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Black Girls Code Announces 2026 Summer Camp Program

4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (143+ words) Black Girls Code remains committed to its mission to empower the next generation of tech leaders. In alignment with the camp's theme "She Won't Just Play the Game. She'll Build It," the camp will offer hands-on coding instruction from Black…...

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afrotech.com > meta-launches-new-instagram-subscription-program

Meta Is Testing New Instagram Plus As A Paid Subscription Program, Which Includes Viewing Stories Anonymously

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (200+ words) Meta Is Testing New Instagram Plus As A Paid Subscription Program, Which Includes Viewing Stories Anonymously'afrotech.com Meta Is Testing New Instagram Plus As A Paid Subscription Program, Which Includes Viewing Stories Anonymously Meta has begun testing a new premium…...

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afrotech.com > discord-cut-ties-persona-data-mishap

Discord Faces Backlash, Cuts Ties With Persona After Verification Data Found Publicly Accessible

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (579+ words) Discord has cut ties with Persona, its identity verification software, after researchers discovered that its front-end code was publicly accessible " even on U.S. government servers. On Feb. 16, 2026, researchers on X reported in a blog post that nearly 2,500 files were exposed on…...

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afrotech.com > anthropic-claude-code-replace-software-engineers-ai

Anthropic's Claude Code Creator Predicts AI Will Phase Out 'Software Engineer' Title By 2026

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (666+ words) At a time when companies " particularly in big tech " are cutting human roles while investing heavily in AI, anxiety about job displacement is growing. Now, one tech founder is predicting that one of the most rigorous and highest-paid professions could…...

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afrotech.com > reload-an-ai-workforce-management-platform-has-raised-2-3m-for-ai-agents-to-become-teammates-and-employees

Reload, An AI Workforce Management Platform, Has Raised $2.275M For AI Agents To Become Teammates And Employees

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (205+ words) Updated Feb 25, 2026 Reload has secured new funding to launch its first AI employee. Reload is an AI workforce management platform co-founded by Newton Asare and Kiran Das, launched with the belief that employees will serve as managers of AI teammates…...

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afrotech.com > wikipedia-expands-ai-partnerships

Wikipedia Partners With Big Tech Companies To Allow Access To Its Data For Developing And Training AI Models

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (291+ words) In a news release issued Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, the foundation shared that Ecosia, Microsoft, Mistral AI, Perplexity, Pleias, and ProRata have joined existing tech partners " including Amazon, Google, and Meta " to support Wikipedia's sustainability. Under the agreements, partner companies will be…...

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afrotech.com > password-reset-email-instagram

Did You Receive An Unexpected Password Reset Email From Instagram?

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (397+ words) Updated Jan 12, 2026 Instagram is addressing confusion after some users reported receiving unexpected password reset emails in recent days. "We fixed an issue that let an external party request password reset emails for some people," Instagram wrote. "There was no breach…...

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afrotech.com > google-rolls-out-feature-that-allows-email-address-change

Google Rolls Out Feature That Allows Select Users To Change Their Email Address And Keep Their Data

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (229+ words) The tech giant shared a hopeful update just in time for the holidays. The New York Times reports that, although users had previously been able to change their email usernames, if they wanted to keep their data and services such…...