ADHD, the tech industry, and ‘operating systems for the brain’

ADHD and the tech industry: Listening to this week’s GeekWire Podcast, or reading our summary, some of you will have a sudden realization — seeing yourself or a colleague in a new light by recognizing the hallmarks of ADHD for the first time. That’s the prediction from our guest this week, Brett Greene (above), a tech community leader in the Pacific Northwest who specializes in ADHD and neurodivergence in his work as an executive coach.

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Amazon is hiring the co-founders of Adept, a well-funded San Francisco-based AI startup that helps companies automate enterprise tasks. The deal mirrors Microsoft’s recent hiring of executives from Inflection, another AI startup. Read more. 

Washington state ranks 49th nationally for gender pay equity, according to one study. Gov. Jay Inslee joined other leaders at an event Friday in Seattle to launch Activate 3.8, which aims to shrink the gender pay gap in the state. Read more.

📆 Upcoming events: Tech and startup community gatherings on our radar next week in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

• June 29: Startup Saturday at SURF Incubator | June 29th 2024

• June 30: Seattle Pride Parade 2024

• July 7: PNW Climate Week: Climate Tech Challenge 2024

• July 10: Bloomberg Green Festival

Check out the GeekWire Calendar for more.

🔥Hot Links:

• Chargepoly, an EV charging developer based in France, is opening a Kirkland office with the goal of hiring 30 people by 2027. (Greater Seattle Partners)

• "Every person who I've shown it to so far, their reaction is giddy." — Mark Zuckerberg on Meta’s upcoming holographic glasses. (Business Insider)

• The Boeing Starliner astronauts ‘are not stranded’ on the International Space Station, but they will be there a few more weeks due to technical difficulties. (Engadget)