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Mariners owner and wireless industry vet John Stanton on T-Mobile/Sprint, future of retail, more

GeekWire

“I turn 65 at the end of the month, which is kind of p **g me off,” Stanton said last week during a virtual event hosted by Madrona Venture Group. Read on for quick takeaways from the conversation (edited for brevity and clarity): On Microsoft permanently closing stores and the future of retail. I love what I’m doing.”

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PGA of America swings for the public cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

The PGA of America is building a world-class resort with multiple golf courses and retail shops near Dallas, due to be complete next year. As a nonprofit, the PGA of America is not alone in seeking the ease and efficiencies of migrating entirely to the public cloud, according to Sid Nag, vice president and analyst at Gartner.

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Tech Moves: Lyft hires CFO from Amazon; Tomo adds CMO; Gopuff taps more Seattle talent

GeekWire

Its customers include healthcare providers, educators, retailers and restaurants that manage fleets of company-owned Android devices. Janes previously spent more than 14 years at Amazon, most recently as a vice president working on the company’s physical retail stores. Lisa Wallace joined as VP of program operations.

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Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success

GeekWire

Arnold spent time at the Gates-owned Corbis, at PATH, which has a close partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and now Microsoft, where Arnold is CTO of the company’s nonprofit-focused Tech for Social Impact. For many nonprofits, it’s not a lack of willingness to modernize, it’s simply not knowing where to start.”

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Why CVS is spending $8 billion to bring back physician house calls

Vox

CVS announced on Monday that it plans to buy Signify Health, a network of more than 10,000 clinicians that provide in-person evaluations and care for US patients at their homes, along with virtual telehealth visits. The $8 billion acquisition is a major bet for the 59-year-old pharmacy chain.

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The next privacy crisis

The Verge

Their sensors and software can collect and analyze huge amounts of information about their surroundings — through geolocation and depth sensing, computer vision programs, or intimate biometric technology like eye-tracking cameras. Over the past decade, nobody has managed to merge these capabilities into a mainstream consumer device.

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Bias, disrespect, and demotions: Black employees say Amazon has a race problem

Vox

If Amazon was to ever enjoy wholesale success in diversity and inclusion programming, they need to have experienced D&I practitioners represented at every level,” Kelly-Rae told Recode. Beyond that, Amazon’s runaway success makes it a model for other businesses that try to emulate its internal culture and labor practices.