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Former Starbucks engineering exec joins education-focused AI startup that just raised $4M

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(LinkedIn Photo) Seattle-area entrepreneur and tech vet Ryan Bruels joined education-focused artificial intelligence startup Atypical AI as founding head of engineering. The San Francisco-based company said it raised $4 million in pre-seed funding to boost development of its AI-powered tutoring, teaching and grading tools.

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Google says it’s committed to ethical AI research. Its ethical AI team isn’t so sure.

Vox

Google’s ethical AI department has been in a state of flux since the company fired Timnit Gebru, the team’s former leader. It promised to double its research staff studying responsible AI to 200 people , and CEO Sundar Pichai has pledged his support to fund more ethical AI projects. Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch.

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Tech Moves: Hiya adds startup vets; Bellevue College taps former governor as interim president; and more

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He is currently chairman of Locke Global Strategies, a consulting group, and a senior advisor and consultant for law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, specializing in doing business in China and the U.S. He recently joined the board of nonprofit research organization The Allen Institute. ambassador to China and secretary of commerce.

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Tech Moves: Flexe hires Amazon biometrics leader; Fresh Chalk founder departs; and more

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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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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

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. He will also plan and implement the company’s IT and digital strategy.

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Here’s who Apple and Epic are calling to testify in next week’s trial

The Verge

Since these figures were deposed before the trial, court documents have already revealed a few interesting details about the companies’ businesses — and we’ll probably see more as they take the stand. Dominique Hanssens , distinguished research professor of marketing, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management. Epic’s witness list.

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Tech Moves: OfferUp adds diversity chief; Convoy engineering VP departs; ex-Twitter VP joins Kraken

GeekWire

Mobile marketplace OfferUp announced Melinda Starbird as the company’s first chief people and diversity officer. Starbird previously was VP of people and employee experience at Auth0 and held senior recruiting and HR roles at Avanade, Whitepages and Hiya. He spent almost a decade at Isilon Systems as director of engineering.