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USPTO denies OpenAI’s attempts to trademark ‘ChatGPT’ and ‘GPT’

GeekWire

But if the rulings stand, they will prevent the company from defending its exclusive use of the phrases, opening them up to widespread adoption as common terms across the industry. OpenAI’s brand guidelines currently prevent partners and developers from using “GPT” in their product or app names “because it confuses end users.”

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Why F5 and Tempered Networks founder Jeff Hussey left retirement and ‘bought’ himself a job

GeekWire

Jeff Hussey, CEO and co-founder of Tempered Networks, and his wife on a trip to Austria. Jeff Hussey , co-founder and CEO of Seattle’s Tempered Networks, is not a believer in long-term work-from-home practices. “We But the burst of the dot-com bubble ravaged the company, and its stock plummeted to around $7 at the close of 2000.

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Social networks and engineering serendipity in the workplace

Trends in the Living Networks

The New York Times has an interesting article titled Engineering Serendipity which looks at the some of the ways companies are trying to create felicitous and unexpected connections between their staff. and Google are doing in the space, the article continues: As Yahoo and Google see it, serendipity is largely a byproduct of social networks.

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Former Microsoft exec Ed Fries shares behind-the-scenes stories from the original Xbox project

GeekWire

In an hour-long conversation with Takahashi, Fries talked about the Xbox console, its development, his personal history with it, and his current business, a venture capital fund that specifically invests in up-and-coming game developers. This was a present from the team when I retired from running Microsoft Game Studios in 2004.

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Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotech hires commercial officer; Instacart names new president; and more

GeekWire

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sood was most recently SVP of products at oncology company Guardant Health. Former Microsoft CVP Carolyn Everson will take over as president of San Francisco-based grocery delivery company Instacart in September. Sood will report to Adaptive Biotech CEO Chad Robins. Jaisimha Muthegere.

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19 organizations advancing women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

Today’s networking and advocacy landscape finds a growing array of programs and organizations for girls, women, and anyone who identifies as a woman — and plenty are also open to male allies. Girl Develop It. Girl Develop It offers web and software development courses at affordable rates in a “judgement-free zone.”

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Tech Moves: Microsoft’s general counsel joins Cisco; Outreach adds execs; Avalara expands board

GeekWire

Stahlkopf will replace former Cisco Chief Legal Officer Mark Chandler who retired in May after 25 years with the networking technology company. Seattle-based tax automation company Avalara appointed Srinivas Tallapragada and Bruce Crawford to its board of directors. Srinivas Tallapragada (left) and Bruce Crawford.