Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 12, 2024.
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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. … Read More
Following demise of Techstars Seattle, prominent VC launches new twist on accelerator concept
An entrepreneur and investor with roots in the defunct Techstars Seattle program plans to launch a new invite-only organization and shared workspace that supports tech founders by surrounding them with fellow entrepreneurs and experienced startup mentors. … Read More
This is 40? Bill Gates crams into recreated Harvard dorm for Mark Zuckerberg’s milestone birthday
Bill Gates left Harvard to start Microsoft. … Read More
Expedia Group cites ‘violation of company policy’ for sudden ouster of two key tech leaders
Two of Expedia Group’s top engineering leaders have abruptly exited the company due to what the online travel giant called a “violation of company policy.” The Seattle-based company did not provide further details about the departures of CTO Rathi Murthy and Sreenivas Rachamadugu, senior vice president, core services product and engineering. … Read More
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. … Read More
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. … Read More
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. … Read More
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). … Read More
Bump in the boom: Seattle growth slows as city falls out of top 10 fastest-growing big cities in U.S.
Seattle’s population growth suffered a bit of a bump in the boom as the city fell out the top 10 fastest-growing big cities in the country, according to new U.S. … Read More
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. … Read More
