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Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation

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MagniX’s chief technology officer, Riona Armesmith, works on electric propulsion systems like the one in the background at the company’s headquarters in Everett, Wash. Armesmith was leaving one of the world’s best-known manufacturing companies, Rolls-Royce, where she was head of programs for aviation futures.

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

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Kienberger has three decades of aerospace and defense technology experience, and is a director at communications company L3Harris. He spent 15 years at Boeing, starting as a chief engineer and program manager and serving the last seven years as a director. headquarters in Kirkland, Wash. as well as its global portfolio.

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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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Expedia Group lays off 36 workers as part of broader cuts

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Consultation with local employee representatives, where applicable, will occur before making any final decisions.” After peaking at more than 25,000 employees in 2019, the company employed 14,800 people as of 2021, following a restructuring just prior to the pandemic. Expedia reported $2.9

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UW spinout Overland AI raises $10M for off-road self-driving tech used by U.S. military

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Last month Overland announced that it won a two-year contract worth up to $18.6 Army and Defense Innovation Unit to develop its OverDrive technology platform for the U.S. In 2019 Boots returned to the UW, where he is currently the Amazon Professor of Machine Learning at the Paul G. million with the U.S. Byron Boots.

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Seattle startup Atlas Health raises $40M to connect health systems with philanthropic aid for patients

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Atlas Health’s software is built on a proprietary database of more than 20,000 medical financial aid programs. Many organizations provide financial aid to patients, but hospitals and health systems are not equipped to navigate the programs’ complexities at scale. Davidoff founded Atlas in 2019.

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

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Founded in 2019, the platform provides an accounting-specific inbox for accounts receivable and accounts payable teams. The founding team includes: • CEO Peter Horadan, previously EVP of engineering and CTO at tax automation startup Avalara. Chief Technology Officer Bill Henslee , an entrepreneur and founder of e2b Teknologies. •