GeekWire

AUGUST 17, 2021

Law enforcement technology company Axon added former HTC Vive exec Chris Chin as vice president of immersive tech. The company says its mission is to help de-escalate police use of force by providing transparency, technologies and tools that can replace deadly weapons. billion contract to return astronauts to the moon.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

From left: Pulumi CTO Luke Hoban; CEO Joe Duffy; co-founder and chairman Eric Rudder; and Madrona Managing Director S. Pulumi Photo) As more companies move to the cloud and adopt AI tools, Seattle startup Pulumi is looking to capitalize. Startup wins contract to inspect space debris: NASA awarded Tukwila, Wash.-based

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GeekWire

AUGUST 9, 2021

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sood was most recently SVP of products at oncology company Guardant Health. Former Microsoft CVP Carolyn Everson will take over as president of San Francisco-based grocery delivery company Instacart in September. As part of the Zepel.io At Microsoft, she led global ad sales and strategy.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

So he decided to launch a startup to develop one. The company, Yardstick , is making its debut today with a browser-based app that leads companies and hiring managers through the process of structured job interviews. Price describes the company’s focus as intelligent talent selection. Yardstick Image).

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Rivas is the co-founder and former CTO of Limeade, an employee experience software company based in the Seattle area that went public in 2019 via the Australian stock market. He also serves as co-founder and CTO of Keme IX , a “Chakra Healing Hotel & Holistic Center” in Tulum, Mexico. per month and $69.99

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2023

Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud. Think globally, act locally Koushik is putting all this into practice at Rackspace, too.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Flexible warehousing company Flexe hired Amazon vet Lara Rogers as SVP and general manager. The company’s marketplace lets retailers purchase warehousing space on an on-demand basis, avoiding long-term warehouse leases. Longtime Microsoft executive Gavriella Schuster joined the board of cybersecurity company Open Systems.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

based company leveraging artificial intelligence to help develop new small molecule drugs, has raised $3.5 The six-employee company has partnerships with an undisclosed public biopharma company, the University of British Columbia, and others. Variational AI CEO Handol Kim. Variational AI Photo). million in seed funding.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 12, 2023

They are among the most important hires organizations are making today due to the business value that successful technology deployments can bring. To perform the job optimally in today’s fast-changing and unpredictable environment, CTOs must possess the right mix of skills and inclinations.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

From left to right: Pulumi CTO Luke Hoban; Pulumi CEO Joe Duffy; Pulumi co-founder and chairman Eric Rudder; and Madrona Managing Director S. Madrona Venture Group, which led the company’s seed round in 2017, led the latest round. Madrona Venture Group, which led the company’s seed round in 2017, led the latest round.

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GeekWire

MAY 26, 2021

million in a seed funding round to help grow its calendar tool that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help users better manage their time. Timely time management: Effective time management has been an ongoing struggle for many people. White has been a developer for 15 years.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The real ethical concern lies in how companies safeguard against misinformation. Companies need both a practical plan and a transparent communications strategy in their response.” Companies must fortify against attacks that could mislead AI models and result in ill-informed decisions. We intend to implement it in Q1 2024.”

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GeekWire

MAY 7, 2021

In January, the company raised $150 million , bringing total funding to date past $1 billion. Microsoft and Amazon veteran Dirk Didascalou has been appointed the first CTO of Siemens Digital Industries, a business unit of the German multinational company. Guzmán was previously VP of local for media technology company WhereBy.Us

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GeekWire

AUGUST 31, 2020

Brad Porter, who was until recently the Amazon Robotics leader, will become Scale AI’s first CTO. Alexandr Wang, Scale AI’s CEO and founder, dropped out of MIT to start the company. “I’m joining Alex Wang and the team at Scale as CTO to help bring this vision to reality.” Scale AI Photo). Scale AI Photo).

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Sun has a PhD from MIT and continued to publish academic research papers during his time at Microsoft, in addition to teaching at Seattle and Washington universities. She joined the company in 2020, after a three-year stint in a similar role at Lenovo. The company is hiring engineers in Berlin and Shanghai.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 28, 2023

City skyscrapers and office parks may remain scarcely occupied in the post-pandemic work era, but commercial real estate player JLL’s business is not slowing down, thanks to the company’s embrace of technology and high-growth opportunities to adapt and prosper.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

He and other industry observers and IT leaders note, however, that an abundance of tools, managed services, and platforms are giving CIOs greater visibility into cloud costs and that alone is helping to lower the bills. After some time, people have understood the storage needs better based on usage and preventing data extract fees.”

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GeekWire

MARCH 28, 2023

Legal contracts. Last year’s winner was Common Room, a Seattle-area startup that aims to help companies deepen relationships with their users and customers. The GeekWire Awards recognize the top innovators and companies in Pacific Northwest technology. Real estate ownership. Industrial AI. E-commerce fulfillment software.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The savings are just too big to ignore for a ton of companies,” says David Heinemeier Hansson, the Danish developer of Ruby on Rails and co-owner and CTO of 37signals, which completed a six-month total exit from the cloud last June. I send data back to the cloud where I can afford a 5-10 millisecond delay of processing. “

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 10, 2024

Be strategic with reserve pricing Reserve pricing for cloud services can reduce resource usage costs by as much as 70%, says David McKee, who in his role as fractional CTO, tech founder, and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The company is developing tools to help companies engage with software customers, and has backing from a high-powered array of Pacific Northwest tech executives. It’s all about timing: Magnify’s tool optimizes onboarding and use of software.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 18, 2023

The CIO’s biggest hiring challenge is clear: “There is simply not enough talent to go around,” says Scott duFour, global CIO of business payments company Fleetcor, for whom positions in areas such as AI, cloud architecture, and data science remain the toughest to fill. Chan says. “The Geographical nuances are also arising.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 6, 2024

We sought technology leaders who could advise on succeeding fast, along with creating a strong organization, developing team leaders, leveraging the support of peers, and specifically how to streamline day-to-day management of a technology group. Bad hires happen, and sometimes, promotions don’t work out.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Wokelo uses AI to produce detailed, multi-page due-diligence reports in a matter of minutes — including an overview of the subject company, insights from news coverage, a funding summary, list of recent product launches, and industry landscape, backed up by extensive citations. ” Funding: The company, founded in 2022, has raised $1.5

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 25, 2024

Of the 750 CIOs around the world surveyed by Lenovo, 81% said they are already leveraging third-party AI Tools or deploying a mix of third-party and proprietary AI. For Neeraj Kumar, CTO of Arkreach, the speed with which AI technologies are being developed itself poses a threat.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The companies include: Talc AI, a service for assessing large language models. Neum AI, a platform designed to assist companies in maintaining the relevancy of their AI applications with the latest data. It funded 229 companies, down from last year’s 240. Watto AI, an AI program that generates consulting reports.

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GeekWire

JULY 19, 2023

Seattle startup CHEQ , which sells point-of-sale systems and mobile ordering software for stadiums and restaurants, acquired intellectual property and location contracts with the city from Bite of Seattle after it went into receivership, said CHEQ CEO Thomas Lapham. The company is now the owner and operator of the festival.

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GeekWire

APRIL 13, 2023

His mental and physical health were impacted, and he had less time to spend with his wife and two children. Since launching his company in August 2018, Kumar had faced one challenge after another: the pandemic, an economic slowdown, and eventually his own fatigue. GEEKWIRE AWARDS: Meet the five finalists for Startup CEO of the Year.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 6, 2022

Many companies encourage employees to set aside blocks of time each day for “deep work,” and some even automate that process using tools such as Microsoft Outlook’s focus time feature, part of Viva Insights. SAP’s Focus Friday program is part of a company-wide campaign to make its meetings more meaningful.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 24, 2024

What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Years ago, the CTO most often led the infrastructure function.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

That includes the decision to appoint or hire a chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO). They should be able to work collaboratively with many departments in developing AI strategy and vision, and they should be able to design and target relevant business use cases, assess project outcomes, and measure ROI in each case.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 22, 2022

With more and more companies undertaking the journey of digital transformation, the role of the CIO has become critical. He joins the Indian beverage company after a 17-year stint at Wockhardt where he was associate vice president of information technology head. Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. Write to us if you have news to share.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

A former vice president at REI, Garrard joined the Seattle company last year. Former FlyHomes VP of Marketing Amy Sellers was hired as chief marketing officer. Former FlyHomes VP of Marketing Amy Sellers was hired as chief marketing officer. The company is known for its advocacy and message of inclusivity. —

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

During COVID-19 lockdowns, for example, specialty chemicals manufacturer Albemarle developed a VPA to provide self-service assistance to over 7,000 employees at home, including a natural language interface with a chat bot, and enough AI to help people interface seamlessly with several business applications at a time.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Balancing and prioritizing these areas requires a flexible approach to product development, platform modernization, innovative customer-facing capabilities, and client-centric tech innovations that we’re driving through strategic industry partnerships,” Durvasula says. Hiring in tech has always been a rollercoaster,” Hruby says. “It

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

based startup that combines artificial intelligence and human empathy to help people stay on task and get stuff done, has checked a major item off its to-do list: the company has raised $3 million from Apollo Projects , the venture fund run by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his brothers. (Shelpful Photo) Shelpful , a Portland, Ore.-based

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 19, 2023

Some of the hardest roles to fill include security, and development and data professionals. This often leads to non-compliance and millions of dollars in penalties, or people getting stuck in contracts with no exit. Company culture must be at the center of any talent strategy, particularly when employees are spoiled for choice.

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