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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (above, standing), Sen. Maria Cantwell (center), and Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith were among the featured speakers at the Washington State Space Summit near Seattle on Wednesday. The discussion focused on how to strengthen the Pacific Northwest aerospace industry and a potential new manufacturing institute. Read more.

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate is suspending all exploration and commercial operations following the tragic loss of its Titan submersible last month, according to a message on its website.

Amazon’s electric vehicle delivery fleet now counts more than 5,000 Rivian vans, up from 3,000 in March. Read more. 

Microsoft will join Apple as part of the $3 trillion club next year, according to one analyst — here’s why.

Two Seattle startups are among the winners of the latest BECU Fintech Incubator competition. Read more. 

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