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GeekWire Podcast: Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on the rapid progress of AI, and its impact on society

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Amazon CTO Werner Vogels sits down for a wide-ranging conversation on the GeekWire Podcast at Amazon in Seattle, focusing on issues including AI and social responsibility. GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Early versions of generative AI were “like a dancing bear,” says Werner Vogels , the Amazon chief technology officer.

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North Dakota Approves K-12 Cybersecurity Education Bill

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Cybersecurity education is a central component of landmark House Bill 1398 , signed into law by Governor Doug Burnum and expected to garner final approval July 1, 2024. Burnum said, while addressing the cybersecurity education legislation at the bill signing ceremony. North Dakota is the first state in the U.S.

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The skills and traits of elite CTOs

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Chief technology officers are key players in the enterprise C-suite, oftentimes working in collaboration with CIOs at the forefront of new and innovative technologies. They are among the most important hires organizations are making today due to the business value that successful technology deployments can bring.

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Tech Moves: OfferUp names new CTO; Amazon data center leader departs; and more

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. — Mobile marketplace OfferUp hired former Splunk VP of Engineering Melissa Binde as its new CTO. She oversaw Splunk’s cloud engineering business while CTO at the software giant. Binde succeeds Ameesh Paleja who served as OfferUp’s CTO for two years. Kirk Dickinson as chief financial officer.

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Liberis CTO Georgina Owens on the power of mentoring and apprenticeships

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CIO: How has your career evolved to becoming an IT director/CIO/CTO? On my return to the UK, there was a mismatch in the education I had received and the available syllabus, so I had to look for an alternative path. This involves me giving up time to talk to founders and advise them on their technology and product decisions.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

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With more and more companies undertaking the journey of digital transformation, the role of the CIO has become critical. He joins the Indian beverage company after a 17-year stint at Wockhardt where he was associate vice president of information technology head. Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. March 2022. March 2022.

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Tech Moves: Museum of Flight’s new education leader; Avalara vet joins Banzai board; and more

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. — Seattle’s Museum of Flight announced Dana Riley Black as its new vice president of education. Black is the former assistant superintendent of Everett Public Schools and previously worked at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, University of Washington and Logan Center for Education. based company raised $8.5

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