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Tech Moves: Unbounce names new CEO; Azure VP joins VMware; and more

GeekWire

In addition to landing pages, the company now offers additional marketing, lead generation and conversion tools for small and medium-sized businesses. Pradeep Nair is now VP of engineering for VMware’s multi-cloud platform. Lorinda Brandon , VP of engineering at BetterCloud and board member of the Open API Initiative.

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Former Starbucks engineering exec joins education-focused AI startup that just raised $4M

GeekWire

(LinkedIn Photo) Seattle-area entrepreneur and tech vet Ryan Bruels joined education-focused artificial intelligence startup Atypical AI as founding head of engineering. The San Francisco-based company said it raised $4 million in pre-seed funding to boost development of its AI-powered tutoring, teaching and grading tools.

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Tech Moves: Seattle startups hire new execs; board shuffles at Adaptive and Porch

GeekWire

Cyemptive, founded in 2014, sells cybersecurity tools including an endpoint protection service and advanced perimeter firewalls. Seattle startup CalmWave hired Seth Falcon as VP of engineering. He previously worked as VP of platform engineering at Paris-based carpooling platform BlaBlaCar and was an engineer at Chef Software.

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Securing data and talent top Indian CIOs’ concerns for FY2023

CIO Business Intelligence

He is also exploring AI tools with the goal of providing workers with a self-service platform for supporting decision making. At Khatabook, a provider of accounting software for small businesses, VP of Engineering Gaurav Lahoti also ranks information and data security as his top priority. Talent retention.

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Tech Moves: Flexe hires Amazon biometrics leader; Fresh Chalk founder departs; and more

GeekWire

Magnify’s tool optimizes onboarding and use of software using AI and machine learning. Christine Hendric kson as VP of strategic initiatives. Carol Grant as VP of marketing. A Microsoft alum, Grant has worked as a consultant and is a former Zillow director of product marketing. The Seattle and Bend, Ore.-based Jeremy Ung.

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Here’s who Apple and Epic are calling to testify in next week’s trial

The Verge

Michael Schmid, head of game business development, App Store — covering “the tools, services, and benefits that Apple provides to developers, including to Epic; Apple’s relationship with Epic, Epic’s breaches of its agreements with Apple, and Epic’s other misconduct.” Scheduled for six hours examination, three hours cross examination.).

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

Pujari has over 25 years of experience across sectors including BFSI, manufacturing, consulting, publishing, airlines, and healthcare. He brings expertise in developing IT strategy, digital transformation, AI engineering, process optimization and operations. Since then, he has worked in startups and consulting. January 2022.