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Tech Moves: Lighter Capital names new CEO; Amazon exec joins Uber as CTO; and more

GeekWire

.” — Uber appointed Sukumar Rathnam as its new chief technology officer. Long-time Uber CTO Thuan Pham stepped down earlier this year shortly before the company cut 25% of its global workforce. Amazon Web Services sales leader Ernesto Chavarin joined Bellevue, Wash.-based Founded in 2014, Vettd.ai

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Amazon and Microsoft vets raise $10M for computer vision startup used in warehouses

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Groundlight AI Photo) A new Seattle startup wants to make it easier for businesses to monitor their warehouses using artificial intelligence and computer vision technologies. Dirac worked as a senior principal engineer at Amazon Web Services for more than six years, where he led the AutoML program. ”

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Tech Moves: Smartsheet CFO joins Auth0 board; Outreach opens NYC office; Concure Oncology adds CEO; and more

GeekWire

Demoz most recently was a senior manager of software engineering at Google Cloud and previously a software development manager at Amazon Web Services. office in Seattle and hired Microsoft alum Benjamin Gauthey as VP of global strategy and business development. The Seattle office will initially hire 10 employees.

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

GeekWire

Techstars Seattle Photo) The startups in the latest Techstars Seattle batch span a range of industries — and AI is having a significant impact on all of them. The companies represent industries including healthcare, finance, culinary, advertising, robotics, and more. Techstars Seattle 15th cohort.

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South Africa’s King Price Insurance moves to cloud as business grows

CIO Business Intelligence

King Price, a South Africa-based, privately held short-term insurance provider, were able to radically transform their business strategy, increasing system resilience, customer expansion and market adaptability in the process of adopting cloud technology. CIO Africa: What are some of the biggest tech trends making a mark on your industry?

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