Q&A: Chief Diversity Officer Plans to Build Equity into Education with Tech

CNBC:
A look at enterprise networking infrastructure startup Nile, led by two former Cisco executives, which has quietly raised $125M in the past four years  —  – Nile is being led by Cisco’s former development chief Pankaj Patel and was co-founded by John Chambers, who spent two decades as Cisco’s CEO.

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Cisco reports Q1 revenue up 6% YoY to $13.6B, vs. $13.3B est., including Secure, Agile Networks up 12% YoY to $6.68B, and increases its FY 2023 revenue guidance  —  – Cisco reported fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday that beat analysts’ estimates on top and bottom lines.

A 2022 report from Logitech and Girls Who Code looks at the barriers faced by women in IT and the forces driving their success. The organizations surveyed 400 individuals in tech and IT positions with the goal of understanding and addressing the barriers women face in tech and ultimately encouraging more girls at the K–12 level to pursue STEM careers.
“What surprised us was the importance of early cheerleaders and role models,” says Delphine Donné, Logitech’s general manager of creativity and productivity. Per the report, 60 percent of women who studied computer science were encouraged by a…

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian edtech startup Unacademy cuts 350 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, in its second round of layoffs this year after cutting 1,000 roles in April 2022  —  Unacademy has eliminated 10% of its workforce, or about 350 roles, in its second round of layoffs this year as the Indian edtech warns of harsh economic conditions.

Meta:
Meta says it found an externally-created Meta Workplace account that was used to spoof an internal Instagram system used as “evidence” for The Wire’s reporting  —  This is an ongoing investigation and we will update as it unfolds.  At this time, we can confirm that the video shared …

Blake Brittain / Reuters:
SCOTUS refused to hear an appeal by Virginia-based Centripetal Networks to reinstate a $2.75B award to be paid by Cisco in a cybersecurity patent dispute  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Centripetal Networks Inc to reinstate the largest award in the history of U.S. patent law …