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AWS vets lead new startup that aims to connect workers with nonprofits through ‘volunteerism’

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The Field Day team, left to right: co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Jason LaPier, engineer Garrett Sparks, engineer Trevor Smith, marketing and community lead Catalin Wong, and co-founder and CEO Eli Blackman. First came COVID-19 work-from-home policies that isolated workers. Field Day Photo).

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Tech Moves: Pathable founder joins vanlife app; Opanga Networks taps Seattle telecom vet as CEO

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Brodman previously spent more than a decade at T-Mobile, holding positions as CMO and CTO. University of Washington computer science professor Aylin Kamelia Caliskan was named co-director of the UW Tech Policy Lab , an interdisciplinary collaboration founded in 2013 by the UW’s computer science school.

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Tech Moves: Amazon’s director of Alexa Trust; BECU adds CIO; Lockstep, Fabric exit stealth mode

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Toth was previously VP of people and policy at Slack and head of privacy and policy for Google social products including Google+. The founding team includes: • CEO Peter Horadan, previously EVP of engineering and CTO at tax automation startup Avalara. Goldsmith was most recently CTO at identity verification provider Onfido.

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How technology is trying to address bias in policing — and why experts say it won’t be enough

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Axon’s in-car video technology for police. For the past few months, Axon has been reviewing its products and internal policies with an eye toward racial equity, diversity, and inclusion. “These are certainly not issues that can be solved entirely through technology,” said Jeff Kunis, the Axon chief technology officer.

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Tech Moves: AWS product head joins Faculty; Bezos Earth Fund hires BlackRock leader; and more

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Bodnar is currently a managing director at BlackRock, where he leads sustainability policy and engagement, and will start his new job in April. Bodnar was previously chief strategy officer at the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), where he founded its Center for Climate-Aligned Finance. Jock Mackinlay.

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Capital gains tax in Washington state: Is it about fairness and funding, or will it drive away startups?

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Tech workers, business owners, public policy advocates and private citizens weighed in this week in favor of and against a proposed capital gains tax in Washington state. ” David Goldstein spoke out for Civic Ventures, the policy shop founded by venture capitalist Nick Hanauer. . The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia.

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GeekWire Awards 2023 revealed: Community honors top innovation in Pacific Northwest tech

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Public Policy Champion for Innovation, presented by WTIA Winner: Washington State Rep. Amy Walen, left, accepts the award for Public Policy Champion for Innovation at the 2023 GeekWire Awards. GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) The gist: The nonprofit A Way Home Washington a nonprofit uses tech to tackle youth homelessness.