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A cyberattack at the Port of Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport over the weekend led to an outage that continues to impact services for employees and passengers. Details are not yet available about the nature of the attack, and whether there was any data breach. The incident comes just after the Seattle Public Library was hit with a major ransomware attack earlier this year. We spoke with cybersecurity experts about the growing threats for critical infrastructure. Read more

The hybrid work policy for Starbucks’ new CEO is generating a bit of backlash over the climate impact of his commute from California to Seattle via corporate jet and how the top executive’s remote accommodations look to other employees at the coffee giant. Read more.

Two crew members who rode to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in July will return to Earth on a SpaceX Dragon capsule months later than planned after NASA decided thruster problems with Boeing’s craft were too risky to chance. Read more. 

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