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Washington state awards $14.5M to aid all residents in getting internet access

While online access seems ubiquitous, there are still Washington residents going without this essential resource.

Here’s why so many video game developers are suddenly abandoning the Unity engine

In the wake of a controversial policy change by game engine developer Unity, dozens of small independent video game studios have announced they’ll abandon the engine and/or have called upon Unity to reverse course.

Worst butt-dial of my life: Apple’s iPhone SOS technology, and an inadvertent wilderness ‘rescue’

I love the outdoors. Some of my best moments have been spent backpacking in the Pacific Northwest or, more recently, rafting the rivers of Colorado and Utah.

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Amazon rolls out ground shipping service for sellers in broader challenge to UPS and FedEx

Amazon is further expanding its delivery business with the official rollout of Amazon Shipping, a service for sellers that picks up items directly from their warehouses and delivers them to customers.

Larry Ellison makes first-ever visit to Redmond to announce Oracle databases in Microsoft cloud

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison made a rare joint appearance this afternoon to announce the next stage in their partnership, a new service that will let customers run Oracle’s database services on its cloud infrastructure in Microsoft’s Azure data centers.

iSpot makes another acquisition, buying New York company 605, boosting its TV ad measurement tech

TV advertising tech company iSpot.tv acquired New York-based 605, marking its fourth acquisition in less than three years.

Pain points: Seattle-area dental diagnostics company gets FDA approval for tooth-tapping tech

A Seattle-area tech company has reason to smile after receiving clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its tooth-tapping device and machine learning platform that helps dental professionals detect underlying issues.

Is Seattle an AI hub? City is missing from national conversation about the new tech economy

Seattle tech leaders say their city is a hub for AI innovation.

Elon Musk called Bill Gates ‘categorically insane’ after dispute over Tesla stock

Walter Isaacson’s new book “Elon Musk” reveals more details about the billionaire beef between the Tesla chief and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

New Starbucks CEO calls Seattle the ‘crucible’ of artificial intelligence for the world

Some of Seattle’s tech leaders have been doing their best to get the word out about the region’s artificial intelligence prowess.

Amazon expands supply chain services amid growing scrutiny of its relationship with sellers

An expansion of Amazon’s supply chain services will give sellers the ability to distribute products in bulk from Amazon’s warehouses to fulfillment channels and physical retail stores not affiliated with the e-commerce giant.

Spokane startup raises $20M for data analytics software used by finance and treasury teams

Treasury4 landed $20 million, providing fresh capital for the tech startup that helps enterprises and public sector professionals manage their financial and treasury processes.

Tech Moves: Former Fabric CEO joins HP as president and SVP of new division

— Faisal Masud, the former CEO of Seattle e-commerce startup Fabric, joined Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard.

Real estate startup acquisition: EasyKnock buys home maintenance company Onder

New York-based home-buying company EasyKnock acquired Seattle home maintenance startup Onder, combining two residential real estate-focused tech businesses.

Former Intuit CEO Brad Smith joins Amazon board

Brad Smith, the former Intuit CEO and current president of Marshall University, has joined the Amazon board of directors.

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