Obama uses White House 'Demo Day' to call for more diversity in technology industry

Danny Palmer
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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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