GeekWire

JULY 12, 2021

It’s a cellular IoT device that can be embedded into almost any hardware and connect to the internet without relying on WiFi. The idea for Blues came from Ozzie’s work as a board director at Safecast , a data monitoring nonprofit that launched in response to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

A recent study estimated that in Washington, 15% of students lack needed digital devices while 22% don’t have adequate high-speed internet connections — though a state expert says roughly half of families here are without reliable broadband. from Puget Sound Energy to help purchase hardware and provide hardware support.

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Vox

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The futuristic tech Mark Zuckerberg is investing billions in could remake the internet. It’s the metaverse — defined most simply as a virtual world where people can socialize, work, and play — and Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes it is the future of the internet and of his trillion-dollar company. It’s a joke.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Climate career opportunities include everything from installing solar panels and electric vehicle charging devices to innovating cutting-edge climate tech hardware and software. In the meantime, a slate of new nonprofits and startups have cropped up to share jobs listings, compile resources, hold workshops and connect people.

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Trends in the Living Networks

AUGUST 11, 2022

Hichert also conducts workshops on topics such as the future of transport and the future of migration, and she has trained the Joint Command of the South African National Defence Force on applying complexity thinking to decision-making. Cheryl Chung is a Lead Strategist in the Futures Division of Singapore’s Ministry of Transport.

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