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Relativity Space announces $650 million in funding to build a bigger 3D-printed rocket

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Relativity Space , the space venture that got its start in Seattle and is now working on 3D-printed rockets in California, says it’ll build a bigger launch vehicle with the aid of a similarly huge $650 million Series E funding round. An artist’s conception shows Relativity Space’s Terran R rocket in flight.

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Stealthy aviation startup attracts backers while getting a prototype ready for takeoff

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(Photo Courtesy of Jake Armenta) The founders of Seattle-based Outbound Aerospace want to shake up the aviation industry with a blended-wing airplane design that takes advantage of advances in 3D printing and lightweight materials. “We are using a bunch of 3D printing in it, in a handful of places,” Armenta said.

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Funding news: Angel conference backs brain device startup, weapons detection company lands $15M

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The device has “continuous intracranial pressure monitoring supporting remote consults and new discoveries” according to the company’s website. The founders: BrainSpace CTO Stephen Morse is a mechanical engineer who has worked for a variety of companies, including global electrical and manufacturing company Flex. The Bothell, Wash.-based

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Redfin partners with security giant ADT for program that lets buyers tour homes without an agent

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The program enables buyers to see homes quickly, without coordinating with an agent, and increases views of listed homes, said Bridget Frey, Redfin’s chief technology officer, in a statement. They can purchase a 36-month monitoring contract from ADT starting at $28.99 And it also is changing how people buy and sell homes.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

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This applies to his IT group as well, specifically, in using AI to automate the review of customer contracts, Nardecchia says. This technology will help our customers get started quicker and will also allow us to reach more people.” And there’s a labor shortage in those industries so [the focus is on] more automation and more AI.”

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Tech Moves: Hiya adds startup vets; Bellevue College taps former governor as interim president; and more

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3D content platform Unity Technologies appointed Scott Pitasky as chief people officer. He is currently chairman of Locke Global Strategies, a consulting group, and a senior advisor and consultant for law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, specializing in doing business in China and the U.S. Maggie Scholtz.

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Relativity makes deals with Vandenberg AFB and Iridium for California launches

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Relativity Space , a startup that was born in Seattle but grew up in Los Angeles, says it has signed an agreement to develop launch facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and a contract with Iridium to launch satellites from those facilities. based launch providers of choice for 2,000-pound (1,000-kilogram) payloads.