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Schneider Electric leverages AI to help develop employees’ careers

CIO Business Intelligence

The global energy equipment and solutions provider’s Online Talent Management (OTM) platform, launched in early 2020, gives employees more agency around identifying mentorship opportunities, upskilling, and growing their networks within the organization. It even enables employees to market their skillsets internally. “I

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Former Bungie directors lead new unit within Seattle-area game studio ProbablyMonsters

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announced Tuesday that it’s founded a new internal development team called Hidden Grove. The team at Hidden Grove is headed by general manager Chris Opdahl and design directors Raylene Deck and Grant Mackay. All three are former developers on Bungie’s MMO shooter Destiny 2 who first landed at ProbablyMonsters in 2020.

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Manny Vellon, 1960-2020: Towering figure in Seattle tech was an engineer at heart

GeekWire

Miami was also where he was introduced to computer programming. He landed his first job at 15 years old, helping to develop a patient record system for Jacksonville Hospital. ” Shurtleff, now managing partner at Divergent Ventures, called Vellon “one of the smartest, nicest people you will ever meet.”

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Sustainable shoes: This startup created baby shoes that can dissolve in water

GeekWire

They addressed the issue by developing biodegradable baby shoes that dissolve in boiling water. Megan worked as a program manager at CLEAResult, developing strategies for clients in energy efficiency industries. Time lapse of Woolybubs shoe dissolving in boiling water (Woolybubs Video).

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Tech Moves: B.C. startup Thinkific adds CMO from Hootsuite; Amplero founder departs Zulily

GeekWire

He is also a Hootsuite alum and was director of software development for the social media management tool after it acquired Brightkit, which McGuire co-founded. Amplero shut down in 2020 due to economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. He was previously a senior manager at Amazon. Tony Small. Wiliot Photo). —

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Aizen acquires Kurvv, a Seattle startup that helps predict equipment failure

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million Series B round in Aizen in 2020. Lee left his post as a data science program manager at Microsoft in 2019 to start Kurvv, drawing upon more than 15 years of experience in product management. SEMA also led a $4.2 Founded in 2016, Aizen sells AI banking-as-a-service tools to financial institutions.

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Seattle VR startup Rec Room raises $145M, reaches $3.5B valuation

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Rec Room , the Seattle-based development studio behind the fast-growing VR application Rec Room , has raised $145 million in new funding, bringing its current valuation to $3.5 While Rec Room has been available since 2016, when it first arrived on Steam, its community grew dramatically over the course of 2020. (Rec Room Image).