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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. ” Why are MagniX and a host of other companies — ranging from Rolls-Royce to MagniX’s Arlington, Wash.-based

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Tech Moves: Former Ada Developers Academy CEO joins venture studio; Riveter co-CEO steps down; and more

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“Ada was at a transitional point given the dramatic contraction in the tech talent market, and I am a builder/growth stage leader,” Sato told GeekWire. ” — The Riveter co-CEO Heather Carter is stepping down from her role as co-CEO of the women-focused professional network and mentorship company. Kirkland, Wash.-based

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The new CIO mandate: Selling AI to employees

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs are company executives and change agents first, and technologists second,” he says. Employee training on AI is essential, says Sam Ferrise, CTO at Trinetix, a tech consulting firm. CIOs and CTOs must also set the rules of the road for using AI and navigate or mitigate potential risk and ethics issues, he says.

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Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

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It has a $500,000 deal with Frontier to remove 350 tons of carbon dioxide by 2026. ” Julian Sachs, cofounder and chief technology officer for Banyu Carbon, giving a demo of a reversible photoacid. The company has six employees and has funding to pay for at least five more. million from investors.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

“I’d be remiss if I didn’t say AI, AI, AI,” which “will probably accelerate faster than anyone can think,” says Chris Nardecchia, chief information and digital officer at Rockwell Automation. The company is embedding AI into each level of the tech stack it sells to customers, he says. “We

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