Industria — tech industry

Glimmers of Hope for Women in the Male-Dominated Tech Industry When Christine Betts arrived at the University of Washington in 2016, she planned to study economics. After an introductory computer-science course inspired her, she changed her mind. Betts joins growing ranks of women at influential schools entering the software field. The numbers at some colleges offer a glimmer of hope in an otherwise male-dominated industry. At Betts’s school, as well as Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, women represent about a third of computer-science students. It’s hardly gender parity, but the numbers are higher than they were five years ago....

FBI chief asks tech industry to build crytpo-busting not-a-backdoor FBI director Christopher Wray has addressed a cyber-security conference and again called for technologists to innovate their way around strong cryptography. Wray spoke at the Boston College / FBI Boston Conference on Cyber Security on March 7. He told the audience the issue of crypto can be solved because the industry's created cloud platforms users can access from anywhere. No, really: the speech is here, and here's the relevant excerpt: "For one thing, many of us in this room use cloud-based services. You’re able to safely and securely access your e-mail,...