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Tech Moves: Expedia taps execs to run new divisions; Bumble hires Microsoft vet as CTO

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Expedia Photos) — Expedia Group hired two longtime leaders to run new operating divisions within the Seattle-based travel giant. Bumble, which recently hired new CEO Lidiane Jones, announced several new exec hires, including a new chief product officer, chief people officer, and chief marketing officer. Libby Johnson McKee.

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Tech Moves: Former Amazon VP Brad Porter joins Scale AI as CTO; UW names new Communication Leadership director; and more

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Brad Porter, who was until recently the Amazon Robotics leader, will become Scale AI’s first CTO. “I’m joining Alex Wang and the team at Scale as CTO to help bring this vision to reality.” “In many ways, this is the unsexy part of AI,” Porter writes. Scale AI Photo). Scale AI Photo).

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Tech Moves: GameStop hires more Amazon execs; Twitch COO joins Karat board; CEO of Washington STEM steps down; Big Fish HR chief joins Qumulo

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As vice president of interview delivery, she will focus on improving Karat’s interviewing process to help companies stay ahead on hiring engineers. GameStop hired two other Amazon execs in April, bringing on Chief Growth Officer Elliott Wilke and COO Jenna Owners. Rachael Granby (Karat Photo). The company raised $28 million in 2019.

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

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It pulls information on potential hires from sites such as LinkedIn and GitHub; from research papers and patents; and other public domains. The platform has built-in diversity filters to help reduce unconscious bias; an automated messaging tool; and a search engine that understands past hiring patterns and needs based on job descriptions. .

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