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The latest 007 saga has a space billionaire, quantum computers — but no James Bond
Imagine a James Bond 007 novel with quantum computers, a space billionaire, a looming climate catastrophe — but no James Bond.
Carbon Robotics lands $30M to sell more weed-destroying machines powered by AI
Turns out that farmers like using lasers to kill weeds.
Judge tosses most of the claims in Amazon’s suit against former AWS real estate managers
A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a long-running lawsuit brought by Amazon against two of its former real estate managers and others whom the tech giant alleges defrauded the company of millions of dollars in development deals for Amazon Web Services data centers.
Amazon and SpaceX vets apply their AI and satellite skills to new carbon accounting startup
Corporations worldwide are committing to shrinking their carbon footprints.
Microsoft Azure enlists generative AI to help Pentagon look for satellite imagery
Can a chatbot help Pentagon planners find the satellite data? Microsoft Azure Space recently showed the U.S. military how to do it.
Los Angeles venture firm Bonfire eyeing Seattle for B2B startup investments
Another out-of-town venture firm is looking at Seattle for new startup investments.
Carbon removal startup Nori lays off 10 employees, citing market concerns
Nori, a Seattle startup that sells carbon credits to individuals and businesses to offset carbon emissions, laid off 10 employees last week, co-founder and CEO Paul Gambill confirmed.  The cuts represent 37% of Nori’s team, leaving the startup with 17 employees.
Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies COO departing; Sana adds leaders; and more
— Mark Adams is stepping down as chief operating officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies, the company said today in a regulatory filing.
Tech Moves: Halo leader departing; Remitly adds board directors; drone vet lands at Rantizo
— Seattle-based fintech company Remitly added two new board members: Ryno Blignaut and Phyllis Campbell.
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