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

GeekWire

Sequoia Capital and former Stripe exec Lachy Groom led the Series A round, which will fuel growth for the company’s technology that helps product manufacturers send data from their physical assets to cloud-based apps over cellular networks. Developers use the JSON programming language and two lines of code to make it all work.

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New legislation aims to expand Seattle’s EV charging infrastructure

GeekWire

Leasing its own property will accelerate the city’s EV charging network, according to a presentation attached to the bill. Last year, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed an executive order directing city departments to reduce or eliminate emissions within the transportation sector.

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Feeding America turns to data to feed the hungry

CIO Business Intelligence

One organization, Feeding America, the country’s largest domestic hunger relief organization, is turning to information technology to help, having hired three years ago its first IT chief to transform how its network of 200 food banks serve the food insecure. The team supports the ERP systems for another 25% of the network.

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

GeekWire

“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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Microsoft and Seahawks help lead new initiative connecting Washington students to remote learning

GeekWire

We have a really serious issue right now that needs to be fixed — the students out of school have no other option,” said Joyce Walters, executive director of the nonprofit InvestED. Every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, and the public, private, and nonprofit sectors have come together to make this possible.”.

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Amazon is reportedly using Chinese suppliers with ties to forced labor

The Verge

Amazon is allegedly employing suppliers in China with links to forced labor, according to a report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), a research group owned by the nonprofit watchdog organization Campaign for Accountability (via NBC News ). Five suppliers have been publicly denounced for being connected to the forced labor.

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

GeekWire

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. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). Microsoft in January created its $1 billion Climate Innovation Fund.

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