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Boeing shifts its team leaders for space station and Starliner space programs

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Hardware for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi can be seen in the background. As a new commercial-centric era dawns for the International Space Station, Boeing is realigning its top managers for the space station program — and for the program that’s working to send Starliner capsules there and back.

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GM-backed Cruise begins testing self-driving cars in Seattle to learn from hilly, wet environment

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Cruise joins other self-driving vehicle companies currently testing in Seattle, including Zoox and NVIDIA , both of which received permits from the Seattle Department of Transportation under its Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit program. Cruise was founded in 2013 and has raised $10 billion. Miami; Nashville; and Atlanta.

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Seattle launches permit system for companies testing self-driving vehicles on city streets

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The Seattle City Council and Department of Transportation launched the permitting program Nov. 14 in response to safety concerns citizens raised after companies such as Amazon announced plans to test self-driving cars in the city, Council Transportation Committee Chair Alex Pedersen told GeekWire. . “I

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Microsoft’s accessibility chief on Bing’s chatbot, the disability divide, and more

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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and Microsoft Chief Accessibility Officer Jenny Lay-Flurrie. Participants are interested in technology, policy, partnerships and networking, she said, “and how to build their own programs.” ” Microsoft will be sharing news of its accessibility work in hardware and software.

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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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LeoStella delivers first Loft Orbital satellite for SpaceX’s jam-packed rideshare mission

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SpaceX is getting set to launch scores of satellites for its Transporter-2 rideshare mission, and one of those satellites marks a milestone for LeoStella. Inside the satellite factory: How LeoStella uses software to track spacecraft hardware. In the background, clean-room workers use their arms to spell out Y-A-M-3. Leostella Photo).

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Kelp snacks, cargo tracking and electric boat engine startups part of Maritime Blue accelerator

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The mentoring program runs for four months, culminating in a startup showcase in May. The Port of Seattle and the Washington Department of Commerce are supporting the program. WeavAir (Singapore) – Selling software and hardware for monitoring and improving air quality.