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Expedia Group hires top execs from Apple and Verizon as part of leadership structure overhaul

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Expedia Group has hired top executives from Apple and Verizon Media as the company overhauls its leadership structure and brand after a long period of organizational disarray and declining revenues. The key hires are part of Expedia’s efforts to streamline its operations and boost its revenues. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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Startup of the Year: Vote for the hottest up-and-coming company at the GeekWire Awards

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Ozette co-founders Dr. Ali Ansary, CEO (left), and Greg Finak, CTO. Ozette, a biotech company that last year spun out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and was incubated at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) , raised a $6 million seed round i n February. Ozette Photos).

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We asked 24 startups in the new Techstars Seattle class about how AI is impacting their business

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AI’s impact on robotics development: “To help reduce the need to hire more senior developers,” Okoye said. “You can [hire] a modular developer and have the AI co-pilot be a guiding hand.” ” Unplugging in Seattle: “I’m just spending time with my family,” he said.

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