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ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines unveil turboprop that could become largest green aircraft to take flight

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ZeroAvia’s technology ZeroAvia launched in 2017 and conducted its first test flight on a six-seat hydrogen-powered electric plane in 2020. In January this year, the company tested its technology on a 19-seat Dornier 228 in a flight near London. It has fuel cells that are undergoing flight testing for smaller aircraft.

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Nick Hanauer: 7 reasons why the capital gains tax is good for Washington state

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(Civic Ventures Photo) Editor’s note: We asked two Seattle venture capitalists — Civic Ventures’ Nick Hanauer and Madrona’s Matt McIlwain — to defend their opposing viewpoints on the new capital gains tax in Washington state that was ruled constitutional by the state Supreme Court last week.

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Will the new capital gains tax cause businesses to leave Washington state?

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“This move by [Fisher] shouldn’t surprise anyone,” tweeted Matt McIlwain, a longtime managing director at Seattle venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group. “We find that millionaire tax flight is occurring, but only at the margins of statistical and socioeconomic significance,” the study reported.

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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

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Seattle-area tech CEOs, from top left: Icertis CEO Samir Bodas; Syndio CEO Maria Colacurcio; Qumulo CEO Bill Richter; Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer; Outreach CEO Manny Medina; Convoy CEO Dan Lewis; Zenoti CEO Sudheer Koneru; and Skilljar CEO Sandi Lin. Outreach background: The Seattle software company helps sales professionals land more deals.

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Sony’s Xperia 1 III is pricey, performant, and perplexing

The Verge

That’s a $100 increase over last year’s model, and more than an iPhone 12 Pro Max ($1,199) or a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra ($1,249, but often on sale for less) with an equivalent 256GB of storage. The Xperia’s rear panel includes three cameras and a time-of-flight sensor. But reader, it is $1,300. Sony Xperia 1 III camera.

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Gogoro Eeyo 1S electric bike review: unapologetic fun

The Verge

The Eeyo 1S bike, which goes on sale today in the US and begins shipping in limited quantities August 10th, is exactly what you’d expect from the mind of Horace Luke. Fortunately, the rubber cover hiding the seat post assembly also makes for a convenient grip when lifting the bike underhand on smaller flights of stairs.

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Trump’s latest attack on Section 230 is really about censoring speech

The Verge

Drug and airline companies disclose things like ingredients, testing results, and flight data when there is an accident,” Kornbluh and Goodman observe. Daniel Kreiss and Matt Perault / Slate ). Matt Day / Bloomberg). That could benefit incumbents who have large organic reach on social media platforms. Merrill / ProPublica ).