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After a rocky 2022 for real estate, here are 5 trends to watch for Redfin and Zillow

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The once high-flying real estate market sputtered in 2022, dragging many real estate tech companies down with it. Most of Zillow’s revenue will come from Premier Agent, its advertising service for real estate agents looking to serve prospective home buyers. Redfin and Zillow Photos).

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Tech Moves: Nordstrom names chief information security officer; Meta research scientist joins AI2

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(Nordstrom Photo) — Nicole Ford joined Nordstrom as chief information security officer. Ford previously served as vice president and CISO at Rockwell Automation, with past experience leading security transformation initiatives and developing cybersecurity programs. Kishen previously was an executive at Cisco and co-founded BroadHop.

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Outpost, which manages semi-truck parking facilities, raises $12.5M

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It operates 18 properties and 8,000 parking spaces, and also runs a brokerage business to help trucking companies find secure parking. Outpost’s software platform lets trucking companies book and manage reservations online; manage driver access to facilities; monitor equipment via video feeds; and get detailed reports on usage.

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Inside the AI Revolution: Tech execs on the new realities for software, startups, and the future

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Bridget Frey, CTO at Redfin , the tech-powered real estate company that operates in more than 100 markets in the U.S. Inbal Shani, chief product officer at GitHub , the software development platform used by more than 100 million developers around the world. Using ChatGPT to generate 4x more localized real estate content.

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Tech Moves: Former AMD named Kymeta CEO; GitHub exec joins Twilio; DocuSign security vet joins Proof; Fred Hutch adds VP

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He was previously CEO of Synaptics, a hardware and software giant also based in Silicon Valley. Kymeta, which was founded in 2012 with backing from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates , makes use of an innovative type of technology called metamaterials to build antennas that can be steered by software, without moving parts.

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Zillow to lay off 47 workers in Washington state as part of Zillow Offers home buying shutdown

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The number was revealed Thursday in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) from the Washington state Employment Security Department. The real estate company employs about 8,000 people across the U.S. The layoffs are expected to begin on Jan. The layoffs will take place over several quarters.

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Tech Moves: AI2 Incubator hires new managing director; Goldman Sachs director joins Dropbox; Marchex adds CFO

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(GeekWire File Photo / Kaitlyn Wang) — Yifan Zhang , a Seattle-based entrepreneur who previously led real estate startup Loftium, is joining the AI2 Incubator as a managing director. Seattle-based marketing software giant Marchex hired Holly Aglio as chief marketing officer. Zhang co-founded Loftium in 2017.