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3:04 PM PST Startups3:04 PM PST Tech Moves: ExtraHop’s new CEO; Gates Foundation shuffles its C-suite; Amazon vet joins CreatorsAGI
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6:00 AM PST Space6:00 AM PST Seattle-area firm launches program to back new space ventures with million-dollar bets
3:18 PM PST Startups3:18 PM PST Augmented writing startup Textio lays off more employees, will invest in ‘different mix of roles’
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10:24 AM PST Startups10:24 AM PST AI2 Incubator moving offices to Seattle waterfront at the former home of MTV’s ‘Real World’ show
9:03 AM PST Startups9:03 AM PST Canadian startup giving EV batteries a second life lands $15M from Amazon and others
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6:00 AM PST Startups6:00 AM PST Technical talent evaluation startup Karat makes third acquisition, swooping up Byteboard
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6:01 PM PST Civic6:01 PM PST Biden’s executive order on AI data centers could benefit Amazon and Microsoft
4:10 PM PST Geek Life4:10 PM PST Book lovers get a read on new Barnes & Noble as they flock to chain’s Bellevue, Wash., store opening
3:00 PM PST Education3:00 PM PST UW initiative ‘Society + Technology’ aims to foster broad collaboration at critical intersection
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1:22 PM PST Civic1:22 PM PST New bills aim to create framework for AI transparency in Washington state
