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| | | | A directorial departure hurts digital equity? Elections are still at the top of mind as the final tallies for who's surviving Maryland's primaries come in today. Amid this, the city has quietly announced another major civic transition: Jason Hardebeck has left his role as broadband and digital equity director. Moreover, the office he used to lead has been moved under the auspices of the Baltimore City Information & Technology office. We have more details on this top-level shakeup in an article below. But for those in the digital equity ecosystem: What does this mean for the city's goal of closing the digital divide by 2030? With this shake-up in city government, are you optimistic about the city's future regarding digital equity? Is this a win, loss or something in between? Let us know by replying to this email or sending a note to baltimore@technical.ly, anytime. — Technical.ly reporter Donte Kirby (donte@technical.ly) | | | | | Top Stories | | By Benefits such as unlimited PTO and mental health support are increasingly celebrated in place of the once-omnipresent "wacky" perks like ping-pong tables. Here's what's most common. Read more » By Lowinger spoke to his experience about building a career while moving through anxiety, founding a nonprofit and finding the right path. Read more » By Pearl Diagnostics, which was founded by the former Johns Hopkins professor, raised a $3.5 million seed round to commercialize its pneumonia test in the U.S. Read more » By With three “yes” votes from the judges, the local nonprofit moved on to the next stage of the talent show competition series. Read more » | Blast from the past Shea Frederick is known to Baltimore’s civic hackers as the developer who built BaltimoreVacants.org, a website that catalogs the city’s 16,000 vacant properties. Now he’s rehabbing his own vacant house. Read more » | Your Job in Tech Search all open jobs and hiring companies Featured Jobs Think Company operates in the United States as a fully remote company. As such, please consider this a remote (work from home) position. Please note that Thinkers are expected to operate within...Find out more » Think Company operates in the United States as a fully remote company. As such, please consider this a remote (work from home) position. Please note that Thinkers are expected to operate within...Find out more » Think Company operates in the United States as a fully remote company. As such, please consider this a remote (work from home) position. Please note that Thinkers are expected to operate within...Find out more » This Week in Jobs We’re not the only newsletter on the block. Read more » SUBSCRIBE to TWIJ Post a Job Get a Job | Events View all events Promote your event | | |
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