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Amazon Leo's Rajeev Badyal and Chris Weber onstage during luncheon

Amazon Leo’s leaders provide an inside look at the satellite broadband network’s past and future

Find out how Jeff Bezos got the ball rolling in the competition with SpaceX’s Starlink for space-based connectivity — and how Project Kuiper became Amazon Leo. Read More

Washington has the pieces for a quantum ecosystem. Now the state needs a game plan — and money.

Washington needs more speed and a better strategy to help bolster the region’s quantum ecosystem, according to panelists who spoke this week in Seattle at a Tech Alliance event focused on quantum technologies. Read More

Tech Moves: Meta leader for Pacific NW steps down; Phase Genomics adds to C-suite

Paresh Rajwat this summer stepped down from his role as the Pacific Northwest head of office for Meta, which has… Read More

Tech Alliance lands $674K grant to boost corporate venture capital activity in Washington state

Technology Alliance, a nonprofit group that advocates for tech businesses and research institutions in Washington state, landed a $674,874 grant… Read More

Accidental techie turned politician, Laura Ruderman weds both careers as CEO of the Tech Alliance

In the 1980s, when Laura Ruderman was a teen in New York City walking to the gym after high school,… Read More

Technology Alliance CEO Carol Rava departs, takes new job at higher education startup AstrumU

Technology Alliance CEO Carol Rava is leaving the Seattle-based trade organization. Rava became CEO in 2016, heading up the non-profit… Read More

Reid Hoffman: ‘If you could train an AI to be a Buddhist, it would probably be pretty good’

What would happen if we put artificial intelligence on a path to enlightenment? LinkedIn founder and Microsoft board member Reid… Read More

‘Settlers of Catan’ is the ‘board game for entrepreneurship,’ says LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman was the special guest at Tech Alliance’s annual luncheon in Seattle on Friday, and he had… Read More

Teens pitch app ideas for carpooling, plant identification, medication reminders at Youth Apps Challenge

Carpooling. Plant detection. Medication reminders. These were the winning app ideas at the third annual Youth Apps Challenge, a Technology… Read More

Why big data matters to Boeing, and what it means for your next flight

The name Boeing typically conjures images of airplanes, defense systems and space capsules. But with 8,000 to 10,000 sensors on… Read More

Women-only, tuition-free coding school Ada Developers Academy spins out of Tech Alliance

Ada Developers Academy today announced that it will spin out of the Technology Alliance and become its own non-profit organization. The Seattle-based,… Read More

Geoffrey Moore: How the tech industry is killing the middle class and what to do about it

Software may be “eating the world” as the saying goes. But that tectonic shift may not be a good thing… Read More

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton: ‘Kill the squirrel’

If you’re a squirrel, make sure you stay well clear of Rich Barton. The founder of Expedia and Zillow on… Read More

Innovation Showcase: E-commerce, learning and medical ventures in the spotlight

Three business ventures ready for commercialization were spotlighted at the Tech Alliance Innovation Showcase at K&L law firm Tuesday afternoon with… Read More