Disney chief tech officer Aaron LaBerge exits for betting firm Penn Entertainment


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C21media— Disney Entertainment and ESPN’s chief technology officer Aaron LaBerge is leaving the media giant in June to join sports betting company Penn Entertainment. LaBerge, who will also serve as chief tech

ETtech.com—Firms rush to recruit chief AI officers amid tech frenzy. The buzz around artificial intelligence has companies scampering to hire top talent in the market to run their AI ops and design future strategy. Job portals and headhunters are currently swamped with requests from top corporations on the lookout for a chief AI officer (CAIO).Job portals show over 350 openings for AI leadership roles in India and 10 for the role of CAIO, according to Kapil Joshi, deputy CEO, Quess IT Staffing.A February study by Nasscom and BCG found approximately 70% of...

C21media—Thunderbird president, chief creative officer Matthew Berkowitz to exit company. Matthew Berkowitz is set to leave his role as president and chief creative officer at Vancouver-headquartered studio Thunderbird. The exec, who has been with the company for the past eight years, has a

Bloomberg—India Tech Tycoon Azim Premji’s Family Office Bets on AI. PremjiInvest, the largest Indian family office that manages over $10 billion for software tycoon Azim Premji, will invest more money into...