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GeekWire Radio: Alan Boyle’s guide to the year in space, and what’s next for the universe in 2016
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It was a big year in space: Historic rocket launches; revelations from distant planets; an unprecedented glimpse of the surface of Pluto; evidence of water trails on Mars; SpaceX vs. Blue Origin; the rise of commercial space; and also some big setbacks. This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast,...
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WebTuner raises $4.1M to deliver ‘next generation TV experience’ with live and on-demand content
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WebTuner is ready to start selling its “next generation TV experience” to consumers and is reeling in more cash in order to do so. The Redmond company has raised a $ 4.15 million round led by HHM Plus LLC and a group of private investors. Total funding for the five-year-old company is now $ 20 million. WebTuner was in stealth...
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XCOR Aerospace co-founders launch new startup: Agile Aero for the next frontier
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XCOR Aerospace pioneered the rapid development of rocket propulsion systems, and now three of XCOR’s founders are starting up a new venture called Agile Aero to do something similar for advanced aerospace vehicles. Agile Aero has surfaced just a week after XCOR announced the departure of chief technologist Jeff Greason and chief engineer Dan DeLong. Greason and DeLong are teaming...
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InfoSpace founder Naveen Jain launches BlueDot, his next moonshot venture aiming for society’s big issues
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Dot-com era tech executive Naveen Jain is getting ready to launch his next startup, an innovation factory that hopes to “change the trajectory of how we actually want to live.” Jain said he’s never been afraid of a moonshot, pointing out that his other venture, Silicon Valley-based Moon Express, is literally trying to go to the moon....
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Drone for the holidays? Get ready for FAA’s registration rules next month
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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says the interim rules for registering recreational drones are likely to be issued next month, just in time for the holiday season. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta’s update on the registration process, provided today in a blog post, comes just as a task force is wrapping up its recommendations for setting up the...
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