Oregon Tech in the News

May 10
ReachNow expands service to include Oregon Intel campuses I Portland Business Journal
Google’s AI fest offers an ominous glimpse of the robot future I Financial Times
EDCO Releases Largest Employers List for Central Oregon I Cascade Business News

May 11
LaunchCode to cease operations in Portland and Seattle I Portland Business Journal
Cloudability, Viewpoint and Planar among winners at Oregon Tech Awards I Oregonian

May 13
Xerox calls off $6.1bn sale to Fujifilm I Financial Times

May 14
Small Business Development Centers team with Cyber Oregon on security training statewide I Portland Business Journal
Simple co-founder and CEO stepping down I Portland Business Journal
Facebook suspends 200 apps from platform over data misuse I Financial Times
Intel reassigns marketing chief I Portland Business Journal
HSBC claims first trade-finance deal with blockchain I Financial Times
Intel ousts its chief marketing officer I Oregonian
Symantec stock plunges on internal investigation I Register Guard

May 15
Snoop Dogg-backed Green Bits grows in Portland, expects to hire dozens I Portland Business Journal
​Facebook reports progress in addressing hate speech I Portland Business Journal
Tinder's not worried about Facebook I Portland Business Journal
Shoppers worry about data security with smart speakers I Portland Business Journal
As DIY gene editing gains popularity, ‘someone is going to get hurt’ I New York Times

May 16
LaunchCode's Portland exit exposes tech's hiring dilemma I Portland Business Journal