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Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams CVP joins UiPath; Sage Bionetworks names president; and more

GeekWire

He began as a product manager and from 2005 to 2008 served as a technical advisor to Satya Nadella, who was then a senior vice president and is now Microsoft CEO and chairman. Gokul spent more than three years at Amazon, and prior to that worked 14 years at Microsoft, most recently as senior director of worldwide customer success.

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Amazon’s Ring names Xbox and Oculus vet Elizabeth Hamren as new CEO; founder Jamie Siminoff remains chief inventor

GeekWire

She’ll also lead Amazon’s Blink smart home security camera business; the Amazon Key in-garage delivery service; and the Amazon Sidewalk neighborhood wireless network. She started at Microsoft in 1995 as a group program manager, before working in marketing leadership roles at companies including Jawbone, Plantronics, and Dropcam.

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Empowering at-risk youth and adults with devices, connectivity and dignity

CIO Business Intelligence

Verizon Fixed Wireless Access provides critical backup connectivity that keeps POIC staff members in touch with families and others in at-risk situations. Today, POIC relies on Verizon for an ever-expanding portfolio of solutions, including hundreds of smartphones, mobile hotspots, routers and other hardware. The result?

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10 most popular IT certifications for 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

The first covers mobile devices, networking technology, hardware, virtualization and cloud computing, and network troubleshooting. The certification is designed for project managers, technical project managers, Scrum masters, program managers, project leads, and product developers.

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

GeekWire

Iyer has previously attached a small wireless camera to the back of a beetle and developed tiny sensors that can be dropped from moths. Hardware/Gadget of the Year, presented by ALLTech. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering’s Networks and Mobile Systems Lab, Vikram Iyer is using tiny tech to solve big problems.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Inside DARPA's Cyber Grand Challenge

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: That's Mike Walker, former program manager for DARPA Cyber Grand challenge in 2015 at DEF CON 23 no less Walker announced the first Cyber Grand Challenge would be held the following year in that same ballroom at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Guests: Alex Rebert, Tyler, and Ned.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Inside DARPA's Cyber Grand Challenge

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: That's Mike Walker, former program manager for DARPA Cyber Grand challenge in 2015 at DEF CON 23 no less Walker announced the first Cyber Grand Challenge would be held the following year in that same ballroom at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Guests: Alex Rebert, Tyler, and Ned.

System 52