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Amazon-backed EV company Rivian hiring for more than 40 engineering roles in Seattle region

GeekWire

Rivian , the electric vehicle maker that has attracted major backing from Amazon, is trying to attract more engineers in the Seattle region based on job openings posted on the company’s website. Launch and delivery of the R1S sport utility vehicle will begin in December, the company said. Irvine, Calif.-based

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Why would anyone be against life-saving malaria bednets?

Vox

A young boy rolls up a mosquito net covering bedding at a refugee camp in 2023 in South Sudan. That mosquito nets are dangerous to people would be news to basically any public health professional who’s ever studied them. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets.

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Apple reportedly wants in on NFL Sunday Ticket

The Verge

In the quest to get people to pay monthly for video, having the rights to stream sports, especially football, is key. The NFL has reportedly not entered into actual negotiations yet, according to Sports Business Journal ’s John Ourand , and Apple likely won’t be the only company competing.

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CIOs rethink all-in cloud strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

The savings are just too big to ignore for a ton of companies,” says David Heinemeier Hansson, the Danish developer of Ruby on Rails and co-owner and CTO of 37signals, which completed a six-month total exit from the cloud last June. “‘Cloud exit’ became a big theme in 2023 and there’s good odds it’ll turn into a real trend for 2024.

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Funko getting into NFTs by combining physical and digital pop culture products and acquiring key app

GeekWire

based maker of toys and figurines announced Thursday that it is acquiring a majority stake in TokenWave, developer of TokenHead , a mobile app for showcasing and tracking non-fungible token (NFT) holdings. Net sales jumped 6% year over year to $226.5 The Everett, Wash.-based Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Funk Photo).

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Electric scooter startup Gogoro is going public

The Verge

Gogoro is the latest EV company to jump on the trend of going public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company , or SPAC. The deal — which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022 — will net Gogoro around $550 million, and will value the startup at more than $2.3 Image: Gogoro.

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Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena to feature Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to avoid lines in select stores

GeekWire

Amazon may have skipped putting its name on the outside of the renovated stadium where the Seattle Kraken will begin NHL play next month, but the company is bringing its technology to the inside of Climate Pledge Arena. Climate Pledge Arena is not the first sports venue to introduce Amazon’s cashier-free checkout tech.

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