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Ray Ozzie’s cellular IoT startup Blues Wireless raises $22M from Bill Gates and others

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It’s a cellular IoT device that can be embedded into almost any hardware and connect to the internet without relying on WiFi. Developers use the JSON programming language and two lines of code to make it all work. It is also working with partners to help with hardware engineering and integrating IoT data into apps.

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$5M Climate Impact Fund launches to support entrepreneurs tackling the climate crisis

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Portland-based nonprofit VertueLab launched its $5 million Climate Impact Fund on Wednesday to support early stage, clean tech entrepreneurs focused on addressing climate change causes and moving to a carbon-free economy. This summer, the accelerator accepted 10 early-stage companies in the latest round of the program.

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

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“This is a transformational time,” said Tonia Buell, alternative fuels program manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). 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.

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SMU Continues To Innovate In Cyber Security Innovation: Launches new institute and innovation gym

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The work of the institute will have a far-reaching impact, spanning retail, defense, technology, healthcare, energy, government, finance and transportation – everything that makes our world work.”. The Lyle School’s cyber security program has been one of the University’s centers of academic excellence for 15 years. SMU’s Bobby B.

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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

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Device driver and E/PROM programmers are closest to the hardware, and that bottoms-up understanding how a computer operates — from booting to loading the OS, to launching apps and beyond — is still immensely valuable, even in the era of cloud and AI/machine learning!”. Transportation analyst at Cambridge Systematics.”. Outreach Photo).

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Tech Moves: Amazon’s director of Alexa Trust; BECU adds CIO; Lockstep, Fabric exit stealth mode

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Founded in 1935, BECU traces its roots to The Boeing Company and is the largest nonprofit credit union in Washington state with 50 locations. The team is building a combination of hardware and software to study the human proteome, the body’s full set of proteins. Vancouver, Wash.-based

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As tech is rocked by layoffs, climate jobs and tools for landing them are on the rise

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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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