GeekWire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Photo) — Vahé Torossian , a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft , joined software development startup Builder.ai climate policy, is the new director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute. Vahé Torossian. as president and chief partner officer. London-based Builder.ai “Today I join Builder.ai

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Vox

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The company was originally founded as a nonprofit focused on AI research in 2015. That allowed investors to pour money into OpenAI and potentially earn a return on it, though their profits would be capped, according to the rules of the new setup, and anything above the cap would revert to the nonprofit. Not to investors. To humanity.

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GeekWire

MARCH 2, 2022

It also was set up as a nonprofit that operated like a biotech company, taking discoveries through early-stage research to manufacturing and clinical trials. The institute also has a strengthened its conflict of interest policy. Expansion of a project to develop an RNA nasal spray vaccine against pandemic influenza.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Washington Technology Industry Association organization says its priority is to “recruit, develop, and retain technology talent in Washington state.” Much like other tech companies during the pandemic, the WTIA has shifted to a remote-first work policy. Schutzler said he doesn’t view the WTIA as a national organization.

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GeekWire

MAY 2, 2023

(TeachAI Image) Seattle-based computer science education nonprofit Code.org is helping to launch TeachAI , a new effort aimed at guiding governments and educators on teaching with and about artificial intelligence. The latest developments in AI are one example of that. Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Ada Developers Academy Photo). — Ada Developers Academy appointed Danielle Ishem as VP of equity and policy. Ada, a Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp dedicated to diversifying the tech industry, was founded in 2013 and became an independent nonprofit last year. billion valuation in October.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A delegation of Ukrainian health officials and policymakers is visiting Seattle to learn about the city’s life sciences cluster and develop relationships with its researchers and innovators. Our work is for the future,” said delegate Igor Ivashchenko, policy and excellence lead in Ukraine for the biopharma giant Roche.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2023

Climate change is starting to receive the funding and attention that some activists, scientists and policy makers have sought for decades. And a cadre of ultra-wealthy individuals are helping lead the charge, issuing millions of dollars in grants to nonprofit organizations. climate envoy John Kerry. 4 on the list.

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The Verge

JANUARY 12, 2021

WhatsApp has published a new FAQ page to its website outlining its stances on user privacy in response to widespread backlash over an upcoming privacy policy update. That’s something the company feels it is required to disclose in its privacy policy, which it’s now doing after previewing the upcoming changes to business chats back in October.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 19, 2021

The new capital will fund some 40-50 startups, according to Bloomberg News , and will focus on some of the trickier green technologies in development, including climate-friendlier steel and cement production, long-haul transportation, and technologies for capturing carbon from the air. Penn State climatologist Michael E.

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GeekWire

MARCH 28, 2023

She was previously vice president of policy and programs at the Washington, D.C. nonprofit Greater Washington Partnership, and president and CEO of the Atlanta Housing Authority. billion campus development plan and its effort to achieve net-zero emissions. and Nashville. and has a location in Seattle.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Bodnar is currently a managing director at BlackRock, where he leads sustainability policy and engagement, and will start his new job in April. Bodnar was previously chief strategy officer at the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), where he founded its Center for Climate-Aligned Finance.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 18, 2023

” Given how long it takes to develop, certify and build aircraft, he added, the world has only a couple of chances to get right the new, more climate friendly models. ZeroAvia , a hydrogen-powered aviation startup, is growing its research and development capabilities at its facility at Everett’s Paine Field.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

American Association of Blacks in Energy The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) is dedicated to ensuring African Americans and other minorities have input and a voice in the discussion and development of energy policies, regulations, R&D technologies, and environmental issues.

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The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2022

Mozilla, the nonprofit organization that makes the Firefox web browser, announced Thursday that it would be pausing the ability to accept cryptocurrency donations following significant backlash spurred in part by a Mozilla founder, Jamie Zawinski ( via Business Insider ). Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Joining other states in adopting these clean vehicles rules is an important and necessary step along the way to achieving our climate goals, cutting air pollution, and freeing ourselves from dependence on volatile and high gas and diesel prices,” said Leah Missik, transportation policy manager at the nonprofit Climate Solutions, by email.

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GeekWire

JUNE 22, 2020

The nonprofit organization known as XPRIZE has been in charge of tech competitions focusing on far-out frontiers such as space travel and computerized avatars, but its latest contest hits closer to home: XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling is offering $5 million in prizes for innovations that could revolutionize job training for under-resourced communities.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Even though employees could donate to any eligible US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the late 1990s, the money was still processed by United Way and employees paid a pass-through fee. Employees expected their entire donation to go directly to the nonprofit of their choice and not to have to pay this fee.

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Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

An analysis by Carbon Switch released on Giving Tuesday shows that donations to environmental groups is concentrated mostly at just a couple of big nonprofits, most of which work in land conservation. It’s understandable: climate has often been pigeonholed as an environmental issue. And what are known as the “big… Read more.

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GeekWire

MARCH 9, 2021

“Andrew has decades of experience in environmental and climate science as well as economic and social policy in the U.S., The nonprofit appears to be an organization that approaches its environmental challenges in a manner that could align with Bezos’ management values.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 16, 2023

Maritime Blue , a former Department of Commerce program that is now a nonprofit, has facilitated seven accelerator cohorts over four years with 51 marine-focused startups from the U.S. The nonprofit is slated to be the anchor tenant of the innovation center. and abroad. “And that’s what we’re starting to do.”

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

CIty of Seattle Photo) A controversial new minimum wage law for gig workers in Seattle that is drawing ire from tech giants has become one of Sara Nelson’s first policy issues to tackle in her new role as city council president. Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson. minimum wage.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2020

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC) developed a strategic consensus on defending the U.S. It has undermined normal policy-making processes and, in the absence of the requisite preparedness, has forced decision makers to craft hasty and ad hoc emergency responses. in cyberspace against significant attacks earlier in 2020.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Toth was previously VP of people and policy at Slack and head of privacy and policy for Google social products including Google+. Thielke is currently managing director of Hines Asia Pacific, a global real estate investment, development and management firms. Sally Moore (Strike Graph Photo). Vancouver, Wash.

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Vox

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With Meta developing a wristband that would read your brainwaves and Apple patenting a future version of AirPods that would scan your brain activity through your ears, we could soon live in a world where companies harvest our neural data just as 23andMe harvests our DNA data. They soon notched a major win.

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GeekWire

MAY 17, 2021

“I want to see more women in the position to make decisions, control resources, and shape policies and perspectives,” French Gates wrote in a 2019 editorial in Time. The company has made seven investments in six different companies or nonprofits since March 2019. Ada Developers Academy CEO Lauren Sato. Ada Photo).

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Working with an industrial designer, they started developing units that could be set up inside unused spaces such as empty warehouses or other underutilized buildings that still had heat, cooling and plumbing. Then COVID hit. Travel rapidly dried up.

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2020

Today, Twitch is announcing the formation of its new Safety Advisory Council, a group made up of streamers, academics, and nonprofit leaders that will advise the company on online safety issues.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

His choice in recipients so far signals support for mainstream environmental groups rallying for new policies and research on climate change. Amazon , Microsoft , and Stripe , in contrast to Bezos, have all pledged to funnel money toward developing brand-new technologies to reduce and capture their industries’ greenhouse gas emissions.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Joining us on this episode is Matt McIlwain , managing director at Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group , offering his commentary on the implications of these developments for the region, and for the world of cloud and enterprise technology.

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GeekWire

JUNE 21, 2021

How it works: WA Notify uses a system developed by Apple and Google that maintains anonymity. ” WA Notify uses a system developed collaboratively by Apple and Google, now widely used for exposure notification tools worldwide. Washington Department of Health Image). “The pandemic is not over.”

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Low-income-housing developer Ben Maritz says that Silicon Valley — where tech-job salaries increased without any cap and housing inventory couldn’t keep up with demand — has long been a damning harbinger of what might be for Seattle. “If Is Redmond now Cupertino, and is Bellevue the new Mountain View? Bellwether Housing Photo).

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GeekWire

JANUARY 26, 2023

Soma” Somasegar has been around the tech industry for 34 years, including nearly three decades at Microsoft, where he was head of the tech giant’s Developer Division. .” Madrona Venture Group managing director S. “Soma” Somasegar.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

company developing a commercial scale fusion power plant, which has raised $260.7 GeekWire found more than 30 companies that are developing climate friendly technologies that have landed venture capital. Add to that consumer pressures to reduce environmental impacts and stronger climate-related policies. General Fusion , a B.C.

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Vox

MARCH 29, 2023

Just on Wednesday evening, a group of AI experts and leaders, including OpenAI co-founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, signed an open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on advanced AI model development as we figure out just what this technology is capable of doing to us. More about that in a minute.)

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Vox

APRIL 16, 2020

Facebook is finally taking an assertive step toward combating misinformation, one that’s been on the wishlist of policy experts for years. For Facebook’s critics, the move toward retroactively notifying users about misleading Covid-19 content, even if incremental, is a welcome development. Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images.

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The Verge

JULY 14, 2020

Travis County Commissioner’s Court, the policy-making and administrative arm of the local government, approved an agreement on Tuesday that will save Tesla around $14 million in property taxes over the next 10 years. But, he said, “If another week is going to force Tesla to leave, then, I will, you know for maybe the first time, say.

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