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Tech Moves: Funko names new CEO; Nintex promotes VPs; Leafly adds president

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. — Seattle real estate startup Far Homes hired Elaine Han as head of business operations. Han previously spent eight years at Redfin, most recently as a senior program manager. Seattle autonomous driving technology startup Overland AI hired Chris Merz as director of program management.

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Amazon adding more space east of Seattle in Redmond for 800 new AWS jobs, Project Kuiper lab

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Amazon is making more real estate moves east of Seattle, adding hundreds of Amazon Web Services roles in Redmond, Wash. Amazon said in a blog post that more than 800 new AWS jobs — including software developers, UX designers, and technical program managers — will be located at Redmond Town Center. Invesco Photo).

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Funding news: Angel conference backs brain device startup, weapons detection company lands $15M

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CEO Caitlin Morse was previously a program manager at Flex and is also a co-founder of a small medical device services startup, MorseCode Medical. The founders: BrainSpace CTO Stephen Morse is a mechanical engineer who has worked for a variety of companies, including global electrical and manufacturing company Flex.

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Italian CIOs at the crossroads of transformation and sustainability

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In Piano Strategico Industriale, the traditional activity of heritage management and preservation is integrated with innovation, sustainability, and digitalization for the benefit of users, public administrations and territories,” he explains. “The

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Meet the unicorns: A look at the 15 Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion

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Hint: They are in the real estate, consumer internet, transportation, clean tech and gaming categories). Industry : Real estate. 2021 : Real estate startup Place comes out of nowhere with $100M round, led by Goldman at $1B valuation. Enterprise software still rules the roost in the region. Valuation : $4.4

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PNNL’s Brian Abrahamson on delivering UX excellence

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His diverse team of professionals that spans computing, IT, UX design, program management, cybersecurity, HPC, and systems engineering is an essential asset in making this possible. But with the smartphone or tablet, it’s smaller real estate and the precision of a finger. Today, it’s unmistakably conscious.

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Tech Moves: UW announces director for new DoD program; Microsoft vet joins EQT; and more

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Early Amazon employee and angel investor Meredith Han is now vice president of product at Seattle real estate startup FlyHomes. . Mavroudis joins the franchise from Hellosign where he was a technical program manager. ” Meredith Han (Photo courtesy of Han).