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Data linked to professional licenses may be affected by potential Washington state breach

GeekWire

Professionals attempting to renew their license in Washington state are redirected to information on a possible security breach. The data of professionals licensed with Washington state may have been compromised, according to the agency that issues such licenses. 24, according to a statement released last week.

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Zillow wins jury verdict in lawsuit over its display of non-MLS home listings

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This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. The Real Estate Exchange (REX) sued Zillow and the National Association of Realtors over what it says were deceptive practices to conceal non-MLS listings on Zillow’s heavily trafficked website.

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Here’s what employers are cutting instead of your job

Vox

Companies are cutting back on real estate ahead of a potential recession. Many more are taking a much harder look at their software licenses than they did earlier in the pandemic — even as they potentially allow more people to work from home. Getty Images. You may get to keep your job, but you might lose your Zoom and your desk.

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Porch makes stock market debut, raising $322M to fuel its ambitions in home services technology

GeekWire

A recent example was San Francisco-based homebuying company Opendoor Technologies, which went public via SPAC on Monday as a potential bellwether for Porch’s debut as another company in the real estate sector. Opendoor’s shares jumped 6% on its first day of trading before falling in recent days. Roller-coaster year.

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SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Project Kuiper stir up a war of words over satellites

GeekWire

Starlink, which is currently operating on a beta-trial basis, and Amazon’s yet-to-be launched Project Kuiper constellation both seek to make global broadband internet access available to billions of people who are currently underserved — as well as to specialized markets ranging from military communications to cloud computing.

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Porch Group makes unusual promise in latest acquisition — guaranteeing its stock will double

GeekWire

Big deals have become almost run-of-the-mill for Seattle-based home services tech company Porch Group , which has been acquiring an array of companies in areas such as home inspections, moving, real estate, and insurance. But one aspect of its latest deal is anything but ordinary.

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State of Cybercrime 2020: FBI Report

SecureWorld News

The FBI just released its annual Internet Crime Report, and it is truly a sign of the times. The FBI notes that the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been key to its mission to track cybercrimes. For more detailed information and additional statistics on internet cybercrime in 2020, you can read the complete IC3 report.

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