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Tech Moves: Graham & Walker exec joins Seattle Storm; Union Bay founder lands new role

GeekWire

“I’ve been dreaming of bringing my passion for sports, business, and women together in my career, and now it’s a reality,” she wrote in a LinkedIn post. Benn Bollay is now CTO at B2B software startup ReachSuite. based cannabis financial technology company POSaBIT promoted Chris Baker to COO.

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Food festival Bite of Seattle returns after 3-year hiatus, thanks to a local tech startup

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Seattle startup CHEQ , which sells point-of-sale systems and mobile ordering software for stadiums and restaurants, acquired intellectual property and location contracts with the city from Bite of Seattle after it went into receivership, said CHEQ CEO Thomas Lapham. The company is now the owner and operator of the festival.

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Haystax Technology (@HaystaxTech) Names Advisory Board Members (including @BobGourley and @BobFlores)

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The new advisory board members include: • Matt Bettenhausen, Vice President and Chief Security Officer (CSO) for AEG Worldwide. Bettenhausen has overall responsibility for security, public safety and preparedness for the domestic and global operations and facilities of AEG, a leading sports and entertainment presenter.

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How to leverage data to create a more intelligent organization

CIO Business Intelligence

Addressing a major pain point for businesses globally, Extreme Networks CIO John Abel, Sanmina CIO and Senior Vice President Manesh Patel, and Erik Singleton, a consultant at North Highland Worldwide will discuss using data to solve supply chain challenges. Don’t miss out – register today.

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CIOs rethink all-in cloud strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

The savings are just too big to ignore for a ton of companies,” says David Heinemeier Hansson, the Danish developer of Ruby on Rails and co-owner and CTO of 37signals, which completed a six-month total exit from the cloud last June. “‘Cloud exit’ became a big theme in 2023 and there’s good odds it’ll turn into a real trend for 2024.

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GeekWire news round-up: Pulumi and Muir raise cash; LinkedIn’s new AI tools; ‘Uncommon Thinkers’

GeekWire

From left: Pulumi CTO Luke Hoban; CEO Joe Duffy; co-founder and chairman Eric Rudder; and Madrona Managing Director S. Startup wins contract to inspect space debris: NASA awarded Tukwila, Wash.-based CBS Sports ) A new fiction movie based on the OceanGate submersible tragedy is in the works. Soma” Somasegar.

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CIOs grapple with the ethics of implementing AI

CIO Business Intelligence

What they are finding is that the line between advancing technologically and ensuring AI doesn’t result in detrimental outcomes is thin. An AI review board, comprised of technical and business experts, ensures ethical considerations are at the forefront of decision-making.” As McIntosh sees it, bias is fundamentally a data problem.

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