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Couple finally catches a surf break in dream to bring man-made wave facility to Seattle area

GeekWire

Surfing is not the easiest sport to learn. The biggest part of the battle was trying and failing to convince traditional investors in software-focused Seattle that the hardware could work. ” And in the end, during a year in which surfing will make its debut at the Olympics, it’s about turning more people onto the sport.

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Life goals: Megan Rapinoe says goodbye to soccer, and Seattle tech leaders share how she inspired

GeekWire

.” Read more on the Intentionalist blog : 15 diverse small businesses that embody Megan Rapinoe’s social justice activism Lauren Sato is entrepreneur-in-residence at Seattle hardware startup studio Conduit Venture Labs. “A lot of people are saying that women’s sports are having a moment. I hope they’re wrong.

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YouTube TV warns subscribers it could lose Disney’s channels later this week

The Verge

ESPN3 (by authentication to the ESPN app). We are optimistic that we can reach a deal and continue to provide their YouTube TV customers with our live sporting events and news coverage plus kids, family and general entertainment programming,” Disney said. SEC Network. ACC Network.

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Amazon’s palm reading starts at the grocery store, but it could be so much bigger

The Verge

Although Amazon One will initially be used for payments only, it’s clear the tech giant has much bigger ambitions for this hardware. But Binns stresses that Amazon One also makes the same basic trade-off as any biometric system of authentication: do you want to create a password that’s part of your body? “It

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Lessons from 2020, and What to Expect in 2021: An Evolutionary Time in Cyber and Privacy

SecureWorld News

In March, there was a massive scramble to purchase hardware and software that would allow employees to easily work from home. But, at the same time, businesses are starting to use biometrics, especially in the employee context, to confirm identities and authenticate users. In the U.S.,

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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

GeekWire

Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky, sporting a “Data Rockstar” T-shirt, noted the shared values of Tableau and Salesforce and their relentless focus on customers. based startup that helps developers build identity authentication capabilities into their applications, reached that status last year with a massive $103 million round.

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How Blackstone became the darling of grill TikTok

The Verge

And we market and sell our products through US-based retailers: Walmart, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Dick’s Sporting Goods. I would show up at retailers where I thought it would make a lot of sense, like some of the hardware channels. So I would go to sporting goods retailers and they’d say, “That’s too big for us, it won’t fit on the shelf.

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