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Thieves in the Seattle area are stealing the cables from public electric vehicle charging stations, making it difficult for those who can’t charge at home to find working stations. The vandals are cashing in on small amounts of copper found inside the cables, and each damaged EV charger can cost thousands of dollars to repair. Read more.

Cloud computing and data giant Snowflake is moving into a larger office in Bellevue, Wash., where the company has more than 650 employees and plans to grow. Read more

Warren Buffett says no more money is coming to the Gates Foundation after his death. The chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, and longtime friend of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, has given more than $40 billion to the foundation over the years. Read more. 


Universal Hydrogen has run out of runway.
The California-based company — which put a hybrid prototype for a hydrogen-fueled airplane into the air last year in Moses Lake, Wash. — is shutting down operations after failing to secure new funding. Read more.

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  • Bill Gates says multiple startups backed by his Breakthrough Energy efforts are ready for prime time, including ZeroAvia, a green aviation company with operations in the Seattle area. (Gates Notes)

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