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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

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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LeoStella delivers first Loft Orbital satellite for SpaceX’s jam-packed rideshare mission

GeekWire

“This is the first satellite LeoStella has delivered to a customer other than BlackSky,” Brian Rider, LeoStella’s chief technology officer, told GeekWire in an email. All of the satellites previously shipped out from LeoStella’s factory in Tukwila, Wash., for satellite design and assembly. .

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Washington state’s space industry doubles its economic impact in just four years

GeekWire

That’s a significant jump over the figures laid out in the first assessment of the state’s space economy , published in 2018. billion may sound, the impact of the region’s space industry is dwarfed by the impact of the aviation industry, just as it was when the 2018 study was done. billion annually.

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Meet the unicorns: A look at the 15 Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion

GeekWire

(Hint: They are in the real estate, consumer internet, transportation, clean tech and gaming categories). To put that number in perspective, that compares to a grand total of $2 billion that every Washington startup — 175 in total — raised in all of 2018. Industry : Sales contract management software. Valuation : $3.96

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Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion dollar startups?

GeekWire

And while the Seattle area still represents a fraction of the estimated 502 unicorns operating around the globe, Seattle venture capitalist Sheila Gulati isn’t surprised by the recent spurt. GeekWire story from July 2019 : Contract management startup Icertis hits $1B valuation with massive $115M funding round. Founded : 2018.

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What is BGP, and how might it have helped kick Facebook off the internet?

The Verge

At a very basic level, BGP is one of the systems that the internet uses to get your traffic to where it needs to go as quickly as possible. When it comes to BGP, the internet is broken up into big networks, known as autonomous systems. Mapping unchanging roads is hard; imagine mapping the internet. Also, maps are super tricky!

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Keeping the Fires of FirstNet Burning

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

The Board also struggled with “get it started urgently” versus “consult with public safety” to design the network. FirstNet made mistakes in hiring professional staff – Bill D’Agostino as Executive Director and Ali Afrashteh as Chief Technology Officer. State Plans finished and sent to Governors – late 2017 and 2018.