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Amazon jumps into virtual tourism, offering live one-on-one experiences around the world

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At left, Hongying Tang of HQ Tourism Services points to the Saint Lawrence River during a virtual tour of Quebec City as part of the Amazon Explore beta. This is the evolution of tourism, at least in Amazon’s world.

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Seattle mayor expands tech tool built with Google to streamline benefit program application process

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The homepage for the City of Seattle’s CiviForm website, a tool that makes it faster and easier for residents to apply to city-related benefit and discount programs. The tool works by easing some of the time, computer literacy and language barriers that can create roadblocks for residents seeking to access benefit programs.

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Space Tourism Is a Waste

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Jeff Bezos, the richest man on Earth, will head into suborbital space on Tuesday. He’ll be the second billionaire to take such a journey this month, getting narrowly beat out by Richard Branson, who recently took an hour-long rocket trip to the edge of space. Next year, Elon Musk—who has traded the world’s-richest… Read more.

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Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

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(Orbite Photo) After getting its start in Seattle and testing its business model in France and Florida, a space travel venture called Orbite is ready to start signing up customers for private-sector astronaut training programs. Prices for the five-night suborbital training program start at $49,500 per person.

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Orbite is raising funds as it gets set to expand training programs for spacefliers

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Orbite Illustration) Orbite Space , a venture that aims to offer down-to-Earth spaceflight training programs on a “try before you fly” basis, is raising more capital amid the company’s preparations for an expansion of operations.

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FAA Says Jeff Bezos Counts as an Astronaut After All

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Citing the rise of space tourism, the Federal Aviation Administration has decided to end its Commercial Space Astronaut Wings Program, the regulator announced in a press release last Friday. Launched in 2004, the program was intended to bring attention to commercial space flight and to certify the pilots of commercial… Read more.

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Tech Moves: Microsoft names lead independent director; startup vet Rebecca Lovell joins Greater Seattle Partners

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Rea served E8 for four years and was previously a program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and president and CEO of Tourism Cares, a non-profit that supports sustainable tourism and volunteer programs.