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The State of the Union, in numbers: Steve Ballmer, chairman of the L.A. Clippers and former Microsoft CEO, joins us on the GeekWire Podcast this week to discuss the USAFacts State of the Union in Numbers report. Founded by Ballmer in 2017, USAFacts is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that compiles and reports U.S. government data. The numbers are increasingly important to watch as the country emerges from the pandemic and confronts the global economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Listen to the conversation here, and subscribe to GeekWire in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

Will cloud giants cut off services in Russia? It’s a matter of when, not if, says one tech analyst. We spoke to cybersecurity and cloud computing experts to learn about how and if companies such as Amazon and Microsoft could shut off cloud services in Russia as a flurry of tech giants halt sales in the country. 

Life sciences news roundup: A decades-old Seattle research institution was released from court oversight this week; investigators launched a clinical trial to study long-COVID; and dozens of students showcased their health innovations at a University of Washington competition. Catch up on recent happenings across life sciences and health tech in the Pacific Northwest.

Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend. — GeekWire Managing Editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com.

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