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Amazon vet Dorothy Li joins trucking startup Convoy as CTO, says company is at ‘inflection point’

GeekWire

Convoy is one of a handful of privately-held companies in the Seattle region valued at more than $1 billion, raising $400 million at a $2.7 Last August the company hired former Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom as president and COO. Last August the company hired former Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom as president and COO.

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Apple hires Tesla’s former Autopilot software director

The Verge

Apple hasn’t been all that vocal about its electric car project, but according to Bloomberg , the iPhone maker is hiring Tesla’s Autopilot software engineer to work on its EVs. We do know, however, that Apple has been hiring EV experts from other companies — especially Tesla. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation

GeekWire

MagniX’s chief technology officer, Riona Armesmith, works on electric propulsion systems like the one in the background at the company’s headquarters in Everett, Wash. Armesmith was leaving one of the world’s best-known manufacturing companies, Rolls-Royce, where she was head of programs for aviation futures.

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Invincea Announces 54 New Enterprise Customers for Its Flagship Enterprise Solution, $8.1M in Advanced Research Contracts for Its Labs Division

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in Advanced Research Contracts For its Labs Division. Major Market Demand for Advanced Threat Protection Driving Rapid Platform Adoption and Expansion of Technology Ecosystem; Company Announces Integration With Palo Alto Networks’ Wildfire Platform. contract with the U.S. FAIRFAX, VA—April 7, 2014 —Invincea, Inc.,

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Tech News Roundup April 20

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Technology|FBI Says It Needs Hackers to Keep Up With Tech Companies - New York Times. Startup Spotlight: Validated lets retailers reimburse parking and transportation costs for customers. An engine for Mars: Aerojet wins $67M NASA contract for solar electric propulsion. CTO Greg Godbout to leave EPA - FedScoop.

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CIOs take aim at Silicon Valley talent

CIO Business Intelligence

For Andreea Bodnari and Chris Jones, both of whom left Silicon Valley tech companies to work at healthcare organization Optum, the lure was not concern over mass layoffs in big tech, but the prospect of solving real-world problems and the opportunity to work on technologies that make a difference in people’s lives.

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Can ride-sharing technology change local transit? Seattle-area county testing app-based bus system

GeekWire

The Routing Company Photo). The Routing Company aims to find out on Bainbridge Island near Seattle. . The Routing Company CEO James Cox. Routing Company Photo). “It’s going to be up to each transit agency to make that call,” said James Cox , CEO of The Ridesharing Company.

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