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Do You Need a CTO: Decision Factors

Information Week

Technology companies hire chief technology officers to lead research into new products and projects. But should IT departments in non-technology companies consider hiring CTOs as well?

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Former Microsoft deputy CTO Lila Tretikov joins NEA as head of AI strategy

GeekWire

NEA Photo) Lila Tretikov , the former deputy chief technology officer at Microsoft, has joined SIlicon Valley investment firm NEA as partner and its new head of AI strategy. Tretikov, who previously led the Wikimedia Foundation as CEO, will help NEA and its portfolio companies harness the power of AI. Lila Tretikov.

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Tech Moves: Allen Institute hires COO; DexCare adds CTO; and more

GeekWire

The Allen Institute, a Seattle-based nonprofit research institution founded by the late Paul Allen, appointed a new CEO and president, Rui Costa , last December. Other key personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry: Rick Pittenger is now chief technology officer of Seattle health tech startup DexCare.

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Fractional CTO Services Explained

Valerian Tech

The role of a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to provide technical expertise and leadership to a company on a part-time or temporary basis. This can be a useful option for startups or small businesses that may not have the resources to hire a full-time CTO or may not need one on a permanent basis.

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Tech Moves: Google engineering director Ankur Sinha joins Remitly as CTO

GeekWire

Ankur Sinha , who spent the past two years as an engineering director at Google, joined remittance company Remitly as its chief technology officer. Founded in 2011, the company offers a mobile platform for sending money internationally, used heavily by immigrants and their families.

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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. ” Why are MagniX and a host of other companies — ranging from Rolls-Royce to MagniX’s Arlington, Wash.-based

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Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

GeekWire

Michelle Cruz, research scientist for Banyu Carbon, adjusting some research apparatus. GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Michelle Cruz, research scientist for Banyu Carbon, adjusting some research apparatus. The scientists were researching the effect of ocean conditions predicted for the end of the century.

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