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[As If Human: Ethics and Artificial Intelligence is now available wherever books are sold.]( [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. [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. [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. [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. [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). [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. [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. [AI travel planner tool from Alaska Airlines shows potential future of airfare search]( AI is already changing the way people search for information online and a bigger shift could be imminent. [Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network sets up logistics site and training program]( Amazon is setting up a new logistics facility and partnering with a technical college to support its Project Kuiper satellite network. [‘She’s going to be a bigger deal’: What’s next for Melinda French Gates]( Melinda French Gates is walking away from a 2,000-employee philanthropy with assets totaling more than $75 billion. [QuickBooks for legal docs: Seattle startup Aerial raises $2M to help companies organize key data]( Seeking to untangle the mess of documents and data that companies hold onto and wade through, Seattle startup Aerial raised $2 million for its AI-powered answer to unstructured business data analysis. [As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals]( The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is driving new demand for cloud computing infrastructure operated by tech giants including Amazon and Microsoft, which are investing billions of dollars each year into the construction of data centers that gobble massive amounts of energy. 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