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Tech Moves: Lighter Capital names new CEO; Amazon exec joins Uber as CTO; and more

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.” — Uber appointed Sukumar Rathnam as its new chief technology officer. Long-time Uber CTO Thuan Pham stepped down earlier this year shortly before the company cut 25% of its global workforce. He left in 2017 to launch San Francisco, Calif.-based based Vettd.ai’s board of advisors. The Redmond, Wash.,

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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

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billion contract to return astronauts to the moon. Seattle-based home services technology company Porch Group added two new board members : Imagination Capital co-founder and Managing Partner Rachel Lam , and former Aviva plc Group CEO Maurice Tulloch. Freelancing platform Upwork hired former Amazon General Manager Saty Bahadur as CTO.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

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He has assisted the top management in planning IT strategies and leveraging technologies for rationalizing manpower, enhancing organizational productivity, and improving the efficiency of operations. Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. Real estate buying platform Blox has appointed Amit Goel as its chief technology officer, based in Mumbai.

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Tech Moves: Facebook engineering lead joins gaming unicorn Playco; Bright.md names new CEO

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. — Former Facebook Director of Engineering Calvin Grunewald has left the social media giant after nine years and joined Playco , a Tokyo mobile gaming company, as chief technology officer. . Contract management startup Icertis added two new board members; Penny Pritzker, founder and chairman of PSP Partners, former U.S.

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Tech Moves: Smartsheet CFO joins Auth0 board; Outreach opens NYC office; Concure Oncology adds CEO; and more

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office in Seattle and hired Microsoft alum Benjamin Gauthey as VP of global strategy and business development. The Seattle office will initially hire 10 employees. Gauthey most recently was the global field lead for Amazon Web Services artificial intelligence and machine learning. Vanessa Brewster Laughlin. Reverb Photo).

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In-home health screening startup Reperio raises $14M, inks deal with Uber

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A single screening costs $129 for consumers, but the costs come down for contracts with employers, healthcare providers and others. Reperio is also developing a service that will include a consultation with a nurse practitioner as soon as the test is completed in order to facilitate follow-up actions.

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White House’s chief technology officer becomes Pentagon’s top techie as well

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White House chief technology officer Michael Kratsios speaks at the Center for Democracy and Technology’s Tech Prom in 2018. White House chief technology officer Michael Kratsios ?— has himself been enlisted for another role as the Defense Department’s top official for technology.