Tech Moves: Code.org has a new leader; Synapse vet joins Amazon; ex-Tableau CEO lands at Code Metal

Karim Meghji is the new CEO and president at Seattle-based computer science education nonprofit Code.org.
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Code.org Brings in Serena Williams, Draymond Green to Promote Sports-Themed 'Hour of Code'

December 5 kicks off another annual Computer Science Week and Hour of Code, and with it, nonprofit Code.org is bringing a few more celebrities into the coding fold. This time, it’s a collection of ...
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Facebook Donates $15M to Code.org to Diversify Computer Science Education

Looking to diversify its portfolio of charities and its workforce at the same time, Facebook has pledged $15 million over the next five years to Code.org, a nonprofit working to expand the ...
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Code.org and Microsoft partner for a Minecraft Hour of Code

Microsoft and Code.org have partnered to release a new Hour of Code installment based around the popular Minecraft game. Code.org is an organization devoted to introducing programming to students of ...