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willing to consider new or different ideas
needed a partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business
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The country’s low unemployment has meant coders have been hard to find, says Claes Mikko Nilsen, principal at VC Nordic Ninja, but a receptive government launching a fast track D visa in 2022 has boosted international recruitment.
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Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Audiences were a bit more receptive overall, giving the series an 8.1 score out of 10 on IMDb and an 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Hugging Face has been receptive to the warnings, integrating Protect AI’s tool that scans files for hidden malicious code into its system, deleting problematic files and continuing verification of profiles from big companies including OpenAI and Nvidia.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Unlike other political machines across the country, the Burton-Brown organization was receptive to women having power and helped boost several of the city’s prolific female leaders.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Audiences were a bit more receptive overall, giving the series an 8.1 score out of 10 on IMDb and an 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Hugging Face has been receptive to the warnings, integrating Protect AI’s tool that scans files for hidden malicious code into its system, deleting problematic files and continuing verification of profiles from big companies including OpenAI and Nvidia.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Unlike other political machines across the country, the Burton-Brown organization was receptive to women having power and helped boost several of the city’s prolific female leaders.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptive. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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