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9:18 PM PDT Tech9:18 PM PDT WTIA sues state labor department over alleged nonpayment for tech apprenticeship program
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11:41 AM PDT Civic11:41 AM PDT ‘Compassion Seattle’ backers file appeal to get homelessness initiative back on November ballot
9:10 AM PDT Tech9:10 AM PDT Howard Schultz funding online learning program for small businesses using CreativeLive platform
7:51 AM PDT Startups7:51 AM PDT Tech Moves: Starbucks tech leader departs; former T-Mobile exec joins Ossia board; and more
7:00 AM PDT Startups7:00 AM PDT Fundraising startup Snap Raise raises $90M as it expands digital platform to aid high school teams
6:48 AM PDT Microsoft6:48 AM PDT Windows 11 has a release date: Microsoft to start ‘phased and measured’ rollout Oct. 5
3:02 PM PDT Startups3:02 PM PDT Money transfer startup Remitly reveals financial results in preparation for upcoming IPO
1:46 PM PDT Startups1:46 PM PDT Moz co-founder’s venture fund for women-led initiatives makes its first investment
9:27 AM PDT Science9:27 AM PDT The fight against ‘murder hornets’: Kevlar thread to tie on trackers, thick foam suits to prevent stings
9:05 AM PDT Amazon9:05 AM PDT A welcome interloper? Amazon Fresh opens in Seattle’s historic and changing Central District
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8:30 AM PDT Junior Geek of the Month8:30 AM PDT Junior Geek of the Month: Orion Razat wrote the book on STEM jokes, and has whale of a new idea
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3:45 PM PDT Science3:45 PM PDT Washington state researchers get $2M grant to invent better ways of recycling plastic trash
2:06 PM PDT Amazon2:06 PM PDT Amazon will offer ‘buy now, pay later’ option via partnership with Affirm
10:35 AM PDT Microsoft10:35 AM PDT ‘Unprecedented’ Microsoft Azure database vulnerability impacts thousands of customers, researchers warn
9:43 AM PDT Transportation9:43 AM PDT Amazon-backed electric vehicle maker Rivian files to go public at reported $80B valuation
8:39 AM PDT Tech8:39 AM PDT T-Mobile apologizes for data breach; carrier will invest in cybersecurity to ‘transform our approach’
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7:15 AM PDT Startups7:15 AM PDT Toyota, Casio, Shell and others are using this Seattle startup to train their employees
5:00 PM PDT Amazon5:00 PM PDT Amazon cloud exec Charlie Bell’s new Microsoft job puts non-compete deals back in the spotlight
3:12 PM PDT Amazon3:12 PM PDT Former Amazon grocery leader Wei Gao lands at event management company Hopin
11:25 AM PDT Geek Life11:25 AM PDT Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship joins the pantheon of model rockets
8:31 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences8:31 AM PDT Diagnostics startup ID Genomics snags NIH grant to develop rapid test for COVID-19 variants
8:20 AM PDT Science8:20 AM PDT ‘Murder hornet’ nest cut from tree in Washington state; 1,500 developing insects found inside
