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Don’t look now: why you should be worried about machines reading your emotions

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Could a program detect potential terrorists by reading their facial expressions and behavior? This was the hypothesis put to the test by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in 2003, as it began testing a new surveillance program called the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques program, or Spot for short.

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Boeing shifts its team leaders for space station and Starliner space programs

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As a new commercial-centric era dawns for the International Space Station, Boeing is realigning its top managers for the space station program — and for the program that’s working to send Starliner capsules there and back. Vollmer previously served as chief engineer on the space station program. NASA awarded Boeing a $4.2

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Blue Origin will work with NASA on orbital transportation system for astronauts

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Blue Origin Photo) NASA says it will collaborate with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture on the development of new space transportation capabilities that will provide high-frequency access to low Earth orbit for astronauts and cargo. Coby Cotton and Steve Young gaze at Earth during a Blue Origin suborbital spaceflight in August 2022.

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Washington State Dept. of Transportation warns ‘Good to Go!’ customers of bill-paying scam

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(WSDOT File Photo via Flickr ) The Washington State Department of Transportation is warning Good to Go! the program that allows drivers to automatically pay fees for toll roads in Washington, such as SR 520. customers to be on the lookout for fraudulent emails or texts seeking payment for past due toll bills. “All Good To Go!

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Washington state voters reject initiatives that aimed to repeal capital gains tax and climate program

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GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Washington state voters rejected initiatives that would have axed a capital gains tax and a program to reduce carbon emissions. billion over two years , pays for public education, early learning programs and school construction. An election box in Seattle. PT on Tuesday. PT on Tuesday.

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Used e-bike trade-in program at Rad Power Bikes stores aims to broaden electric mobility access

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The Upway Trade-in Program is intended to not only help riders get the latest tech, but also to support a sustainable, circular economy in which refurbished e-bikes are offered by Upway at lower prices. The program, which originally launched in 2023 and is currently used by more than 2,000 bike shops across the U.S.

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Pacific NW hydrogen hub launches phase 1 of its program with $27.5M federal award

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Department of Energy to launch phase 1 of its program. “I look forward to seeing how this effort helps us decarbonize transportation and industrial sectors and create good-paying jobs for Washington workers and families for decades to come,” said Washington Gov. million from the U.S. Jay Inslee in a statement.