Tag: American Technology Council
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Tim Cook wants compulsory coding classes for US kids
During Monday’s White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Tim Cook pushed for the U.S. government to make coding a required class for kids. This is something Cook has publicly discussed before. When Apple debuted its kid-focused Swift Playgrounds app, he said that, “We believe coding should be a required language in all schools”. In…
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Trump signs executive order to nudge up US govt info tech
President Donald Trump announced on Monday he has signed an executive order creating a new technology council to “transfer and modernise” the US government’s information technology systems. A White House official confirmed Monday that about 20 technology chief executives will attend meetings at the White House in early June to talk about improving government information…