Obama uses White House 'Demo Day' to call for more diversity in technology industry
President wants Silicon Valley to employ more women, ethnic minorities and veterans
US president Barack Obama has used a White House ‘Demo Day' for startups to call for more diversity within the technology industry. Obama's comments come a day after it was revealed that Intel is paying...
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