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Army Corps of Engineers closes SpaceX Starbase permit application citing lack of information

The Verge

The US Army Corps of Engineers has closed a permit application for a proposed expansion of SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas — a potential snag in the company’s plans to add new launch and landing pads to the area, as well as substantially grow the site. Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images.

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Tech Moves: Former AMD named Kymeta CEO; GitHub exec joins Twilio; DocuSign security vet joins Proof; Fred Hutch adds VP

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Kymeta, which was founded in 2012 with backing from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates , makes use of an innovative type of technology called metamaterials to build antennas that can be steered by software, without moving parts. Paulin Basinga. Stefan Ramirez joined Seattle gaming startup Starform as its new chief operating officer.

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Tech Moves: Former Chef CEO joins Buildkite board; Salesforce hires Code.org exec

GeekWire

Crist is the former CEO and board chair of Chef, a Seattle-based automation technology company that was acquired for $220 million in 2020 by Progress, a business application platform. He was previously the CEO of Likewise, which was acquired in 2012, and worked for Mercury Interactive, McAfee and Apple. She stepped down in 2020.

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Training angels: Fledge accelerator founder leads new courses for budding startup investors

GeekWire

Fledge also runs startup accelerators, which attracts applicants internationally. Libes is a proponent of addressing social and environmental challenges by investing in entrepreneurs, as opposed to relying heavily on philanthropic, nonprofit support. When the U.S.-based

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Author and Tech Strategist Melvin Greer Profiled by WashingtonExec

Cloud Musings

Mel also leads The Greer Institute , a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. The institute is organized for educational research and scientific application of Greer’s theories on leadership and innovation and addresses society’s related problems. Jackson 2012 ).' Grab this Headline Animator ( Thank you.

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NJVC® Introduces Cloudcuity? AppDeployer to Create and Sell

Cloud Musings

Thursday, October 18, 2012. NJVC® Introduces Cloudcuity™ AppDeployer to Create and Sell Software Applications. “Cloudcuity AppDeployer offers an alternative to writing business applications from scratch the old slow and costly way. Developers Can Create, Deploy and Publish Apps in the Cloud for Free.

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Luni Libes’ Fledge accelerator takes flight as socially conscious investing keeps growing

GeekWire

” So in 2012, Libes launched Fledge , a startup accelerator that focuses on socially conscious, mission-driven, for-profit companies. Libes, who is also an author , additionally operates a nonprofit called Realize Impact that allows people to make philanthropic investments in socially conscious companies. Nine made the cut.

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