A Nonprofit Board President’s View

Board Effect

The force behind the Hope Meadows community, a 501(c)(3), was a visionary by the name of Brenda Eheart. Eheart founded the nonprofit in 1994 on the site of the former Chanute Air Force Base. Foster and adoptive families have served their role in the community by completing 90 adoptions between 1994-2019. In the Beginning.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The magazine rated 100 countries by how well they scored in five categories, namely: education, health, quality of life, economic dynamism, and political environment. STANLEY FISCHER NAMED ONE OF WORLD’S TOP 10 BANK CHIEFS. TAKADU NAMED WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM TECHNOLOGY PIONEER 2011.

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12 Questions: Meet Angus Griffin (England)

crowdSPRING Blog

Hi there, my name is Angus and I’m 30 … Although the name might imply, I actually don’t have much connection to Scotland. We also arrived at a rather pivotal and pertinent time in South African history, just after President Nelson Mandela was brought into power in 1994. Please tell us about yourself.

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12 Questions: Meet Angus Griffin (England)

crowdSPRING Blog

Hi there, my name is Angus and I’m 30 … Although the name might imply, I actually don’t have much connection to Scotland. We also arrived at a rather pivotal and pertinent time in South African history, just after President Nelson Mandela was brought into power in 1994. Please tell us about yourself.