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Amperity CEO Barry Padgett stepping down from Seattle startup

GeekWire

.” Founded in 2016, Amperity helps companies fine-tune their targeted marketing campaigns by connecting fragmented data sources about individual customer habits via emails, purchase history, mobile app usage, website traffic, physical store visits, and more. Amperity has roughly 300 employees — down from nearly 400 in early 2023.

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Who will be the Next Tech Titan? Cast your vote in the GeekWire Awards

GeekWire

The finalists for the Next Tech Titan at the 2023 GeekWire Awards. One of the five finalists for Next Tech Titan at the 2023 GeekWire Awards will join an elite class of companies. Past winners of this category have gone on to raise big funding rounds or go public, further cementing the Pacific Northwest as a leading global tech hub.

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5 Trends to Watch for Cybersecurity in 2023

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But 2023 might be the year it all comes to fruition. In 2023, experts predict we will see even more widespread adoption of AI in cybersecurity. I then follow-up and ask for a React version, more realistic copy, and mobile responsiveness. In 2023, we can expect this skills and labor shortage to continue. gabe_ragland).

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Tech Moves: Seattle startup TomboyX names new CEO; T-Mobile appoints general counsel; and more

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Prior to REI, she held senior marketing roles at Starbucks and T-Mobile. Katrine Fritz has been promoted to chief merchant. T-Mobile US appointed Mark Nelson as EVP and general counsel. T-Mobile also announced Broady Hodder as its new corporate secretary. Last month, T-Mobile, the second-largest carrier in the U.S.,

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Tech Moves: Former AMD named Kymeta CEO; GitHub exec joins Twilio; DocuSign security vet joins Proof; Fred Hutch adds VP

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Kymeta Photo) Rick Bergman , former executive vice president at semiconductor giant AMD, joined Seattle-area mobile connectivity company Kymeta as its new CEO, effective April 1. Other key personnel changes across Pacific Northwest tech: Inbal Shani, chief product officer at Twilio, during the 2023 GeekWire Summit in Seattle on Oct.

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Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

GeekWire

The five finalists for CEO of the Year in the 2023 GeekWire Awards are taking on a broad and important range of challenges: workplace equity; machine learning and AI creation; identification and tracking; immigration application processes; and fending off bots. He served as CTO before stepping into the CEO role in 2014.

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Point-of-sale tech startup CHEQ, which ran Bite of Seattle, acquired by Cantaloupe

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It developed software for mobile apps and self-service kiosks that aimed to drive sales for vendors while shortening wait times for customers. The company also had a social gifting features that let users “gift” items to others, and integrated its technology into the Bite of Seattle food festival last summer. “We

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