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Tech Moves: Google Cloud VP joins AWS; Unity CTO departs; PitchBook founder steps down
— Baskar Sridharan, a longtime Seattle-area software engineering leader who was most recently a vice president at Google, joined Amazon Web Services as a vice president leading the AI/ML Services and Infrastructure team.
Kyndryl acquires Seattle-based cloud migration company Skytap
New York-based IT infrastructure services giant Kyndryl announced Monday that it acquired Skytap, a Seattle-based company founded 17 years ago that sells cloud migration software.
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Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky steps down; senior exec Matt Garman named AWS CEO
Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky is stepping down from the role, three years after returning to the company to lead the cloud giant, according to an internal memo from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy to employees Tuesday morning.
Longtime CEO to leave Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company
Bill Hilf, the veteran tech executive and longtime CEO of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company, formerly known as Vulcan Inc., is stepping down after more than seven years.
Melinda French Gates resigning as co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will resign as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Seattle-based philanthropic organization she started with her ex-husband in 2000.
Bay Area investor Vivek Ladsariya moves to Seattle, joins Pioneer Square Labs as managing director
Seattle’s venture capital ecosystem is getting some fresh Bay Area talent with the addition of Vivek Ladsariya, a veteran investor who recently relocated from Silicon Valley to take a new role as managing director at Pioneer Square Labs (PSL).
Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network sets up logistics site and training program
Amazon is setting up a new logistics facility and partnering with a technical college to support its Project Kuiper satellite network.
‘She’s going to be a bigger deal’: What’s next for Melinda French Gates
Melinda French Gates is walking away from a 2,000-employee philanthropy with assets totaling more than $75 billion.
QuickBooks for legal docs: Seattle startup Aerial raises $2M to help companies organize key data
Seeking to untangle the mess of documents and data that companies hold onto and wade through, Seattle startup Aerial raised $2 million for its AI-powered answer to unstructured business data analysis.
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