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

GeekWire

Breaux was previously CEO of AirNow media and co-founded Airpush, a mobile advertising technology company acquired by Appscatter in 2020. She was previously vice president of policy and programs at the Washington, D.C. nonprofit Greater Washington Partnership, and president and CEO of the Atlanta Housing Authority.

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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. The company posted revenue of $4.2

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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. I’m not big on social media. “I felt very guilty about liking business,” said the co-founder of Seattle-based Rubica.

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The Hacker Mind: Hackers Wanted: Filling the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

ForAllSecure

In this episode, Sonny Sandelius , Assistant Director of the SANS workforce programs, talks about programs that recruit people from outside computer sciences, encouraging those from diverse backgrounds who share the curiosity and the basic aptitude necessary to become hired cybersecurity professionals in as little as six months.

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Gen Z does not dream of labor

Vox

This buzzy phrase , popularized on social media in the pandemic, rejects work as a basis for identity, framing it instead as an act to pursue out of financial necessity. And Gen Z has not been shy about detailing these expectations to employers and on social media. “I

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The next generation of startups is remote

The Verge

Then a couple days later, two startup founders who had been a part of Y Combinator tweeted that they had been kicked out of the program for criticizing it. We have a growth program for companies that are way post-product market fit. The early program? How do we make the early program better? It’s kind of the cool term.

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It’s getting harder for people to believe that Facebook is a net good for society

Vox

At this point, it isn’t exactly surprising that social media platforms like Facebook can have negative effects on society. And Facebook has always defended itself by insisting that it is a net good to society because of how it brings people together. The company declined to provide it, even though in many cases it had all the answers.

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