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Seattle vanlife gurus see tech and AI’s potential as a copilot, to boost human connections on road trips

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With all the makings of a buddy road trip adventure, two longtime Seattle friends and tech veterans have teamed up to breathe new life into a popular travel app under the umbrella of a thriving business built around a love for “vanlife.” He explored launching something himself, but the prospect was daunting.

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Three options for seeing the solar eclipse, from expensive to iffy to absolutely free

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Here are further details about the three main options: Hit the road Hardcore eclipse fans started making their travel reservations years ago — and whether you’re heading for Austin, Texas, or Rochester, N.Y., ” Just look up Staying put at home is one way to beat the eclipse traffic, and dodge the travel costs as well.

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‘Forever chemicals’ are eternal no more thanks to a pollution destroying device from Tacoma startup

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Seeing it onsite is pretty amazing, said Elise Thomas, environmental program manager at Fairbanks International Airport. Leaders from the startup are traveling to San Francisco this month to attend SOCAP, the world’s largest gathering of impact investors, and will participate in multiple trade shows.

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Julie Larson-Green retires as Qualtrics CXO following IPO; Instacart names Asha Sharma COO; and more

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Speaking with GeekWire this week, Larson-Green said the time was right for the next phase of her life after helping Qualtrics get to its IPO by working to build key functions and teams including people operations, program management, data science and user experience. “The technology changes all the time.

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NASA provides funding for way-out space proposals, including a flying boat for Titan

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“This intensity provides a significant source of light that will be able to travel over many kilometers, interact with the ground, and then bounce back towards a sensor. The signal that is returned to the sensor is like a fingerprint that can be used to identify substances such as water,” the proposal says.

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NASA’s Orion spacecraft zooms around the moon and sets a course for splashdown

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Bonus: Sound on to hear the ambience of Orion's interior as it travels in deep space. ?? ???? @alexa99 , party mode! pic.twitter.com/ZdEkZHuli8 — Lockheed Martin Space (@LMSpace) November 28, 2022.

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Manny Vellon, 1960-2020: Towering figure in Seattle tech was an engineer at heart

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“Our Program Management team ate lunch together most days; it was an informal opportunity for the group to get to know each other outside of our separate projects and created a culture where we could all learn from each other.” “He made the workplace lighter and more fun, every day you could interact with him.”