The Estes New Shepard model rocket uses standard model rocket launch equipment, including a single C6-3 or C6-5 engine. (Estes Industries via YouTube) Rocket fans can soon follow in Jeff Bezos’ footsteps when it comes to owning a New Shepard suborbital spacecraft. Just be warned that everything will be scaled down: the Blue Origin New … Read more
Charlie Bell (LinkedIn Photo) Long-time Amazon Web Services boss Charlie Bell has reportedly taken a job at Microsoft. Bell, a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team and long-time lynchpin of the company’s cloud business, left the Seattle company this month after more than 23 years. Business Insider reported Wednesday that Bell was joining Microsoft. The … Read more
Kelly Breslin Wright. (Gong photo) – Former Tableau executive Kelly Breslin Wright has been named President and COO of Gong, an AI sales startup based in Palo Alto, California. Wright joined Gong’s board of directors in March. A former Tableau employee, Wright spent 12 years with the Seattle-based company leading sales. Before leaving in 2016, … Read more
An international coalition of consumer protection, digital and civil rights organizations as well as data protection experts have added their voice to the growing demands for a ban on so-called “surveillance-based advertising”. The objection is against a form of digital advertising that relies on a massive background computing machine that soaks up information about individuals … Read more
Andy Sack (left) and Keith Smith. (Solvency Photos) – Longtime Seattle startup leader and investor Andy Sack joined the board of directors of Payability, a New York City-based fintech startup. Sack previously ran Techstars Seattle and co-founded Founders’ Co-op, where he was previously a managing partner. He also founded Lighter Capital and is currently the … Read more
Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, at the GeekWire Summit 2017. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) – Jeff Wilke, the former CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, joined Scale AI as an advisor to the CEO. The San Francisco startup, founded in 2016, supports companies in the development and management of their AI and machine … Read more