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

GeekWire

He also worked at Yahoo and Chacha Mobile. Breaux was previously CEO of AirNow media and co-founded Airpush, a mobile advertising technology company acquired by Appscatter in 2020. nonprofit Greater Washington Partnership, and president and CEO of the Atlanta Housing Authority. Inman Breaux. and Nashville.

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Tech Moves: Expedia board director Skip Battle resigns; Madrona promotions; Vacasa’s new CFO

GeekWire

AskJeeves was acquired in 2005 by IAC, the internet media company run by Barry Diller, who is also chairman of Seattle-based Expedia Group. Its net loss for the first nine months of this year was $2.2 The company offers mobile platforms for religious, education and nonprofit organizations. billion in 2019. Jamie Cohen.

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From cybersecurity to social justice, Rubica CEO Frances Dewing is an agent of unexpected change

GeekWire

Dewing, who holds a law degree from the University of Washington, worked for a nonprofit legal aid program early in her career and was involved with immigrant advocacy and street youth while in law school. Mobile devices: Google Pixel and an iPhone. I’m not big on social media. I’ve always had a social justice kind of pull.”.

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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. This is false.

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The next generation of startups is remote

The Verge

Vox Media has a whole podcast called Pivot. And I am part of the safety net of my extended family — when people need money, they come to me. I thought, look, if you get a job at Facebook, that’s your safety net. Nonprofits can do that. Mobile phones happened. It’s kind of the cool term. It’s the hip thing to do.

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Lil Nas X’s “Panini,” NASA’s social media presence, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line, and John Krasinski’s Some Good News YouTube show are among the winners of this year’s Webby Awards. This year’s winners, announced on Tuesday , were largely dominated by media and entertainment companies. New Media Inc.

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

Trends in the Living Networks

Reanna Browne is the founder of strategic foresight consultancy, Work Futures , and is frequently requested to provide insight and analysis on the future of work by major media outlets across Australia. This philosophy inspired her to found Teazl , a mobile learning platform that helps companies educate their employees.

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