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Google offers 100K scholarships to underserved groups for tech workforce training

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Don’t have a college degree? No problem. Google wants to get more people working in skilled tech jobs. So it’s offering more pathways through new certificates offered on the online learning platform Coursera. No degree is required to enroll. Part of the Grow with Google economic opportunity initiative, the tech giant has launched three new Google Career Certificates in high-growth, high-paying fields. They include: IT Support Professional (IT Cert)… Source link

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$4 Billion of Google’s New India Tech Fund Goes to Telecom Company Jio

According to Bloomberg, Google is investing USD 4 billion in India’s Jio platforms, a subsidiary of conglomerate Reliance Group, to create affordable smartphones for the Indian market. The news ensued company CEO Sundar Pichai’s claim that Google will invest USD 10 billion in India over the next 5-7 years. Jio has already received capital from prestigious investors including Facebook, Silver Lake Partners, Intel Ventures, and etc. Only last week, the company sold 0.15 percent of… Source link

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