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The voters will see you now: The finalists for Health Innovation of the Year at the GeekWire Awards

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Robbie Cape, CEO of virtual primary care startup 98point6, accepts the award for Health Innovation of the Year in 2019. The category highlights pioneering health, life science, biotechnology or medical breakthroughs that hold great promise for bettering our lives or improving the healthcare system. Adaptive Biotechnologies.

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Baby Yoda’s real name and Bill Gates’ podcast pal: Test your geek smarts with our year-end news quiz

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Department of Defense reaffirmed this year that which cloud computing giant had won the lucrative $10 billion JEDI contract? In June, Seattle biotechnology upstart Sana Biotechnology revealed that it had raised more than $700 million in venture funding. Cloud Paper. One point extra bonus: What does JEDI stand for?).

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GeekWire Summit Preview: A glimpse of the future of tech, health, education, jobs and more

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The GeekWire Summit will be held virtually over three weeks, from Oct. Tuesday, October 13: First day of the virtual Summit. Thursday, October 22: Education and Sana Biotechnology. Virtual commencements. Regence Health Tech Stage: Fireside chat with Steve Harr, CEO of Sana Biotechnology. Remote learning.

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Tech in 2020 and beyond: What we’ve learned at the GeekWire Summit, and what to expect this week

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We’ve reached the third and final week of the 2020 GeekWire Summit, and like many of you who’ve been joining us for this virtual event, we’re still buzzing with insights on the future of education, travel, biotech and other topics that we explored with our speakers in our second week. GeekWire Photo).

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Industrial headset maker RealWear to go public via SPAC with Seattle investment bank

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RealWear sells ruggedized head-mounted voice-controlled devices that project a virtual Android tablet just below line of sight. The company recently launched an accompanying RealWear Cloud Platform to manage devices and data. The median post-merger company that debuted in 2022 lost 70% of its value, Bloomberg reported.

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The 10 highest-paying industries for IT talent

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There’s a demand for skills such as cybersecurity, cloud, IT project management, UX/UI design, change management, and business analysis. Healthcare Technology is paramount for the healthcare industry, including the medical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. Average salary: US$131,995 Increase since 2021: 0% 2.

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Tech Moves: Microsoft’s Brad Anderson jumps to Qualtrics in wave of pre-IPO hires; Elena Donio joins Databricks board; Hiya, Esper add startup vets

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Donio also sits on the board of cloud communications platform Twilio. The publicly-traded company provides cloud-based software for subscription businesses. Founded in 1984, eventcore currently has 60 employees and provided the registration platform for the all-virtual Consumer Electronics Show (CES ).