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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

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It is very deep device driver level work in Windows which controls how your files are located across the network and optimized for performance and easy access across a large enterprise.”. This was back when you had to have a physical airline ticket to board a flight.”. I learned that paper airline tickets are wildly inefficient!

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Elon Musk’s Starlink is only the beginning

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Satellite internet can be a real upgrade for people living or traveling in remote areas, according to Sylwia Kechiche, a principal industry analyst for enterprise at the network intelligence firm Ookla. ViaSat already provides satellite internet to several major airlines. Challenges ahead.

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How Tom Alberg bet on Seattle and Amazon, shaping the region’s tech industry and building a legacy of understated influence

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He has served as a startup mentor, helped launch the Alliance of Angels investment group, and acted in leadership roles for the Pacific Science Center, the Intiman Theatre , the Technology Alliance , fundraising for the University of Washington, and created the nonprofit Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center. Alberg’s father, Tom Sr.,

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: DEF CON Villages

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We get the InfoSec people that that were on enterprise systems. And so some of the things because of those work on nonprofit side. The woman talking I think she was a chief pilot at one of the airlines. And so I was asking him what are the things that led up to what I started seeing and what was going on.

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GeekWire Awards 2024 revealed: Winners bask in momentum of AI and potential of region

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Sustainable Innovation of the Year , presented by Alaska Airlines Winner: Electric Era Quincy Lee, founder and CEO at Electric Era, accepts the GeekWire Award for Sustainable Innovation of the Year. ” — Sen. Joe Nguyen. See this post for more background on this category. So please sign up at our website. Tell your friends about it.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

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She led a research project on the Future of Data and investigated topics such as 3D printing, social enterprise, and the evolving role of the state. Bland was previously Senior Policy Adviser at the Royal Society, the UK’s National Academy of Science, where she led insights into science as an open enterprise. Twitter: @pesska.

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