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Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams exec lands at Google; LeoStella names CEO; and more

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He spent 15 years at Boeing, starting as a chief engineer and program manager and serving the last seven years as a director. Kienberger takes over the position from Mike Hettich who served as CEO since 2019 and is retiring from the company. headquarters in Kirkland, Wash.

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Aizen acquires Kurvv, a Seattle startup that helps predict equipment failure

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The only funding that Kurvv raised came in 2019 when it announced a $1 million seed round led by SEMA Translink Investment, a Korean-American venture capital firm. Lee left his post as a data science program manager at Microsoft in 2019 to start Kurvv, drawing upon more than 15 years of experience in product management.

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Schneider Electric leverages AI to help develop employees’ careers

CIO Business Intelligence

I remember sitting in an auditorium in the office in the US in late 2019 when I was relatively new to the company,” says Shannon Booth, senior talent development partner at Schneider Electric, of the company’s initial presentation for OTM. Artificial Intelligence, IT Training , Staff Management

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

He joined Publicis Media in 2019. Purohit was IDG India’s CIO100 Hall of Fame winner in 2019. He has over 25 years of experience in banking and financial services, including service delivery, portfolio and program management, risk and controls, and information security. New CIO appointments in India, 2019.

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

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She was a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree in healthcare in 2019 and graduated from Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. WhyLabs spun out Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence last fall and raised $4 million for its AI data monitoring platform. Startup CEO of the Year.

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Meet the self-driving brains working with Volkswagen and Ford

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You might compare that to Elon Musk, who in 2019 promised a fleet of 1 million Tesla robotaxis on the streets by the end of 2020. These vehicles follow a set of very strict rules and are highly supervised, this is not like generalized, artificial intelligence. Is it the Ford program manager for a car?

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Techie-turned-lawmaker uses his Microsoft chops to challenge the status quo as a state senator

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Washington State Democrats Photo) After a decade working in the tech sector, Joe Nguyen tackled his new role as a state senator like any good program manager. Nguyen’s tech-related efforts include lead sponsor of: Senate Bill 5838 , which created the state’s Artificial Intelligence Task Force.

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