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Did you know that a Poly (Plantronics back then) headset went to the moon? The year was 1969 and the mission was Apollo 11. This year the company celebrates the 50 year anniversary of that headset's first trip to the moon.
 
Looker recently sponsored #CODE831 -- a week long coding camp for the students of migrant farmers and low-income families from Davenport and Pajaro Valley. Read a first hand experience from one of the teachers about what that meant to him.  
 
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#CODE831: An instructor reflects on a Looker-sponsored coding camp for the students of migrant farmers and low-income families from Davenport and Pajaro Valley. Read this article.  
 
 
50 years ago, Poly (Plantronics back then) landed their first headset on the moon. It was, however, a freak accident that set them on this flight. Read this article.  
 
 
With over 1300 "Cadets" from over 88 countries, Crowd Machine celebrates its first cohort of Crowd Academy graduates for their entrepreneurial spirit and determination. Read this article.   
 
 
What would payments look like if we built them from scratch today? Paystand asks this question and shares The Four Pillars of Modern B2B Payments. Read this article.   
 

As their first wedding anniversary approached, this husband wanted to get his wife something special. So he dropped $1,000 on an object he hoped would bring her as much joy as it had brought him. Read this article.   
   
 
AgTech Insight and Verdant Partners announce a strategic alliance to improve both firms' capabilities across a broader array of services for clients in agtech. Read this article.  
 
 
At Looker, they believe in data's power to tell stories, to help people see patterns and take action accordingly. In other words, data viz matters -- a lot. Read this article. 
 
 
 
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