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Alaska Airlines launches investment arm to support goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

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Alaska Airlines on Monday announced the launch of Alaska Star Ventures to invest in new aviation technologies as part of the airline’s goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Our filter is how do we get our operation to net zero and what are technologies that can help us along that path,” said Rakow.

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

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(Limeade Photo) Limeade , the employee experience software company based in Bellevue, Wash., Limeade, founded in 2006, sells software that aims to help companies improve employee well-being and satisfaction. The company made its initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in December 2019.

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Amazon’s online store sales dip below 40% of net sales for first time, and other earnings notes

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The chart below is what Amazon’s net sales look like in raw numbers over the past several years, broken down into the major business segments reported by the Seattle-based company. Here are the same results, expressed as a percentage of net sales. Here’s how the company defines each segment in its 10Q filing.

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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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Redfin partners with security giant ADT for program that lets buyers tour homes without an agent

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Redfin’s Direct Access program enables buyers to tour a home by unlocking the door via an app and connected smart lock. Redfin will now build on its tech offerings by partnering with security company ADT to monitor homes in the real estate brokerage company’s Direct Access program, which enables buyers to tour homes without an agent.

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Healthcare company Accolade lays off workers and closes offices

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(Accolade Photo) Seattle and Philadelphia area-based primary healthcare company Accolade is cutting its workforce and closing or reducing some facilities, according to a recent regulatory filing. A company spokesperson declined to say how many Accolade workers are affected by the reductions. for $460 million. Losses were $39.9

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Vancouver, Wash. biotech company Absci files to go public

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based company developing technologies to accelerate the process of drug discovery, announced today that it plans to go public via an IPO. The company’s platform is built to design and generate protein-based drug candidates and help screen them for optimal functioning. The company took in $1.1 Net losses were $14.4

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