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Intel broke the news that it will change its leadership with the appointment of Pat Gelsinger as its new CEO.

Incoming CEO Pat Gelsinger. Image credit: Intel

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Intel Recruits New CEO Amid Fierce Competition

Almost overnight, HQ Trivia began registering thousands of new users a day. Requests from national media became overwhelming. The app that could occasionally count its daily users on two hands was suddenly producing live trivia for hundreds of thousands of people a day. 

James Ruben, Founder of Hellosaurus. Courtesy of Hellosaurus.

James Ruben

You're a Director of Product Whose Platform Just Went Viral. Now What?

While the process has not been as swift and systematic as it is in developed economies, Africa needs to secure at least 1.5 billion vaccine doses to reach 60% of the continent's 1.3 billion people given that each person requires two doses of the vaccine to obtain full protection from the virus. 

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How the Five Largest African Economies Plan to Roll Out the COVID-19 Vaccine

E-commerce checkout startup Bolt has hired former Amazon exec Maju Kuruvilla as its first CTO.

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Payments Startup Bolt Hires Amazon Exec Maju Kuruvilla as CTO 

Getting a job at Facebook can be a competitive affair, but we have a few tips. Read how you can find jobs at Facebook and take a shot at getting hired.

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How to Get a Job at Facebook

2020 was the year of online learning, one that saw India invest over $2.2 billion in education startups. But according to Mridula Shridhar, the founder of Kreedo, India’s mass learning poverty cannot be solved with just technology and it certainly cannot happen overnight. In fact, the key is to start early and make it fun.

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The Entrepreneur Fighting India’s Literacy Problem Wants Preschool to Be Fun Again 

Comcast announced that Dana Strong will succeed Jeremy Darroch as Group CEO of Sky, where she will report directly to Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts.

Dana Strong, Group CEO of Sky. Image credit: Business Wire

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Comcast Names New Sky CEO as Part of Executive Reshuffle

Almost 50 years after his parents fled a Communist regime and created a life for themselves in California, Andrei Cherny has found the right avenue for his sense of social responsibility.

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Communism, Al Gore, and Aspiration: On Andrei Cherny's Quest for Impact 

Moderna has announced that Dr. Corinne Le Goff will join the biotechnology company as its new Chief Commercial Officer. 

Incoming Moderna Chief Commercial Officer Corinne Le Goff, Pharm.D. Image credit: Clegoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Moderna Adds Chief Commercial Officer Amid COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

Salesforce’s Chief Marketing Officer Stephanie Buscemi announced her departure from the software giant, she has been replaced by Sarah Franklin.

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Salesforce CMO Sarah Franklin

Salesforce Has a New Top Marketing Exec to Drive Growth in 2021

Macy’s has announced that Nata Dvir will serve as the retailer’s new Chief Merchandising Officer to help transform its offerings and shopping experience.

Incoming Chief Merchandising Officer Nata Dvir. Image credit: Business Wire

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Macy’s Promotes New Merchandising Chief to Enhance Store Experience

IBM has named Gary Cohn as the Vice Chairman of the company and member of its Executive Leadership Team.

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Vice Chairman of IBM Gary Cohn

IBM Hires Trump Admin and Goldman Sachs Vet as Vice Chairman

Apple has added Monica Lozano, one of the most respected Hispanic business leaders in the US, to its board of directors.

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Apple Adds Education Advocate to Its Board of Directors

Chipmaking giant Qualcomm has named Cristiano Amon as the successor to CEO Steve Mollenkopf, who plans to retire after steering the company for almost seven years.

CEO-Elect Cristiano Amon. Image credit: Qualcomm

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Qualcomm Names 5G Leader as Next CEO

Volkswagen AG has named Elke Temme as the leader of its newest business area, which covers energy, charging services, and charging infrastructure across all the group's brands.

Volkswagen Group Components' Head of Charging & Energy Elke Temme. Image credit: Volkswagen Group

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Volkswagen Finds Exec to Lead EV Charging Efforts

With just 1.6 million people between them, North and South Dakota rarely attract national  spotlight. Startups in these two states received just $30.3 million in venture funding in 2019, a tiny fraction of what was invested even in other Midwestern states. But that doesn’t mean the Dakotas are without a  startup community.

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Eight Dakotas Startups To Watch in 2021

December was a packed month for executive and board moves in tech, as companies wind down from a turbulent 2020, and prepare for what will likely be an even busier 2021 for the industry. 

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The Most Important Executive Moves in Tech in December 2020

Latin America has been one of the world’s most affected regions by COVID-19 and the consequences of such drastic inequality have become more evident than ever.

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Rappi 

LatAm’s Top-Funded Companies of 2020

Whether the new rules encouraged Londoners to experiment with cooking freshly delivered ingredients or  tempted them  into ordering takeout from their  favourite restaurants, the food and beverage industry has definitely experienced a boom.

Food from new delivery service Comfort & Joy. Editorial credit: Jikoni

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Ten London Food & Beverage Companies to Watch in 2021

How has New Zealand managed such a positive fiscal outlook while seeing the decimation of international tourism, its second largest export product? 

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