Tuesday, June 21, 2016

TechFlash: 'Top Gun' actor's new startup; Amazon's Portland bookstore

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EXCLUSIVE: 'Top Gun' star Tom Skerritt launches Seattle media company

In this week's Pitch, veteran actor, producer and writer Tom Skerritt explains why he wants to make Seattle the place where new media is created.

Amazon to add bookstore in Portland, compete with Powell's

Amazon will launch a bookstore in an upscale Portland shopping center this fall, a property manager for the mall said. It will be Amazon's third brick-and-mortar bookshop.

Commercial use of drones to take off under new FAA rules

The Federal Aviation Administration issued long-awaited rules allowing the use of drones for commercial purposes, replacing an unwieldy process for getting exemptions for such flights.

Amazon, Microsoft, Tableau among most attractive employers

Tech companies top the list.

Spaceflight Industries gets $18M in Series B funding, plans Series C

Spaceflight Industries, which is aiming to be a gamechanger in the cost and availability of satellite imaging, has netted $18 million in the second part of its Series B round.

Paul Allen's Vulcan Aerospace kicks off big NewSpace conference in Seattle

It's the first time the outer space conference is happening in Seattle.

Space industry salutes Jeff Bezos with prestigious award

Bezos' Kent-based company Blue Origin last year completed the first successful soft landing of a rocket and developed a reusable liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen engine, which is used in the company's New Shepard spacecraft.

Boeing confirms sales agreement with Iran

Boeing Co. said Tuesday it has signed an agreement to sell jetliners to Iran Air, following months of talks about what would be one of the largest deals by a U.S. manufacturer since trade sanctions against Iran ended.

UW electrical engineering students help develop a device to combat malaria

Mayoore Jaiswal and Charles Delahunt, electrical engineering students at the University of Washington, worked with Bellevue-based Intellectual Ventures to develop a portable device that will make diagnosing malaria in poor countries less dependent on limited specialized workers.

Bill Gates-backed startup's meatless burger is ready for your plate

Since its inception in 2011, the Bay Area startup has become one of the best-funded food companies of the decade, raising $182 million from the likes of Bill Gates, Google Ventures and Viking Global.

Who's Hiring: Seattle-area CIOs need help

Seattle-area tech execs — 81 percent — say they plan to increase IT staff or fill vacant IT positions in the second half of the year.

Mayor Murray: City counts on more than Amazon

If Amazon's growth wanes, the city of Seattle will be ready.

National Tech News

Uber expands into Palo Alto with 140,000-square-foot lease in bid to lure talent

VC pioneer David Morgenthaler dies

​Tim Cook to host fundraiser for Paul Ryan

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