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PDM Automotive and Tribute win $132K at first virtual Seattle Angel Conference

GeekWire

Seattle-area startups PDM Automotive and Tribute took home $132,500 each at the 17th Seattle Angel Conference event — and the first to be held virtually. Tribute launched in 2018 and is a mentorship app that aims to be “ the Bumble of corporate mentorship.” auto parts.

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Jibo, the social robot that was supposed to die, is getting a second life

The Verge

The social, lovable robot went viral on Twitter last March when it performed a jaunty dance after telling owners, “The servers out there that let me do what I do will be turned off soon.” That meant its ability to perform many social interactions would wind down on an undefined date, effectively killing Jibo.

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Seattle mayor signs minimum wage law for Uber and Lyft drivers in first-ever virtual bill signing

GeekWire

It was the city’s first-ever virtual bill signing conducted over video conferencing. The legislation is part of Durkan’s “Fare Share” program introduced in September , which increased a tax on each Uber and Lyft ride this past November. The legislation is modeled after a minimum wage standard New York City passed in 2018.

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Next Tech Titan: MotherDuck, Rec Room, Statsig, Submittable, Zuper vie for pivotal GeekWire Award

GeekWire

Rec Room , the virtual reality community and gaming platform, a mainstay of VR and mixed reality platforms including the Meta Quest and, more recently, the Apple Vision Pro. Submittable , a social impact platform that helps corporations, governments, and nonprofits manage programs focused on social good.

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Junior Geek of the Month: Archika Dogra discovers how she can use tech to make a positive impact

GeekWire

Wrapping up her first virtual semester at Princeton University, the Bellevue, Wash., Somewhere along the way, Dogra determined that she could do more with technology to impact the social causes that were important to her. The nonprofit has held more than 200 programs, camps, and events for more than 3,200 youths across 12 countries.

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Amazon’s Ring names Xbox and Oculus vet Elizabeth Hamren as new CEO; founder Jamie Siminoff remains chief inventor

GeekWire

Five years after its acquisition by Amazon, smart doorbell and home security technology company Ring named a new CEO: Elizabeth (Liz) Hamren, a former executive in Meta’s Oculus division and Microsoft’s Xbox business, who was most recently chief operating officer for social messaging platform Discord.

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Video Training Content: Transform Your Training Material

Kitaboo

A prime example is the transformative impact of digital textbook platforms like KITABOO , which facilitate the seamless integration of video content into eBooks and digital learning programs. hours in 2018 to 17 hours in 2023. For instance, videos on social media are shared 1200% more than text and image content.