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Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

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(Orbite Photo) After getting its start in Seattle and testing its business model in France and Florida, a space travel venture called Orbite is ready to start signing up customers for private-sector astronaut training programs. Prices for the five-night suborbital training program start at $49,500 per person. Just as Spaceflight Inc.

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$5M Climate Impact Fund launches to support entrepreneurs tackling the climate crisis

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Washington’s recent spate of devastating wildfires harkens back to 2018’s prolonged smokey haze in Seattle, as captured here over Puget Sound. This summer, the accelerator accepted 10 early-stage companies in the latest round of the program. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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Pandemic spells uncertain future for bikes and scooters as mobility services confront new realities

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We talked to transportation companies, city officials, and experts about what the future of micro-mobility looks like. Transportation has ground to a halt as widespread shutdown orders have shifted work and education online. Uber rolled out its newly acquired Jump bike-share service in Seattle in 2018. SDOT Image.

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Accolade sets terms for IPO, aims to raise up to $211M in Seattle’s first public offering this year

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Accolade CEO Raj Singh speaking at the 2018 GeekWire Summit. million net loss and $132.5 million net loss and $94.8 million members across industries including media, technology, financial services, transportation, energy, and retail. GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong). The startup will price 8.75 “The U.S.

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Electric robotaxis may not be the climate solution we were led to believe

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A new study led by Ashley Nunes , a fellow at the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School, concluded that fleets of electric autonomous taxis could “dramatically increase energy consumption and emissions that contribute to climate change — not reduce them.”.

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As Washington inks ‘most ambitious’ climate rules in U.S., lawmaker praises tech’s supporting role

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He nixed language that made the bills’ implementation dependent upon a yet-to-be-approved transportation package. The state senator and others, however, are optimistic that the transportation package will be approved in an upcoming special legislative session, making the vetoes a moot point in some respects. Next steps.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

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The following list provides a brief profile of 178 fabulous female futurists [up from 78 in the original list of September 2015, 143 in the update of November 2015, 158 in January 2018, 167 in February 2017, and 178 in the 2018 revision]. Cheryl Chung is a Lead Strategist in the Futures Division of Singapore’s Ministry of Transport.

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