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Tech Moves: Convoy vet joins Xembly; Seattle climate firm hires Goldman Sachs exec; and more

GeekWire

Before joining MTI, Auchenpaugh held leadership roles at Samsung, Lynx Innovation, Apple and Beats by Dr. Dre. Hyros Photo) — Seattle marketing software company Banzai hired Inman Breaux as CEO for Hyros , an Austin-based marketing optimization startup it is acquiring. He also worked at Yahoo and Chacha Mobile. Inman Breaux.

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Signal sees surge in new signups after boost from Elon Musk and WhatsApp controversy

The Verge

As for what or who is responsible for so many new users interested in trying the platform, which is operated by the nonprofit Signal Foundation, there are two likely culprits: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Signal competitor WhatsApp. We are working with carriers to resolve this as quickly as possible. Hang in there.

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The next generation of startups is remote

The Verge

And the reason why was because we felt like they had an advantage in building a product in a software world. When I talk to people who have the technical skills, who are interested in software, who are interested in startups, socio-economic barriers are really tricky. So the chances of Apple failing, basically nil.

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Revolt of the delivery workers

The Verge

They live together nearby and heard about the attacks through the Facebook page they co-founded called El Diario de los Deliveryboys en la Gran Manzana, or “The Deliveryboys in the Big Apple Daily.” Some started protesting and lobbying, partnering with nonprofits and city officials to propose legislation.

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Webby Award for Charitable Organization / Nonprofit : Our Stories Alzheimer’s Awareness Campaign by The Ad Council. Webby People’s Voice Award for Charitable Organization / Nonprofit : Equal Justice Initiative by Madeo. Connected Products & Wearables : Changing The Game by McCann New York; Apple AirPods Pro by Apple.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

Trends in the Living Networks

Evans’s involvement in the telecoms industry began with her work as a software engineer in the early 1980s. Chief Executive and Director of SAMI Consulting , Gill Ringland, has an impressive career history that has spanned physics, software, information technology, strategy, and future thinking. Gill Ringland. Twitter: @LeadThought.

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Mark Zuckerberg on why he doesn’t want to “put an Apple Watch on your face”

The Verge

But a summer of escalated tensions with Apple have helped to make the case: if you want to control your own destiny, you have to own your platform. Facebook isn’t the only big company working on advanced headset computers — Apple, Google, and Snap are also investing billions in research and development. Maybe someone else will make it.

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