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Nov 14

11.14.22 | SF Tech Community Update

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COVID-19 REPORT

  • San Francisco 7-day test positivity rate: 5.6%
  • San Francisco 7-day rolling average new cases per day: 9.3
  • San Francisco 7-day average case rate per 100,000: 5.6
  • San Francisco 14-day hospitalization average: 50.9

THE LATEST IN TECH FOR GOOD

Facebook expanded its professional mode profile to all creators globally, allowing creators to monetize their followings.

To address consumer complaints, Airbnb will make cleaning fees more transparent by offering users the option to show the total price of a listing upfront.

LinkedIn launched a new code training integration with GitHub, providing more training resources for software developers within the LinkedIn Learning platform.

Instacart upgraded in-app features for its shoppers, including an updated returns experience, a new reimbursement process, and shopping filters to sort items by each customer.

Spotlight Impact Story 

Google Cloud partnered with COTA, Inc. to fuel innovation in oncology research and cancer patient treatments. COTA, Inc. leverages technology-supported human data abstraction methods to make sense of complex, fragmented patient data. Together, Google Cloud and COTA, Inc. hope to build a series of new natural language processing models tailored specifically to unstructured oncology data, including emerging data such as genomic sequencing.

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SAN FRANCISCO AT A GLANCE

  • San Francisco received a $9.6 million federal grant from the Department of Transportation to improve critical infrastructure on the City’s southern waterfront.

SUPPORT OUR SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY

Year Up is a tuition-free training program that offers a variety of skills-based job training pathways. Year Up’s mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by ensuring that young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education. Learn more about their 3-step program, their partners, and how you can support them here.

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