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From cybersecurity to social justice, Rubica CEO Frances Dewing is an agent of unexpected change

GeekWire

I’ve always had a social justice kind of pull.”. So Dewing took a role as chief operating officer for Concentric Advisors , a company providing physical and digital security to prominent and high-net-worth families. To fill that gap, she helped spin out Rubica in 2016 as its COO, taking over as CEO two years ago.

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Fed Tech Roundup December 7

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Obama urges tech, law enforcement to address social media used for plots - Reuters. Social media companies step up battle against militant propaganda - Reuters. Social media companies step up battle against militant propaganda - Reuters. All or nothing in 2016, top stock pros say - USA TODAY. Northeast Maglev gets $27.8

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Fast-growing and profitable social casino game maker DoubleDown Interactive files for IPO

GeekWire

million in revenue and net income of $36.3 DoubleDown also turned a profit in 2018, reporting net income of $25.1 It attracted 2.9 million game players per month last year, driving $273.6 million, according to financial statements made public in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Jeff Bezos’ move out of Washington state sparks questions about wealth taxes

GeekWire

With a net worth of $160 billion, Bezos would be impacted as a Washington state resident. ” Levin cites research from economist Cristobal Young, who published a study in 2016 that found most wealthy people don’t move to avoid paying high taxes. Bezos has sold billions in Amazon stock over the past several years.

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Salesforce chief Marc Benioff and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke invest in reforestation startup DroneSeed

GeekWire

Competitive edge: DroneSeed, which was part of the 2016 Techstars Seattle cohort, is reportedly the only company that has an FAA license to use a fleet of heavy-lift drones for post-fire reforestation. Investors: The round was led by Social Capital and Seven Seven Six. DroneSeed previously raised $7.4

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Microsoft buys AI speech tech company Nuance for $19.7 billion

The Verge

The deal includes Nuance’s net debt. billion acquisition of Nuance is Microsoft’s second-largest behind its purchase of LinkedIn in 2016 for $26 billion. Last year, it was considering an acquisition of social video app TikTok, and the company is also reportedly in “ exclusive talks ” to purchase communications app Discord.

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Vizio files to go public, has sold over 80 million TVs

The Verge

Later in the filing, Vizio says: While we generate the significant majority of our total net revenue from sales of our Smart TVs and sound bars, our Platform+ net revenue has grown 304.4 Vizio tried to reinvent the TV experience in 2016 but has pulled back on some of those experiments. percent from $36.4 million in 2018 to $147.2

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