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Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

GeekWire

Participants in an astronaut orientation session float during a zero-G flight in France in 2021. 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.

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Senkyu: MTN Uganda’s new way to say ‘thank you’ loyalty program

TM Forum

Rebuilt and expanded customer loyalty program, called Senkyu, to acknowledge customers and drive innovative ways to redeem points, including integration with digital payments, which improves financial inclusivity in Uganda. MTN Senkyu is a unique loyalty program in Uganda and goes beyond typical telco reward schemes. external_url.

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Tech plays key role as Washington state launches ambitious programs to curb carbon emissions

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Lawmakers passed the Climate Commitment Ac t and the Clean Fuel Standard in 2021 with the aim of helping Washington reach its mandated greenhouse gas reduction targets. The state must cut emissions 45% below 1990 emissions levels by 2030, and continue ratcheting down emissions to net-zero by 2050. California is currently the only U.S.

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WebMD will pay $75M to acquire employee experience company Limeade

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Limeade reported a net loss of $3 million in its most recent quarter, down from a net loss of $6.4 designs well-being programs for employers and health plans. Limeade acquired workplace survey tool TINYPulse in 2021. million in the year-ago period. Revenue grew 13% to $14.3 WebMD Health Services, based in Portland, Ore.,

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First Asian giant hornet (aka murder hornet) sighting of 2021 confirmed in Washington state

The Verge

Example: In all, the entomologists with WSDA’s Pest Program removed 98 worker hornets. During the early morning extraction, 85 hornets were vacuumed out of the nest and collected another 13 live hornets were collected with a net while observing the nest. Hell yes, entomologists.

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My sustainability story: Why Orange Poland is at the coalface of change

TM Forum

Our goal at Orange Poland is the same as the rest of Orange Group – to achieve net zero carbon by 2040 for both our own emissions (scopes 1+2) and those of our value chain (scope 3). At the end of 2021 we had achieved a 27% reduction and this trend is accelerating. Jacek-Hutyra. Jacek Hutyra with a green field behind him.

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Adaptive Biotechnologies lays off about 100 people, 12% of headcount, to ‘streamline our workforce’

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The company had 858 full-time employees at the end of 2021, according to its annual filing with the SEC. But the company’s shares have declined about 80% from a peak in January 2021. Adaptive’s layoffs come as funding streams dry up for biotech companies and a hot biotech IPO market during 2021 cools down. million in 2020.