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Seattle-based startup Carbon Robotics says its weed-elimination robot can remove 100,000 weeds per hour.

‘Like science fiction,’ Seattle startup sends laser-equipped robots to zap weeds on farmland

Running day and night, a tractor-sized robot designed by a Seattle startup uses lasers to kill weeds on acres of farm land. The machine is the latest form of automation to arrive in agriculture.

Boeing puts up for sale its Commercial Airplanes headquarters campus outside Seattle

Boeing is moving forward with plans to sell its Commercial Airplanes headquarters at the Longacres site in Renton. It says top executives will "touch down" in offices throughout the region near the company's production and delivery facilities.

Amazon

Amazon gears up to defend itself against escalating antitrust scrutiny

A woman sits alone in one of the many pods near the cafeteria at Expedia in Seattle. Cards are on every table saying that the space is clean and available for use. After people meet, they flip the card over, saying that the table needs to be cleaned. After it is cleaned, others can do their work there. Tables are placed apart for social distancing.

Employers are preparing for the return of office employees to the office (flexible work, air filtration, redesigning conference rooms, etc.). At Expedia in Seattle, desks are not assigned, employees have lockers to store their belongings and meeting spaces have restrictions as to the number of people who can meet together. Shot Thursday, March 25, 2021. 216722

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Anthony Yarnall CQ is photographed with his dog, Beau, in West Seattle Friday, March 26, 2021. 216717

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Young, determined supersaver strives to assemble a down payment

FILE — Emily Cunningham, left, and Maren Costa outside Amazon’s Seattle headquarters on Dec. 3, 2019, had publicly pushed the company to reduce its impact on climate change and address concerns about its warehouse workers. Amazon illegally retaliated against two of its most prominent internal critics when it fired them last year, the National Labor Relations Board has determined. (Jenny Riffle/The New York Times)

Business

Amazon illegally fired activist Seattle workers, labor board finds

Extra masks and hand sanitizer are some of the costs of operating during the pandemic.

Chef Monica Dimas at her restaurant Little Neon Taco in First Hill Sunday November 15, 2020. Governor Jay Inslee has ordered indoor dining to be shut down soon as part of sweeping new restrictions to curb a deadly swell of cases of COVID-19. 215666

Economy

Small businesses strained by pandemic can apply for grants of up to $25,000 in Washington state

Looking West on NW 46th Street in Ballard, shows a long line of recently finished apartments.
For the first time in Seattle there are as many people living in apartments as own homes. 212448

Real Estate

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Boeing 737 MAX

Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, March 11, 2019. A spokesman says Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as a safety precaution, following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were killed. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

Second 737 MAX crash haunts victims’ families and company veterans as questions linger for Boeing and FAA

Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft and the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302: Explained through graphics

Monday, March 1, 2021 Joe Jacobsen is an FAA safety engineer who is going public to slam the agency’s oversight of Boeing’s 737 MAX. He’s photographed in Bothell. 216529

FAA safety engineer goes public to slam the agency’s oversight of Boeing’s 737 MAX

Just over seven weeks after it rolled out of the paint hangar, Boeing’s first 737 MAX “the Spirit of Renton” lifts off the runway and flew for the first time Friday, from Renton Municipal Airport at 9:48 a.m. January 29th, 2016.

Complete coverage of Boeing’s 737 MAX »

Technology

Free apps like Apple’s Voice Memos for iOS, left, and Google’s Recorder for Android are great for capturing interviews and quick clips; Google’s app can also transcribe the audio into text. (via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED TECH-TIP BY J. D. BIERSDORFER FOR APRIL 7, 2021. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT132

5 ways to tap into your smartphone’s audio powers

Tech Reviews & Tips

We can survive a world of ever-changing tech if we remember these principles. (Glenn Harvey/The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED TECH FIX BY BRIAN X. CHEN FOR MARCH 24, 2021. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

Five tech commandments to a safer digital life

Real Estate

The North Edmonds neighborhood of Picnic Point, seen from the air Tuesday, April 6, 2021, is where Lis Manning and her husband finally had an offer accepted on a house (not pictured). It was their 8th offer. They paid over the list price and waived almost all contingencies. 216818

Seattle-area housing market is ‘on steroids’; see what’s happening near you

Retail

FILE – This April 1, 2020 file photo shows the Amazon DTW1 fulfillment center in Romulus, Mich., April 1, 2020. Amazon says executive Wilke, who oversees the companyâ€šÃ„Ã´s retail business, will retire early in 2021. He will be replaced by Dave Clark, who runs Amazon’s warehouses and delivery network. Wilke has been at Amazon for more than two decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) NYBZ502

Amazon is said to be planning furniture assembly service to catch Wayfair

Maritime Industry

The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin,
the largest cargo ship to visit the United States, arrives Monday along the Seattle waterfront as it heads to Terminal 18 in Seattle. The Benjamin Franklin is more than 1,300 feet long, 177 feet wide and has a draft of 52 feet. London is the Benjamin Franklin’s home port.

Why the world’s container ships grew so big. Plus, a graphic on how they compare to a Washington state ferry

Boeing & Aerospace

FILE – In this March 23, 2019, file photo, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft lands at the Southern California Logistics Airport in the high desert town of Victorville, Calif. The union president of Southwest Airlines pilots worries that Boeing may be rushing the 737 Max back into service, and he says Southwest should consider buying planes from another company. The union president, Jon Weaks, adds that Boeing has exhibited arrogance and greed that will haunt the company forever. (AP Photo/Matt Hartman, File) NYDK401

Boeing wins orders and resumes 787 deliveries as March hints at positive momentum

Amazon

Amazon is said to be planning furniture assembly service to catch Wayfair

Amazon at 25

FILE – In this file photo made Nov. 16, 2009, Stephen Guymon, of Twin Falls, Idaho, separates packages for final shipment inside the 800,000 sq. ft. Amazon.com warehouse in Goodyear, Ariz. Amazon.com Inc., reports quarterly earnings Thursday, April 22, 2010, after the market close. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin file) NYBZ139

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Microsoft

Amazon and Microsoft team up to defend against facial recognition lawsuits

Two Illinois residents have contended that Microsoft and Amazon illegally profited off their biometric information when the tech giants used the plaintiffs' images to help train facial recognition algorithms.

Economy

A new focus at Seattle’s chamber faces an old roadblock at the City Council | Jon Talton

The new president of the Metropolitan Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce doesn't want to fight. Will someone pass the word to a City Council itching to battle business.

Jon Talton

A new focus at Seattle’s chamber faces an old roadblock at the City Council

Money Makeovers

Artist draws up a work-from-home strategy that will help her save

Personal Finance

The tax-filing deadline was delayed, but read the fine print. You may still need to pay by April 15.

Markets

Wall Street Can’t Stop Smashing Records While Pandemic Lingers

Wall Street thrived during 2020's year of global catastrophe, and it's doing even better in 2021.

Artificial Intelligence

More companies than ever are using software to screen their mountains of job applications, so getting seen by a human recruiter takes some effort. (Kailey Whitman/The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY RESUME SCREENING TIPS BY JULIE WEED FOR MARCH 19, 2021. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT35 XNYT35

Resume-writing tips to help you get past the screening bots

Local Business

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