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Former Microsoft deputy CTO Lila Tretikov joins NEA as head of AI strategy

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NEA Photo) Lila Tretikov , the former deputy chief technology officer at Microsoft, has joined SIlicon Valley investment firm NEA as partner and its new head of AI strategy. She became deputy CTO in 2020. Seattle tech vet Harshit Shah recently joined Boston-based Kyruus as CTO. Lila Tretikov.

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Fractional CTO Services Explained

Valerian Tech

The role of a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to provide technical expertise and leadership to a company on a part-time or temporary basis. This can be a useful option for startups or small businesses that may not have the resources to hire a full-time CTO or may not need one on a permanent basis.

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Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation

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MagniX’s chief technology officer, Riona Armesmith, works on electric propulsion systems like the one in the background at the company’s headquarters in Everett, Wash. where scores of employees design, develop and manufacture electric powertrains. Read the other profiles here. I like electronics.

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Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

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Michelle Cruz, research scientist for Banyu Carbon, adjusting some research apparatus. GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Michelle Cruz, research scientist for Banyu Carbon, adjusting some research apparatus. The scientists were researching the effect of ocean conditions predicted for the end of the century.

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Walmart tech vet, AI2 research scientists are behind new Seattle startup Spiffy

GeekWire

Spiffy co-founders, from top left: CEO Aniket Deosthali; CSO Iz Beltagy; CTO Sameer Singh; and Chief Architect Matthew Peters. The company’s other co-founders include: Iz Beltagy , CSO, joined AI2 in 2017 and leads research on OLMo, an open generative language model created by AI2.

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The early returns on gen AI for software development

CIO Business Intelligence

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Still, gen AI for software development is in the nascent stages, so technology leaders and software teams can expect to encounter bumps in the road.

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Join 11 Dec 2014 Webinar For Latest In Big Data Design Patterns From Intel and Cloudera

CTOvision

On 11 Dec 2014 we will be providing a briefing on lessons extracted from our research into the new Cloudera and Intel partnership. This webinar format will enable us to dynamically present and then interact with the architects, program managers and technology executives attending. By Bob Gourley. Webster Mudge is Sr.