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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

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Prior to joining Convoy in 2018, Kreiner was CEO of Cal Net Technology Group and a managing partner at Olympic Valley Capital. New Athira execs Mark Worthington, general counsel, and Rachel Lenington, chief technology officer and head of product development strategy. Athira Photos). The Bothell, Wash.-based Lessen Photo).

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Phaidra raises $12M for AI software that helps manage data center energy consumption

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Phaidra founders, from left: CTO Vedavyas Panneershelvam, CEO Jim Gao, and COO Katherine Hoffman. Phaidra Photo) Phaidra , a Seattle startup selling a “virtual plant operator” that uses artificial intelligence to manage industrial operations, raised $12 million in a new round led by Index Ventures.

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Tech Moves: Lighter Capital names new CEO; Amazon exec joins Uber as CTO; and more

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.” — Uber appointed Sukumar Rathnam as its new chief technology officer. Long-time Uber CTO Thuan Pham stepped down earlier this year shortly before the company cut 25% of its global workforce. based Aquinox Pharmaceuticals last year. He was an executive at PeopleSoft, which was acquired by Oracle in 2005.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

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He has assisted the top management in planning IT strategies and leveraging technologies for rationalizing manpower, enhancing organizational productivity, and improving the efficiency of operations. Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. Real estate buying platform Blox has appointed Amit Goel as its chief technology officer, based in Mumbai.

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Chief AI officer: What it takes to land the C-suite’s hottest new job

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As countless organizations race to investigate or adopt artificial intelligence technologies, many are building out an AI skilled workforce. That includes the decision to appoint or hire a chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO). Ozzie Coto, chief AI officer and CTO at The Cult Branding Co.,

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Tech Moves: Starbucks tech leader departs; former T-Mobile exec joins Ossia board; and more

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Starbucks Senior Vice President of Technology Wouleta Ayele has departed the Seattle coffee retailer to join California fast-casual restaurant chain Sweetgreen as CTO. Sweetgreen applies technology to manage its supply chain, restaurant operations, internal operations and its customer-facing app. (Sweetgreen Photo).

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Tech Moves: Providence leader returns to Amazon; Seattle marketing vet joins LiveRamp; and more

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Other personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry: João Freitas departed from Defined.ai , a Seattle-based artificial intelligence startup, where he served as the chief technology officer. He is now general manager at PagerDuty. Russ Vetrano , another Defined exec, left in February.