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Tech Moves: Former Chef CEO joins Buildkite board; Salesforce hires Code.org exec

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— Barry Christ joined the board of Perth, Australia-based software company Buildkite. Buildkite also appointed two other new board members: Adam Gross , the San Francisco-based former CEO of Heroku, which was acquired by Salesforce in 2010, and Michelle Deaker , the Sydney-based managing partner at OneVentures. Barry Crist.

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Tech Moves: F5 adds CTO and HR chief; Adaptive names CFO; Techstars Seattle leaders depart

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Seattle-based cannabis software company Leafly announced that Michael Blue resigned as chair of its board. More than 160 startups participated in the core Techstars Seattle accelerator since it launched in 2010. . “Excited to build the future Redmond,” Copley wrote on LinkedIn.

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Researchers find 87% of U.S. classic video games are out of print and ‘critically endangered’

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The rest are out of print and unplayable without resorting to software piracy. For the study’s sake, “classic” was defined as any video game released before 2010, for any platform, as per the gaming database maintained at MobyGames. between 1948 (i.e.

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Tech Moves: Slalom and WTIA add diversity leaders; Seattle mayor won’t seek re-election

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He has served as chair since 2010. He also led Seattle-based microfinance nonprofit Vittana. Collaboration work management software company Smartsheet announced Pete Godbole as CFO. . He is also an advisor for nonprofits and educational organizations. Reinhall co-founded high-tech helmet maker Vicis in 2014.

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Tech Moves: Ada Developers Academy bolsters board; Tune CEO steps down following acquisition; AWS execs promoted

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Jeffrey Spector , co-founder of Seattle startup Karat which helps companies conduct technical interviews for software engineers. Michele Broderick , recently appointed CMO of The Esalen Institute , an education nonprofit based in Big Sur, Calif. Ada Developers Academy Photos). Lauren Sato was named CEO in December. Tune Photo).

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Allen Institute hits 20 years on the frontier of bioscience, and Seattle will be all aglow

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But this weekend, the nonprofit institute — and its hometown — are taking a little time to celebrate. The institute’s researchers began by analyzing thin slices of mouse brains, and leveraged the expertise they gained to produce gene-coded maps of the human brain starting in 2010.

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Tech Moves: T-Mobile adds former U.S. intelligence director to board; Amazon execs depart; and more

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Long served as the director of the NGA from 2010 until her retirement in 2014. Raise develops software to help schools, clubs and activity teams fundraise securely online. Last year, the startup sold off its fundraising product for universities and nonprofits. Letitia Long. (T-Mobile T-Mobile Photo). — Seattle-based Snap!