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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. She will serve on the nominating and corporate governance committee and as the company’s national security director, a role required through the wireless carrier’s merger with Sprint. Read the story. Tim Collins (left) and Sharad Sundaresan.

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Tech Moves: Amazon’s director of Alexa Trust; BECU adds CIO; Lockstep, Fabric exit stealth mode

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Amazon hired Anne Toth as director of Alexa Trust, a team focused on the privacy, security, accessibility, ethics and biases of Amazon’s voice platform. The founding team includes: • CEO Peter Horadan, previously EVP of engineering and CTO at tax automation startup Avalara. Amazon Photo). Read more about Fabric and its $9.5

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Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

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But if they have one thing in common, it’s that they are growing their companies at a time when the broader tech economy is contracting. He served as CTO before stepping into the CEO role in 2014. Create your own user feedback survey Chris Diorio , CEO of Impinj Chris Diorio, CEO of Impinj, at the 2018 GeekWire Summit.

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DARPA Official: Human-Robot Teams Key to Disaster Response

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6, 2014 – In the future, when an earthquake or tsunami strikes a populated area or a terrorist attack decimates a city, teams of disaster experts partnered with robots — whose skills are being honed in rigorous competitions funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — may be the first responders. By Cheryl Pellerin.

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Why The Singapore Stock Exchange Problem Is The CIO’s Fault

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On Wednesday, December 3, 2014, the Singapore Stock Exchange delayed its opening by more than three hours. Back on November 5th, an IT technical glitch caused trading in both the securities and derivatives markets to come to a halt for over two hours – once again an eternity in the world of finance. Dr. Jim Anderson.

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The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022

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But some startups were still able to secure large sums of cash. The Russian invasion of Ukraine pushed many European countries to address energy security, while others are looking to address the ongoing climate crisis with green energy alternatives. Group14 Technologies , the Woodinville, Wash. It has offices in Tualatin, Ore.