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THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES
Fraud allegations fly in dispute over brain-scanning tech made famous on Netflix’s ‘Making a Murderer’
Neuroscientist Larry Farwell doesn't read minds, but he can usually catch a liar.
What you need to know about the newly detected, more contagious COVID-19 variant
In a final parting shot, 2020 delivered this bit of late-breaking bad news: A new variant of COVID-19 has emerged that appears more contagious and last week was confirmed in one man in Colorado and another in California.
Seattle startup Yesler raises $3.3M for its B2B lumber and building materials marketplace
Matt Meyers can build anything he wants, thanks to his decades in the lumber and building materials (LBM) space.
Amazon tops 75,000 employees in Seattle area as company looks elsewhere in region for growth
Amazon has surpassed 75,000 employees in the Seattle region, a new milestone that reflects the tech giant’s continued growth in its hometown over the past decade.
F5 Networks will buy Volterra cloud computing startup for $500M in latest major acquisition
F5 Networks announced an agreement to acquire cloud computing startup Volterra Inc.
Boeing says its composites R&D center will be turned to other purposes, ending an era
Boeing says it'll repurpose the facility that has served as the focus for research into the composite materials used in military and commercial aircraft.
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Amazon Air makes first outright purchase of planes, buying 11 Boeing jets to expand cargo fleet
In case there was any doubt, Amazon just signaled just how serious it is about building its own transportation and delivery network.
Haven will shut down, ending joint healthcare bid by Amazon, Berkshire, JP Morgan
Haven, the healthcare joint venture led by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Chase, is shutting down next month.
Is Microsoft tweeting shade at Trump? Probably not, but many followers feel like they’re in on a joke
At the end of what’s certainly been a rough week, logging off for the weekend is probably something lots of people were looking forward to.
Well-funded stealthy biotech startup Nautilus hires former Smartsheet, Isilon, GenapSys execs
Sujal Patel is getting the band back together at his secretive new biotech startup Nautilus Biotechnology.
How Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs spun out 25 ideas in 5 years — with more on the way
The flywheel is spinning at Pioneer Square Labs, the Seattle startup studio formed five years ago by a cadre of Seattle’s leading angel and venture capital investors.
Teledyne to acquire thermal imaging company FLIR Systems for $8 billion in cash and stock
Sensor and imaging technology company FLIR Systems will sell to Teledyne Technologies for approximately $8 billion in cash and stock.
FOX Sports bringing popular camera tech to NFL Playoffs, kicking off with game in Seattle
The NFL Playoffs kick off this weekend and FOX Sports is bringing along some popular regular-season technology to capture the action.
Days after mob overruns U.S. Capitol, Twitter permanently suspends account of President Trump
Update, Friday, 4:10 p.m.: Twitter announced Friday that it was permanently suspending the account of President Trump, citing what it called “the risk of further incitement of violence” days after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S.
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