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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

GeekWire

My role was to develop the “Distributed File System” in Windows. This kind of work needs developers to be very precise in development work and to write code that is very optimized since any sloppiness in performance here affects all applications on Windows. I learned that paper airline tickets are wildly inefficient!

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Tech Moves: Qumulo hires cloud CTO; ex-Tableau CMO joins Conversica board; 98point6 adds COO

GeekWire

Corey spent the past five years at Amazon Web Services, most recently leading the transformation team for enterprise customers. She previously held IT roles at Tyler Technologies, Novartis-Alcon Labs and Southwest Airlines. The startup develops virtual assistants for sales, marketing and customer service teams.

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United transforms travel experience with Agent on Demand

CIO Business Intelligence

For that reason, United Airlines developed “Agent on Demand,” an initiative that harnesses technology to deliver a live human being over United’s AWS cloud in times of trouble, earning the airlines a CIO 100 Award for innovation and leadership. The service also enables United to maximize its workforce.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink is only the beginning

Vox

T-Mobile is planning to use Starlink’s network to expand its coverage in dead zones, and SpaceX is encouraging other mobile providers to connect their networks to the heavens. Space systems don’t replace existing terrestrial systems as much as they augment and deepen the scale and resilience of internet services in new ways.”.

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Tech Moves: AWS names first head of space policy; WeWork Labs leader joins Alexa Fund; Moz co-founder leaves board

GeekWire

Peter Marquez has joined Amazon Web Services as the first head of space policy. Among recent advancements, AWS recently unveiled an Aerospace and Satellite Solutions business segment devoted to developing data infrastructure and cloud services for the industry. Peter Marquez. Planetary Resources Photo). LinkedIn Photo).

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