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Pokémon Go Fest in Seattle: Giant event shows enduring fandom for augmented reality game

by Julie Emory on July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 at 2:19 pm

Tens of thousands traveled to Seattle this past weekend in search of one common goal: catching all of the Pokémon. Niantic, makers of Pokémon GO, picked Seattle Center as the… Read More

Tracking fish: University students use machine learning for fishery monitoring startup

by Julie Emory on June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 at 8:28 am

With millions of boats across the world, it is difficult for regulators to stop fishers who exceed catching limits. Even those with no malicious intent can accidentally catch too much… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia hires former Twitter and CBS execs

by Julie Emory on June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 at 2:05 pm

— Expedia Group announced two hires to its executive team. Katrina Lane, former vice president at Twitter, and Lauri Metrose, former executive vice president at CBS Studios, joined as senior… Read More

Tech Moves: Peloton hires AWS exec as CFO; Uplevel co-founder lands at Microsoft; and more

by Julie Emory on June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 at 8:43 pm

— Liz Coddington, former vice president of finance at Amazon Web Services, joined Peloton as chief financial officer. Coddington worked at Amazon for more than six years. She was previously… Read More

Q&A with Microsoft manager and author of book that aims to boost diversity in cybersecurity

by Julie Emory on June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 at 1:42 pm

“Reinventing Cybersecurity” is a new anthology written entirely by women and non-binary leaders in cybersecurity that aims to educate, inspire, and help spark more diversity in the industry. We recently… Read More

Boise State University’s new cybersecurity program helps train workers and protect rural communities

by Julie Emory on June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 at 7:14 am

Boise State University wants to provide cybersecurity resources to rural organizations while also training future industry professionals. That’s the goal of Cyberdome, a new initiative run by faculty, staff, and… Read More

Tech Moves: Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta; Qualtrics CTO retiring; and more

by Julie Emory on June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 at 2:14 pm

— Longtime Meta leader Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down this fall. Sandberg, chief operating officer and the No. 2 in charge behind CEO Mark Zuckerberg, joined Meta (formerly known as… Read More

Tech Moves: Meta engineering director lands at Seattle startup Mason

by Julie Emory on May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 at 8:58 am

Brian Hook joined Seattle startup Mason as chief technology officer after nearly eight years at Meta. Hook was most recently a senior director of engineering at Meta, and previously led… Read More

Fishery monitoring software wins $25K at Univ. of Washington student startup competition

by Julie Emory on May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 at 12:17 pm

A student team from Simon Fraser University developing a way to use artificial intelligence to monitor fishing activity took home the $25,000 top prize at the 2022 Dempsey Startup Competition hosted by… Read More

Tech Moves: Elizabeth Scallon departs Amazon for HP; Fauna hires marketing exec; and more

by Taylor Soper & Julie Emory on May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 at 9:19 am

Elizabeth Scallon, a Seattle tech veteran who was most recently at Amazon, is now at HP as director of Incubation enablement. Scallon joined Amazon in 2020 and helped connect entrepreneurs… Read More

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory partners with U.S. Space Force to train cybersecurity workers

by Julie Emory on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 at 2:08 pm

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is collaborating with the U.S. Space Force to address the gap in cybersecurity professionals working on space-related technology. The new Cyber Halo Innovation Research Project… Read More

Tech Moves: Flying Fish adds investor to lead new Canada office; Panopto, magniX hire CEOs

by Julie Emory & Taylor Soper on May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 at 10:17 am

— Flying Fish hired Tiffany Linke-Boyko as principal to lead a new Alberta hub, its first office outside of Seattle. The firm also revealed Tuesday that it landed $7.5 million… Read More

This tipping software startup nearly tapped out amid the pandemic — but now it’s growing

by Julie Emory on May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 at 12:52 pm

Determining employee hourly wages or salaries is relatively straight-forward. Determining tips, however, requires more nuance than calculating the difference between when a worker clocks in and out. Enter Tiphaus. The… Read More

Tech Moves: Hiya CTO lands at Amazon; ex-Splunk president joins Karat board; and more

by Taylor Soper & Julie Emory on May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 at 12:25 pm

— Seattle tech vet Marcelo Calbucci is heading to Amazon after a 4-year stint as CTO at Whitepages spinout Hiya. Calbucci is joining Amazon’s People Experience Team. He told GeekWire that… Read More

Ex-Goldman Sachs banker leads new startup that wants to help brands grow Web3 communities

by Julie Emory on May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 at 8:16 am

The possibilities created by Web3, hailed as the next iteration of the internet, are attracting various early stage companies such as Metastitch, a new Seattle startup led by a former… Read More

Former Microsoft Viva and Teams leader Vineet Taneja joins Brex as vice president of product

by Julie Emory on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 at 4:32 pm

Vineet Taneja, former general manager at Microsoft, joined fintech giant Brex as vice president of product. Taneja worked at Microsoft in Seattle and India for more than 13 years in… Read More

Tech Moves: Longtime Microsoft leader James Phillips leaves Stripe; and more

by Julie Emory on May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 at 10:35 pm

— James Phillips is stepping down as president of financial services at Stripe, just one month after joining the company. Phillips landed at Stripe in April after a decade-long stint… Read More

Tech Moves: SoundCommerce adds CRO after acquiring Outlier.ai; Qumulo hires execs; and more

by Julie Emory on May 11, 2022May 12, 2022 at 11:23 am

— Seattle startup SoundCommerce acquired Outlier.ai and brought on Steve Davis as chief revenue officer. Founded by Amazon vets in 2018, SoundCommerce aims to help online retailers improve operational efficiency… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft CVP Rish Tandon lands at Meta; Accolade hires HR exec; more

by Julie Emory on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 at 10:50 am

— Rish Tandon, former corporate vice president at Microsoft, joined Meta as vice president of engineering for remote presence. Tandon, based in Seattle, joined Microsoft in 2017 and was the… Read More

Tech Moves: Remitly CFO will step down; OfferUp hires former Kellogg exec; and more

by Julie Emory on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 at 2:55 pm

— Susanna Morgan is stepping down as CFO of Remitly. Morgan joined the Seattle-based digital remittance company in 2018, following finance exec roles at Apptio, Concur, and Vertafore. Remitly announced Morgan’s… Read More

5 cybersecurity tips for companies that own and operate critical infrastructure

by Julie Emory on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 at 8:20 pm

Congress passed a new law in March that requires organizations responsible for critical infrastructure to report cybersecurity incidents to the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within 72 hours. The bill… Read More

Tech Moves: TaxBit adds engineering leaders; Vouched hires three execs

by Julie Emory on May 4, 2022May 16, 2022 at 11:35 am

— Cryptocurrency tax and accounting company TaxBit hired a chief technology officer and vice president of engineering. Tramale Turner, CTO, previously was an engineering leader at Stripe’s Seattle office. He… Read More

DubHacks Next Demo Day brings student innovators center stage at Univ. of Washington

by Julie Emory on April 28, 2022April 29, 2022 at 5:28 pm

College is a pivotal time of self-discovery. Many of us discover what we might want to accomplish as we enter the workforce and chart what we need to do to… Read More

Microsoft President Brad Smith on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and ‘the world’s first hybrid war’

by Julie Emory on April 27, 2022May 2, 2022 at 9:35 am

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is happening not only by land, sea, and air, but through computers and the internet. “We’re seeing the world’s first hybrid war,” Microsoft President Brad… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft manager joins DroneSeed; former WSJ columnist lands at Amazon

by Julie Emory on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 at 1:47 pm

— Matt Shaw, former chief people officer at Climate, joined DroneSeed as the startup’s first chief people officer. Founded in 2015, Seattle-based DroneSeed uses drones to distribute seeds for reforestation.… Read More

Tech Moves: Netflix product leader lands at Google; YouTube CEO to join Code.org board; and more

by Julie Emory on April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 at 8:19 am

— Keela Robison, former vice president of product innovation at Netflix, joined Google as vice president of product management leading a team working on search experience. Robison spent three years… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft developer relations chief lands at Google; Amazon HR leader joins AppLovin

by Julie Emory on April 22, 2022May 3, 2022 at 1:06 pm

— Microsoft’s head of developer relations Ashley Willis McNamara announced Friday that she is departing and joining Google as head of developer communities. Willis spent more than five years at… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia adds new tech leaders; Xbox R&D chief departs; and more

by Julie Emory on April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 at 12:01 pm

— Expedia Group added six new technology leaders. The Seattle-based travel giant has spent the past few years restructuring its business and unifying its behind-the-scenes technologies. Part of that effort… Read More

Insect food for pets: Univ. of Washington students developing sustainable dog treats

by Julie Emory on April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 at 8:19 am

You may have heard of insect-based food for humans. Now the sustainable alternative is expanding to pets. Just Right Bite, a startup led by six women from the University of… Read More

Photos: Anime convention Sakura-Con returns in Seattle after 2-year pandemic hiatus

by Julie Emory on April 19, 2022April 27, 2022 at 4:47 pm

A few blocks past Pike Place Market, thousands of anime and manga fans from across the country gathered at the Washington State Convention Center this past weekend to show off… Read More

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Pokémon Go Fest in Seattle: Giant event shows enduring fandom for augmented reality game

Tracking fish: University students use machine learning for fishery monitoring startup

Tech Moves: Expedia hires former Twitter and CBS execs

Tech Moves: Peloton hires AWS exec as CFO; Uplevel co-founder lands at Microsoft; and more

Q&A with Microsoft manager and author of book that aims to boost diversity in cybersecurity

Boise State University’s new cybersecurity program helps train workers and protect rural communities

Tech Moves: Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta; Qualtrics CTO retiring; and more

Tech Moves: Meta engineering director lands at Seattle startup Mason

Fishery monitoring software wins $25K at Univ. of Washington student startup competition

Tech Moves: Elizabeth Scallon departs Amazon for HP; Fauna hires marketing exec; and more

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory partners with U.S. Space Force to train cybersecurity workers

Tech Moves: Flying Fish adds investor to lead new Canada office; Panopto, magniX hire CEOs

This tipping software startup nearly tapped out amid the pandemic — but now it’s growing

Tech Moves: Hiya CTO lands at Amazon; ex-Splunk president joins Karat board; and more

Ex-Goldman Sachs banker leads new startup that wants to help brands grow Web3 communities

Former Microsoft Viva and Teams leader Vineet Taneja joins Brex as vice president of product

Tech Moves: Longtime Microsoft leader James Phillips leaves Stripe; and more

Tech Moves: SoundCommerce adds CRO after acquiring Outlier.ai; Qumulo hires execs; and more

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft CVP Rish Tandon lands at Meta; Accolade hires HR exec; more

Tech Moves: Remitly CFO will step down; OfferUp hires former Kellogg exec; and more

5 cybersecurity tips for companies that own and operate critical infrastructure

Tech Moves: TaxBit adds engineering leaders; Vouched hires three execs

DubHacks Next Demo Day brings student innovators center stage at Univ. of Washington

Microsoft President Brad Smith on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and ‘the world’s first hybrid war’

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft manager joins DroneSeed; former WSJ columnist lands at Amazon

Tech Moves: Netflix product leader lands at Google; YouTube CEO to join Code.org board; and more

Tech Moves: Microsoft developer relations chief lands at Google; Amazon HR leader joins AppLovin

Tech Moves: Expedia adds new tech leaders; Xbox R&D chief departs; and more

Insect food for pets: Univ. of Washington students developing sustainable dog treats

Photos: Anime convention Sakura-Con returns in Seattle after 2-year pandemic hiatus