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Tech Moves: Hiya adds startup vets; Bellevue College taps former governor as interim president; and more

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3D content platform Unity Technologies appointed Scott Pitasky as chief people officer. Banfield’s co-founder is Bruce Roberts , who is CTO of the new startup. Roberts was previously CTO of cybersecurity company DomainTools, Rouxbe Online Cooking School and SixthEye, a social network for wine enthusiasts.

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Meta is facing the test of its lifetime

Vox

In a memo to Meta’s staff also posted on social media, one of Meta’s top executives, CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, reflected on Monday about the difficult moment the company is in. But Meta still needs to keep making money by growing its main business: selling ads on social media.

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Why you should care about Facebook’s big push into the metaverse

Vox

It’s the metaverse — defined most simply as a virtual world where people can socialize, work, and play — and Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes it is the future of the internet and of his trillion-dollar company. Many critics and skeptics have mocked Zuckerberg’s plan to change Facebook from a social media company to a metaverse company.

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Tech Moves: Seattle AI experts join national task force; Boundless co-founder departs; and more

GeekWire

Boundless co-founder and CTO Serdar Sutay has left the Seattle immigration startup. Seattle digital remittance startup Remitly hired Robert Kaskel as EVP of people and appointed National Grid CFO Peggy Smyth to its board of directors. Prior to joining Smartsheet, Leban was founder and CTO of healthcare startup CadenceMD.

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Insider’s Guide to the New Holographic Computing

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I’ve been blogging for years about a variety of research efforts which additively culminated in today’s announcements: HoloLens, HoloStudio for 3D holographic building, and a series of apps (e.g. I’ve worn it, used it, designed 3D models with it, explored the real surface of Mars, played and laughed and marveled with it.

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Top Technology News for 15 June 2016

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Autodesk looks to future with investments in 3D robotic drones and IoT as a service. MOSA Technology Solutions wins FBI contracts - Planet Biometrics. Social Security wants to completely start over - FCW.com. Cadillac CT6's surround-view cameras can act like a dashcam - Roadshow. Iranian reports hint at huge Boeing jet deal.

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