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Why would anyone be against life-saving malaria bednets?

Vox

A young boy rolls up a mosquito net covering bedding at a refugee camp in 2023 in South Sudan. That mosquito nets are dangerous to people would be news to basically any public health professional who’s ever studied them. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets.

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Amazon buys naming rights to KeyArena in Seattle, will call it Climate Pledge Arena as part of sustainability initiative

GeekWire

Amazon announced its Climate Pledge initiative last year as the company promised to become net carbon neutral by 2040. It will be the first net zero carbon certified arena in the world , generate zero waste from operations and events, and be powered with 100% renewable electricity. Nickname suggestions needed for Seattle venue.

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Amazon is renaming the Seattle NHL stadium Climate Pledge Arena

The Verge

It will officially be known as the Climate Pledge Arena, a nod to the $2 billion initiative CEO Jeff Bezos announced last year, which sets goals for Amazon to become net carbon neutral by 2040. Whether that can be offset by a green-tinted, environmentally focused sports arena is up for debate.

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Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena to feature Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to avoid lines in select stores

GeekWire

The Just Walk Out tech-enabled stores will sell beer, wine, soft drinks, coffee, water, and food offerings from The Climate Collective, the arena’s food and beverage program. Climate Pledge Arena is not the first sports venue to introduce Amazon’s cashier-free checkout tech. Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. ”

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Electric scooter startup Gogoro is going public

The Verge

The deal — which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022 — will net Gogoro around $550 million, and will value the startup at more than $2.3 It has offered its two-wheelers up for a number of different scooter-sharing programs around the world. The company has also toyed with some other ideas along the way.

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Top 10 Guidance Tips to New CIOs and IT Leaders - Social, Agile.

Social, Agile and Transformation

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Tech Moves: Smartsheet, Qumulo, Zipwhip add board directors; Bardy hires a new president; Maven co-founder steps down; and more

GeekWire

” — Bill Sornsin has stepped down as chief operating officer of Maven, the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated. million, up 41%, and a non-GAAP net loss of $0.06 Luum offers a platform for employers to manage commute programs for employees and is working with the city of Bellevue, Wash.