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Nate Blaylock joins Canary Speech as CTO
February 2, 2021 GMT
Canary Speech uses a variety of Machine Learning technologies to solve problems at the intersection of healthcare and technology. (PRNewsfoto/Canary Speech)
Canary Speech uses a variety of Machine Learning technologies to solve problems at the intersection of healthcare and technology. (PRNewsfoto/Canary Speech)
PROVO, Utah, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Canary Speech announced Feb. 1 that Nate Blaylock has agreed to join the company as CTO.
Blaylock, a former Senior Research Manager and NLU architect at Nuance Communications, was hired as the CTO responsible for the management of Language and Software Engineering departments at Canary Speech. Blaylock will report directly to Henry O’Connell, CEO for Canary Speech, beginning Feb. 1, 2021.
January 13, 2021
International Paper’s Pensacola Mill awarded $70,000 in International Paper Foundation grants to 26 local organizations, demonstrating the company’s commitment to education, hunger, health and wellness, disaster relief and initiatives that improve the planet.
“We are pleased to support local organizations in their efforts to make a difference in education, hunger, health and wellness,” said Whitney Fike, International Paper communications manager. “Our company cannot succeed if our communities do not succeed, and these grants are an investment in our family, friends and neighbors.”
Local community organizations and their projects awarded grants for 2020:
Autism Pensacola – Kids for Camp 2021 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida – Defending Potential
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ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named 95 members ACM Fellows for wide-ranging and fundamental contributions in areas including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, computer graphics, computational biology, data science, human-computer interaction, software engineering, theoretical computer science, and virtual reality, among other areas. The accomplishments of the 2020 ACM Fellows have driven innovations that ushered in significant improvements across many areas of technology, industry, and personal life.
The ACM Fellows program recognizes the top 1% of ACM Members for their outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outstanding service to ACM and the larger computing community. Fellows are nominated by their peers, with nominations reviewed by a distinguished selection committee.
Perhaps it was holiday spirit, or maybe just looking to end a bad year on a good note.
Something sure had the Triumph Gulf Coast board in a giving mood Thursday, as its membership voted to hand out almost $18 million in new grant awards.
Four grants were provided or agreed to in principle that will help fund projects in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Bay and Walton counties. Each of these programs will bring either or both new high-paying jobs and certified workforce training, a news release from Triumph said.
Santa Rosa County
The largest actual grant award $6 million went to the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners for infrastructure improvements at Santa Rosa Industrial Park East.