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Meet the startups that just graduated from Creative Destruction Lab’s accelerator in Seattle

GeekWire

The 9-month accelerator, based at the University of Washington, is unique because it does not take equity from companies and relies on funding from founding members such as the UW and Microsoft. It also enforces objective-based milestones and checkpoints; if a company is not meeting certain standards, they are booted out.

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Tech Moves: Xamarin co-founder leaves Microsoft; OfferUp adds execs; and more

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GeekWire File Photo). — Miguel de Icaza , who joined Microsoft after the tech giant acquired Xamarin in 2016, is leaving the company, according to a report from ZDNet. He was co-founder and chief technology officer at Xamarin, a mobile app development platform founded in 2011. Xamarin co-founder Miguel de Icaza.

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Microsoft reverses controversial.NET change after open source community outcry

The Verge

Microsoft is reversing a decision to remove a key feature from its upcoming.NET 6 release, after a public outcry from the open source community. Microsoft admits it made a mistake. Microsoft has now reversed the change following a backlash, and anger inside the company from many of Microsoft’s own employees. “We

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Techie-turned-lawmaker uses his Microsoft chops to challenge the status quo as a state senator

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Washington State Democrats Photo) After a decade working in the tech sector, Joe Nguyen tackled his new role as a state senator like any good program manager. Nguyen incorporated Microsoft Power BI to better communicate with constituents and track the issues being raised. It proved a worthwhile exercise.

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Microsoft angers the.NET open source community with a controversial decision

The Verge

Microsoft has spent the past 10 years embracing open-source software and, at several points, even admitting it loves Linux and the open source community. The Linux Foundation even praised Microsoft for working with the open source community after the company joined the foundation nearly five years ago.

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Microsoft copied its new Windows Package Manager from rival AppGet, claims developer

The Verge

Microsoft surprised everyone with its new Windows Package Manager (winget) last week, but it looks like the company copied the core mechanics from a developer it interviewed and ghosted. AppGet is a free and open source package manager for Windows, which automates installing software on Windows PCs.

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‘It changed my life’: Microsoft vet creates mentoring program for tech-focused college students

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After graduating in June, Sestak’s internship became a full-time job at Costco as a software developer. The school, located near the headquarters for Amazon and Microsoft, draws from the tech giants for its educators and student advisors. After 13 years with the company, Wang left Microsoft and TEALS.