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Tech Moves: Expedia taps execs to run new divisions; Bumble hires Microsoft vet as CTO

GeekWire

Bumble Photo) — Antoine Leblond , a former longtime Microsoft exec who was most recently senior vice president of software at Sonos, joined dating app company Bumble as chief technology officer. Leblond previously spent 25 years at Microsoft leading various engineering teams working on Windows, Office, and other products.

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

GeekWire

And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 Of the 15 companies on the list, nine of the companies employ CEOs who spent time at the software giant, many in high-level executive roles. billion (as of July 2021).

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CIOs sharpen cloud cost strategies — just as gen AI spikes loom

CIO Business Intelligence

Awareness of FinOps practices and the maturity of software that can automate cloud optimization activities have helped enterprises get a better understanding of key cost drivers,” McCarthy says, referring to the practice of blending finance and cloud operations to optimize cloud spend. I strike this language from all my contracts.”

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Tech Moves: T-Mobile tech leader to retire; Curi Bio and CrowdCow appoint CEOs; and more

GeekWire

Geisse has served the company for more than five years as chief science officer and previously held scientific, commercial, product development and management roles for Asylum Research, which was acquired by Oxford Instruments. Curi Bio raised $10 million in December 2021 to advance its cell-based screening platform.

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The Oculus Go’s operating system is being unlocked, John Carmack announces

The Verge

The move was announced by Oculus’ consulting CTO John Carmack , who stepped down from his full-time role as CTO in 2019 to focus on his work as an independent AI researcher. John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) September 24, 2021. “We That means the headset will remain useful long after official support ends.

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Tech Moves: Convoy names general counsel; startup founders land new gigs after shutdowns

GeekWire

A Seattle tech vet, Morrow was an executive at Apptio for five years including through the software company’s IPO and later $1.9 Morrow’s appointment comes after turnover in the top legal role at Convoy throughout 2021, as reported by Bloomberg Law. billion private equity deal. billion in November 2019. Steve Shure.

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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware

SecureWorld News

The FBI says that since May 2021, North Korea threat actors have used Maui to encrypt servers responsible for healthcare services, such as electronic health records services, diagnostics services, imaging services, and intranet services. Maui is believed to be designed for manual execution by attackers.