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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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Health savings account custodian HealthEquity acquires Seattle transportation startup Luum

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Founded in 2012, Luum works with hospitals, universities, tech companies, and more, offering software that facilitates parking management and integration with mobility apps, among other features. million in the third quarter, up 14%, and non-GAAP net income of $32.2 HealthEquity reported revenue of $179.4 million.

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A week in telecoms: Rakuten expands, Nokia growth and high-altitude communications

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It will be home to testing of its entire network architecture in a simulated environment, from radio access network (RAN) to Core to transport, as well as demonstrations of its Symworld platform. In addition, it reported its enterprise unit has returned to net growth, which it expects to accelerate in the second half of 2022.

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Amazon and Microsoft back effort to defeat initiative that would defund Washington state climate efforts

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Amazon bought naming rights to the arena, helping tout its commitment to reach net-zero carbon by 2040. Individual donors include former Microsoft CEOs Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer; Connie Ballmer; Tableau co-founder Chris Stolte; and Craig McKibben, co-founder of the software company WRQ, and his wife, Sarah Merner.

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SAP offers faster updates, longer maintenance for S/4HANA in private clouds

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The changes will take effect with the 2023 release of software, which is now generally available. The good news for SAP is that many of the customers adopting its cloud-based S/4HANA offering are net-new, meaning more market share. It is also extending maintenance to seven years, from five today. ERP Systems, Private Cloud

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Chunghwa Telecom’s ODA-inspired operation automation

TM Forum

fold reduction in digital service launch time from four months to nine days; autonomous transport network operations optimized to be five times faster, with CapEx reduced 16% per year; Net Promotor Score improved by 1.3 CHT’s Net Promotor Score has seen 1.3 Results: 7.5-fold ” image.

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Shares of Bill Gates-backed online used car seller Vroom double on first day of trading

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It’s a somewhat surprising investment for Gates, though the Microsoft co-founder does have stakes in transportation-related companies such as the Canadian National Railway Company and Seattle digital freight startup Convoy. billion in revenue in 2019, up almost 40% year-over-year, with a net loss of $143 million. Vancouver, Wash.-based

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