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Big tech’s billions for climate: Here’s where Amazon and Microsoft are making their carbon bets

GeekWire

. “They’re focusing on making smart investments in things that have real-world implications both near- and far-term,” said Gabriel Scheer , director of innovation for the investment and accelerator nonprofit Elemental Excelerator. ” They also diverge, particularly given Amazon’s role as a global online retailer.

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Charge up: How the Pacific Northwest is boosting electric infrastructure as EV sales rise

GeekWire

Even Matthew Metz, the Seattle founder of the EV-boosting nonprofit Coltura , can’t say for sure if the infrastructure build out is on track to meet demand. “I But when drivers travel long distances that exceed their battery’s capacity, they need to tap into publicly available DC fast-chargers to keep them going.

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Initiative to axe carbon emissions law could ‘slam the brakes’ on Washington’s climate tech sector

GeekWire

(GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Gas prices, however, fluctuate for a multitude of reasons and routinely increase in the spring and summer as producers move to more expensive summer fuels and demand rises with vacation travel. The factory should be operational later this year.

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Tech Moves: Crowd Cow adds ex-Amazon leaders; former Expedia CTO joins Snap! Raise

GeekWire

He co-founded and was CTO of travel booking startup Comencia and most recently led the technology team at senior housing service A Place for Mom. Raise sold off its Advance fundraising product for universities and nonprofits to Israel-based Graduway. Raise Photo). Digital fundraising platform Snap! Seattle-based Snap! Raise, ranked No.

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AI2 researchers release new multimodal approach to boost AI capabilities using images and audio

GeekWire

The c4 and mmc4 corpuses are both derived from data collected by Common Crawl, a nonprofit organization that crawls the web, then provides its archives and datasets to the public for free. This includes answering questions and performing tasks that cover everyday topics like cooking, travel, technology, etc.

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Why more Americans than ever are starting their own businesses 

Vox

The number of new professional services businesses, including stuff like accounting or graphic design, also saw a rise, as did construction businesses, which might not come as a surprise given the hot housing market. It was difficult to find insurance that would cover him while traveling outside the US, and it came at a big premium.

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Revolt of the delivery workers

The Verge

He maintains his bike with the help of a traveling mechanic known only as Su, who broadcasts his GPS location as he roams upper Manhattan. Some started protesting and lobbying, partnering with nonprofits and city officials to propose legislation. Anthony Chavez delivers an ice cream during Hurricane Ida.

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