GeekWire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Participants in an astronaut orientation session float during a zero-G flight in France in 2021. 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.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 30, 2023

Ada Developers Academy graduates at a graduation event on Jan. The organization previously said a lack of internships for its students was due to decreased demand for software development talent. Shawna Young, inerim CEO at Ada Developers Academy. Former Ada Developers Academy CEO Lauren Sato.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 5, 2021

Tadataka Yamada, a pioneer in drug and vaccine development who helped forge numerous biotech companies and spent six years at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as head of global health, died Wednesday morning of natural causes at his home in Seattle. Tadataka “Tachi” Yamada. Twitter Photo via @TachiYamada).

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GeekWire

MAY 8, 2023

based video game developer Bungie won $6.7 million in a lawsuit against a company that sold cheat programs for its flagship title, Destiny 2. The AimJunkies suit found that James May, a developer for AimJunkies, had violated Bungie’s copyright via using reverse engineering tools to create hacks for Destiny 2.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

On Wednesday, Apple announced a reduction to its longstanding App Store commission rate, one of the most substantial changes to how iOS developers earn money in the history of the iPhone maker’s digital app marketplace, as part of a new program for small businesses. Apple did spell out some of the program’s rules today.

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GeekWire

JULY 12, 2023

The homepage for the City of Seattle’s CiviForm website, a tool that makes it faster and easier for residents to apply to city-related benefit and discount programs. The CiviForm tool was developed by the City of Seattle’s Innovation and Performance team and Seattle Information Technology Department and first piloted in June 2021.

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Dataconomy

MARCH 26, 2024

A recent publication emphasizes the increasing demand for startups dedicated to developing open-source tools and technologies in the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence. It has created an open-source framework for developing applications using large language models (LLMs).

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GeekWire

APRIL 22, 2021

Nominees for the 2021 award share some common goals of working to benefit folks who risk being left behind despite their talent and skills. Past winners for this category include the Year Up and Apprenti training programs, the Technology Access Foundation (TAF) and a campaign to end malaria. Ada Developers Academy. iUrban Teen.

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GeekWire

MAY 24, 2023

Ada Developers Academy graduates at a graduation event on Jan. Jenny Crooks Photo) Ada Developers Academy , the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, laid off 45% of its workforce, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire Wednesday.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 12, 2021

Bill Gates authored “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster” and spoke to GeekWire about the book in February 2021. Department of Energy (DOE) to remove planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere, provided that lawmakers approve a program for developing new technologies in this space. Bill Gates has pledged to invest $1.5

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2023

This demand has driven up salaries for IT roles, especially those around development, engineering, and support. Skills such as software engineering, architecture, cloud, and program management are highly sought after as more companies explore creating both internal and external applications and solutions.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 10, 2023

Amazon is expanding the features and footprint of its “Buy with Prime” program, which extends Prime benefits beyond Amazon.com to third-party merchant websites. Amazon Image). Buy with Prime is part of a broader effort by Amazon to extend its logistics and delivery infrastructure beyond Amazon.com, competing with UPS and FedEx.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas commented on the new program: "The DHS Cybersecurity Talent Management System fundamentally re-imagines how the Department hires, develops, and retains top-tier and diverse cybersecurity talent. November 13, 2021. Under special circumstances, employees can earn up to $332,100.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 14, 2023

This second installment is "Safeguarding Ethical Development in ChatGPT and Other AI Tools through a Holistic Approach: Integrating Security, Governance, and Psychological Considerations." These include aspects such as: user trust, ethical behavior, privacy, biases in Language Learning Models (LLM) programming, and more.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

— Karat , a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews, hired Crystal Moore as its new vice president of Brilliant Black Minds , a program that aims to double the number of Black engineers in tech over the next ten years. billion valuation in October 2021. (Karat Photo). are Black, Karat says.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Rec Room screenshot) Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. Much of that debate, however, has been crowded out of the limelight by other concerns, such as a year-long wave of layoffs that has cost roughly 10,000 developers their jobs since January.

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GeekWire

MAY 2, 2024

(CDL Photo) Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a nonprofit that runs 13 startup accelerators across the world, just graduated another swath of early stage companies from its Seattle program. CDL launched its Seattle hub in 2021. Seattle’s CDL program focuses on two sectors: manufacturing and computational health.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 14, 2020

T-Mobile is investing in DRL through its T-Mobile Ventures fund and the plan is to help the league develop high-speed 5G drones which would be able to stream 3D racing action in real time and provide immersive experiences to fans of the sport.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Apple has opened enrollment in its new small business program that will allow eligible app developers to receive 15 percent more from App Store sales, the company announced on Thursday. Apple announced the new program last month , marking a significant change in how the App Store is structured.

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Venture Beast

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Nvidia has announced the expansion of its LaunchPad platform to multiple Equinix datacenter locations around the world. Read More.

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The Verge

APRIL 6, 2022

Meta won’t be holding its F8 developer conference in 2022, the company announced Wednesday. Similar to the early stages of the web, building the metaverse will be a collaborative effort at every stage — with other companies, creators and developers like you.”. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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GeekWire

APRIL 29, 2021

STEM Educators of the Year for 2021, from left to right: Lauren Bricker, Cathi Rodgveller, and Kim Williams. We invite you to meet our STEM Educators of the Year for 2021, presented by DreamBox Learning , as part of our 2021 GeekWire Awards celebration: Lauren Bricker, Paul G. Faculty member for a program called “Startup!”

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Panic has announced new plans for the debut of its retro-styled, Pacific Northwest-developed portable gaming device, the Playdate, after COVID-related shutdowns forced the company to abandon its original 2020 release date. ” What’s more interesting is Panic’s emphasis on home development. (Source: Playdate press kit).

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GeekWire

MAY 17, 2021

Amazon warehouse workers take part in a health and safety huddle as part of the company’s WorkingWell program to prevent injuries on the job. About the plan: Developed in collaboration with employees from within Amazon operations, aspects of WorkingWell were first piloted in the U.S. Amazon Photo).

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The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Apple Developer Academy in Detroit will be the “first of its kind in the US,” Apple wrote in a press release, after previously partnering on a similar program in Italy. The academy is focused on “young Black entrepreneurs, creators, and coders” and will offer training in iOS app development.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In August 2021, Dr James Ransome -- Veteran CISO, CSO, CPSO and Author -- hosted a fireside chat at FuzzCon 2021. Fagbemi of Resilient Software Security, and Jeff Costlow of Extrahop Networks to discuss the ins and outs of a successful security testing program. The key to getting developers invested in security.

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Venture Beast

MAY 27, 2021

Docker is launching a Verified Publisher program to create greater trust and security for developers using its tools. Read More.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Sharma was most recently at Instacart, where she was chief operating officer since 2021. In a LinkedIn post , Sharma said AI-powered advances will be “exponential, sparking the most important product making era yet, with significant gains in how billions of people program, work and live.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 27, 2023

The demand for specialized skills has boosted salaries in cybersecurity, data, engineering, development, and program management. increase from 2021. Meanwhile, the CTO focuses on technology research and development efforts, often working closely with the CIO to develop a strong IT strategy.

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GeekWire

MAY 25, 2021

An artist’s conception shows the human landing system that’s being developed by Blue Origin and its industry partners in the foreground, and Blue Origin’s Blue Moon cargo lander in the far background. — Joey Roulette (@joroulette) May 24, 2021. Blue Origin Illustration).

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The Verge

JUNE 6, 2021

On Monday, the company will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference ( WWDC 2021 ) during one of the most fraught moments for developer relations in Apple history. Developers have known or suspected these things for years, and at first, online reactions seemed muted. We treat every developer the same.”

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The Verge

AUGUST 26, 2021

A proposed agreement between Apple and a class-action lawsuit representing US app developers includes a $100 million payout from Apple. The change, while potentially important for developers, isn’t quite as significant as it may seem. Apple has decided to name this the “Small Developer Assistance Fund.”.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Guaranteed income program backed by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey begins in Tacoma; families get $500/month. families chosen to participate in a guaranteed income program received their first $500 check this month, according to MyNorthwest. Life sciences developer Alexandria grows Seattle area footprint, pays $77.5M

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ForAllSecure

MAY 19, 2023

As software development teams move towards a DevOps culture, security is becoming an increasingly important aspect of the development process. The aim is to build secure, reliable and compliant applications from the outset of the development process, rather than addressing security as an afterthought.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 26, 2023

Whether in cybersecurity, software development, networking, or any other IT specialty, certifications can raise your career profile and help employers identify your areas of expertise and confirm that you have the right skills for the job. According to the data from Dice, that is a 1% increase from 2021.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The effort is part of Amazon’s ongoing $2 billion Amazon Housing Equity Fund , a program that started in 2021 to create or preserve thousands of housing units with guaranteed affordable rents across the Puget Sound region; the Arlington, Va., region; and Nashville, Tenn.

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