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Tech Moves: Lighter Capital names new CEO; Amazon exec joins Uber as CTO; and more

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.” — Uber appointed Sukumar Rathnam as its new chief technology officer. Long-time Uber CTO Thuan Pham stepped down earlier this year shortly before the company cut 25% of its global workforce. Long-time Uber CTO Thuan Pham stepped down earlier this year shortly before the company cut 25% of its global workforce.

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Former Amazon leader and Army vet launches Seattle wellness startup to support new moms

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Stephiney Foley, founder and CEO of Yuzi, with her husband Harper Foley, who is also a Yuzi co-founder and chief technology officer, and their children. Army for more than seven years, serving as a platoon leader in Afghanistan and Hawaii and a supply chain and operations officer in California.

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Tech Moves: T-Mobile adds former U.S. intelligence director to board; Amazon execs depart; and more

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Amazon Web Services’ VP of Solution Architecture and Training & Certification Rudy Valdez has departed, according to a report by The Information. Another longtime Amazon exec, Dorothy Li , took a job at Seattle startup Convoy as its new CTO. Read the story. Tim Collins (left) and Sharad Sundaresan. Gopuff Photos).

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European Union Data Protection Authorities Approve Amazon Web Services’ Data Processing Agreement

All Things Distributed

The media alert below that went out today gives the details: European Union Data Protection Authorities Approve Amazon Web Services’ Data Processing Agreement. The security, privacy, and protection of our customer’s data is our number one priority,” said Dr Werner Vogels, Chief Technology Officer, Amazon.com.

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European Union Data Protection Authorities Approve Amazon Web Services’ Data Processing Agreement

All Things Distributed

The media alert below that went out today gives the details: European Union Data Protection Authorities Approve Amazon Web Services’ Data Processing Agreement. The security, privacy, and protection of our customer’s data is our number one priority,” said Dr Werner Vogels, Chief Technology Officer, Amazon.com.

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Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft president joins Google Cloud as VP; iSpot hires research chief; and more

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The cloud arm of Google, which competes with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, boosted its operating profits to $395 million, a improvement of close to $1 billion from its loss of $590 million in the same quarter a year ago. Prior to NCSolutions, Wood owned and operated LWR, an industry research consulting firm.

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25 Feb Cloudera Federal Forum in Tysons Corner: Amazing agenda filled with lessons learned and best practices

CTOvision

CTOvision is very proud to be a media sponsor of the 4th annual Cloudera Federal Forum. If you are into technology and government and want to find ways to enhance your ability to serve big missions you need to be at this event, 25 Feb at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera.