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Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon sports leader lands at DraftKings; Seattle tech vet launches advisory firm

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Marie Donoghue , who previously helped lead Amazon’s sports content initiatives, is now chief business and growth officer at sports betting giant DraftKings. Debique is a former longtime Microsoft leader and also co-founded a startup called SyncFloor which aimed to provide licensed commercial music to businesses and creators.

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James Heckman resigns as Maven CEO after tumultuous run leading Sports Illustrated publisher

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James Heckman, CEO and founder of the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, announced his resignation Wednesday. He will be replaced by Ross Levinsohn, currently the CEO of Sports Illustrated media. the former owner of Sports Illustrated. Maven is currently being sued by Meredith Corp. , It landed a $5.7

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Uncommon Thinkers: UW prof and entrepreneur Shwetak Patel has a rare ‘creative brilliance’

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He isn’t a licensed electrician. But he is a self-described “naive innovator” — a quality that helps him develop out-of-the-box ideas that turn into successful startups. ” Patel working with K-12 students as part of an outreach program organized by the UW computer science school. Read other profiles here.

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Building a digital content platform for Botswana's creative ambitions

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One of Dintwa’s initiatives upon joining BoFiNet was to directly fund content creators in Botswana rather than simply license internationally created content. There is, however, the thorny issue of how to make a return on investment in high-quality local content for a developing country of just over two million people.

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Shift AI Podcast: Riding the wave of AI startup innovation with Pioneer Square Labs’ T.A. McCann

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Her encouragement led us to venture into diverse activities, from sports to building websites. 3 ways to differentiate AI companies (Design, Data, & Distribution): In the realm of AI product development, three critical factors come to the forefront: design, data, and distribution. Listen to the full episode of Shift AI with T.A.

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Another Seattle startup trying 4-day workweek in bid to enhance productivity, well-being and culture

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Uplevel makes software tools to help engineering teams better measure how developers use their time and how they could best avoid burning out. Two years ago Microsoft introduced a program called “Work Life Choice Challenge” in Japan, shutting down offices every Friday during one month. The startup is 100% remote. Uplevel Photo).

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How New York overengineered its million-dollar vaccine passport

Vox

Since it launched in March, the digital vaccine platform has issued millions of passes, which allow people to display proof of vaccination or negative test results via an app developed by the state. million more in licensing fees. Overall, the project could cost as much as $27 million, according to the New York Times.

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