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19 days
Black Astronauts And Aerospace Pioneers Reflect On The Past And Future Of Space Travel
Artemis II's historic return from its mission around the moon was celebrated by a group of Black astronauts, engineers, and aerospace pioneers who discussed the cultural significance of the mission and the importance of inspiring the next generation to pursue careers in space exploration.
Seattle Medium
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When the Supreme Court Gets The Facts Wrong, Democracy Pays The Price
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Louisiana v Callais, criticized for its reliance on false data and misleading reasoning, has prompted urgent calls for the Court and Congress to restore the overturned provisions of the Voting Rights Act and rectify the ruling's implications.
GeekWire
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TerraByte raises the curtain on its campaign to use AI to unleash the power of geospatial data
Microsoft veterans raise pre-seed funding for an AI platform that sifts through streams of satellite data in search of valuable insights. Read More
GeekWire
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StitcherAI emerges from stealth with $3M and a different take on the AI spending problem
StitcherAI, founded by a pair of Seattle enterprise tech veterans, launched Tuesday with $3 million in pre-seed funding and a platform that pushes cost data into the tools where spending decisions are made, rather than relying on traditional dashboards. Read More
The Stranger
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The Seattle Opera Hosted Its First Official Furry Night
Writing and photography by West Smith Furries are everywhere. That’s the biggest lesson I took away from attending my first furry convention earlier this year. Before that, I think I still carried some lazy stereotype in my head about the furry community being made up exclusively of Reddit-dwelling teenagers. Then I got there and met […] The post The Seattle Opera Hosted Its First Official Furry Night appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
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Suspect in Juniper Blessing Killing Charged with Murder
The King County prosecutor’s office charged Bellevue man Christopher Leahy with premeditated murder on Monday afternoon in the killing of transgender University of Washington student Juniper Blessing on May 10 in off-campus student housing. The premeditated murder charge, together with a sentencing enhancement for using a deadly weapon, means that, if convicted, Leahy faces between […] The post Suspect in Juniper Blessing Killing Charged with Murder appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
20 days
Nilu Jenks Says She’s the Progressive in the District 5 City Council Race
It’s been ten years since Seattle adopted a district-based city council. And for almost that whole time, District 5, which spans Greenwood to Bitterlake and North Beach to Lake City, has been stuck with Councilmember Debora Juarez. After Juarez stepped down, former King County Superior Court judge Cathy Moore was elected in the 2023 conservative […] The post Nilu Jenks Says She’s the Progressive in the District 5 City Council Race appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
20 days
The History of the Broadway Theater
Why did we do this? Read our case for making the marquee a landmark. The building itself, a wood-frame of average quality, is not special. But its green and cream interiors trimmed with silver must have seemed so to a Seattle Daily Times reporter in 1911, when 201 Broadway Avenue East was taking its first […] The post The History of the Broadway Theater appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
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The Old Broadway TheaterMarquee Should Be a Landmark
In February, news broke that McDonald’s had filed for a permit to spend $750,000 to turn the old Broadway Theater (once our most fashionable Rite Aid) into a fast food restaurant. We groaned a collective groan. McDonald’s doesn’t just move in. They turn storefronts into a wash of grays and blacks, with ever-growing golden arches. […] The post The Old Broadway TheaterMarquee Should Be a Landmark appeared first on The Stranger.
GeekWire
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Jury finds Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and Microsoft, clearing defendants in landmark AI case
A jury ruled unanimously Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to file his lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Microsoft, finding the defendants not liable on all claims after less than two hours of deliberation. Read More
GeekWire
20 days
Starbucks layoffs impact 252 jobs at Seattle support center, including VPs and other senior roles
A Washington Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification said that the cuts "will result in the relocation or contracting out of certain of the employer’s operations or the partners’ positions." Read More
The Stranger
20 days
Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, May 18–24
MONDAY 5/18 Dry Cleaning (MUSIC) British band Dry Cleaning is known for frontperson Florence Shaw’s talk-sung vocals, plodding rhythms, and commentary on the mundanity of daily life. After crashing onto the post-punk scene with two critically acclaimed albums in 2021 and 2022, they played shows around the world and took a bit of a break […] The post Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, May 18–24 appeared first on The Stranger.