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Seattle startup Downstream, which helps brands with their Amazon ads, acquired by Jungle Scout

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Downstream co-founders Salim Hamed (left, CTO) and Connor Folley (CEO). Jungle Scout raised $110 million and today announced the acquisition of Downstream , a Seattle startup that helps brands with their Amazon advertising strategies. Downstream Photo). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft president joins Google Cloud as VP; iSpot hires research chief; and more

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The cloud arm of Google, which competes with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, boosted its operating profits to $395 million, a improvement of close to $1 billion from its loss of $590 million in the same quarter a year ago. chief research officer Leslie Wood. Photo) — TV advertising measurement company iSpot.tv

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How to leverage data to create a more intelligent organization

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Dana McGraw, vice president of audience modeling and data science at Disney Advertising , will discuss how the company uses data clean rooms to allow marketers to incorporate their own data with Disney’s to better reach consumers. Check out the full summit agenda here. The event is free to attend for qualified attendees.

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

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The company recently subleased 123,000 square feet of office space in downtown Seattle. Other recent leadership appointments include Amazon vet Dorothy Li as CTO and Sunita Solao as VP of people. He previously held engineering leadership roles at Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. Steve Shure. Neeva Photo).

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Why Microsoft is Pinterested

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Pinterest uses Amazon Web Services, the market leader, as its cloud provider. Nor is the reason to shore up Microsoft’s standing in the digital advertising market, though that can’t hurt. But more importantly, Microsoft would likely use Pinterest as a testing ground for consumer AI services.

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Tech Moves: AWS product head joins Faculty; Bezos Earth Fund hires BlackRock leader; and more

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(LinkedIn Photo) — Jacob Sullivan is now chief product officer at Faculty, a London-based company that builds artificial intelligence systems. Sullivan was previously head of product for the AI DevOps group at Amazon Web Services, where he led teams helping customers build and manage cloud-based applications.

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Young and visionary: Meet the finalists for Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the GeekWire Awards

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He also worked as an AI engineer at Amazon Web Services and interned at Microsoft Azure. Michael Petrochuk, co-founder and CTO of WellSaid Labs. Michael Petrochuk is co-founder and CTO of WellSaid Labs , a startup developing more realistic AI-powered voices. Michael Petrochuk.

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