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Redfin partners with security giant ADT for program that lets buyers tour homes without an agent

GeekWire

Tech tools such as video tours have increasingly helped power real estate transactions during the pandemic, decreasing the need for face-to-face interactions. They can purchase a 36-month monitoring contract from ADT starting at $28.99 Since the pandemic began, virtual 3D walkthroughs of Redfin listing have increased by 614%.

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Oil changes for houses: Startup led by former Expedia director offers regular home maintenance

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Onder Photo) A group of travel and real estate tech vets recently launched a startup to help new homeowners stay up-to-date on maintenance issues by providing regular inspections. The company also offers a virtual agent for users to schedule a repair with a vendor. Onder CEO and founder David Krieger.

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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

GeekWire

. — Law enforcement technology company Axon added former HTC Vive exec Chris Chin as vice president of immersive tech. In his new role, Chin will be responsible for Axon’s virtual reality and augmented reality training platforms. billion contract to return astronauts to the moon. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Tech Moves: Startup Haven grows team to lead new fund; PSL promotions; F5 Networks adds execs

GeekWire

NEU co-founder and CTO Claudius Mbemba is an investment director. Redfin’s President of Real Estate Operations Scott Nagel will retire in April 2022. Nagel has been with the Seattle-based publicly-traded real estate company since 2007. With the new fund, Startup Haven has also expanded its team: 800.com

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Tech Moves: Providence leader returns to Amazon; Seattle marketing vet joins LiveRamp; and more

GeekWire

Amazon has rolled out several healthcare-related products and services, including a virtual care platform called Amazon Care, as well as Amazon Pharmacy. Nick Milne-Home and Mostafa Ahmed joined a Seattle-area enterprise mentoring platform Chronus as chief revenue officer and chief financial officer, respectively.

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What an IT career will look like in 5 years

CIO Business Intelligence

Mike Bechtel, chief futurist for Deloitte Consulting, cautions that adoption of AI for enhancing IT operations and employee productivity will require a new level of trust in the technology. “An Virtual and hybrid work is here to stay,” Matin says, “and I think that’s a great thing for technologists. Careers, IT Skills

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What Meta employees really think about their company’s brutal year

Vox

Wall Street analysts blamed a number of setbacks specific to the company: rising competition from TikTok, slowing ad sales because of Apple’s new privacy restrictions , and skepticism about Zuckerberg’s $10-billion-a-year investment in building a virtual- and augmented-reality metaverse. Zuckerberg says he has a plan to reverse the slump.

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