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Manny Vellon, 1960-2020: Towering figure in Seattle tech was an engineer at heart

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Miami was also where he was introduced to computer programming. He landed his first job at 15 years old, helping to develop a patient record system for Jacksonville Hospital. ” Shurtleff, now managing partner at Divergent Ventures, called Vellon “one of the smartest, nicest people you will ever meet.”

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Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft COO Kevin Turner leaves Core Scientific; Magic AI founder joins ThruWave

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Founded in 2017, Core Scientific is building blockchain infrastructure technology related to hosting, transaction processing and application development. It manages a fleet of more than 130,000 cryptocurrency miners. Magic AI co-founder Alexa Anthony has joined Seattle startup ThruWave as business operations manager.

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Charge up: How the Pacific Northwest is boosting electric infrastructure as EV sales rise

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This is a transformational time,” said Tonia Buell, alternative fuels program manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The company, which launched in 2020 , has raised a total of $8 million in venture capital, with a $4 million round disclosed last month. Electric Era Photo).

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

GeekWire

How we can help companies do the best with internal and external talent — to develop, to hire, to retain, to redeploy. Iyer has previously attached a small wireless camera to the back of a beetle and developed tiny sensors that can be dropped from moths. Hardware/Gadget of the Year, presented by ALLTech. Winner: Deako.

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Former Amazon exec inherits Microsoft’s complex cybersecurity legacy in quest to solve ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’

GeekWire

” That warning, so obvious today, was a blunt wake-up call 20 years ago for many of the software developers reading the book Writing Secure Code, by Microsoft security engineering leaders Michael Howard and David LeBlanc. Microsoft Photo). “Your code will be attacked.” Bill Gates was one. ” (GeekWire File Photo).

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New Frontier Aerospace aims to zoom from hypersonic flight’s past into its future

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million to develop the craft’s 3D-printed Mjölnir rocket engine , which is named after the hammer wielded by Thor in Norse mythology (and in Marvel movies ). In June, New Frontier received an additional $150,000 from NASA for Mjölnir development. The company has been awarded $2.25

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Meet the self-driving brains working with Volkswagen and Ford

The Verge

You might compare that to Elon Musk, who in 2019 promised a fleet of 1 million Tesla robotaxis on the streets by the end of 2020. I wanted to talk to Bryan about his partnership with Lyft, but I also wanted to know if the pandemic accelerated any of his investment or development. And, of course, I had to ask about 5G.

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