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Published on March 27, 2025

Weekly Refresh: RapidDeploy’s First CMO, New Robotics Arena, and More

A robotics arena is coming to Cedar Park, plus more Austin tech news you may have missed last week.

Jeff Rumage

Updated on March 27, 2025

Fraud Prevention Platform SEON Establishes U.S. Headquarters in Austin

The Hungarian-based company is scouting Austin office spaces as it plans to hire a team of 20 to lead its expansion into the U.S. market.

Kelly O'Halloran

Updated on March 27, 2025

Good times, good vibes: 4 Austin tech teams share what makes their celebrations unique

We live for the celebration, and that’s no different at the workplace. But there are differences from company to company in what leads to celebrations and how they make the celebrations their own.

Updated on March 27, 2025

Everfest comes out of stealth mode, raises $1.5M and plans to hire in-house costume designer

Kelly O'Halloran

Updated on March 27, 2025

PureWrx's co-founder opens up about the challenges of entrepreneurship

Nona Tepper

Updated on March 27, 2025

A Day in the Life of a Tech Ethicist

How Hypergiant’s chief ethics officer promotes ethics both inside the company and out.

Olivia McClure

Updated on March 27, 2025

Literati Just Released a New Product. Here’s How It Plans to Grow.

A product leader explains how the company’s new feature fights against superficiality and why they need passionate people to join their team.

Brynn Holland

Updated on March 27, 2025

Austin salary guide: UX designers

The average salary range for a UX designer in Austin is between $70,000 and $90,000, according to the latest data compiled by Built In. Learn more about being a UX designer.