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[Register today – early bird discount ends 8/31!]( [Cyberattack at Port of Seattle is the latest example of increasing threats to critical infrastructure]( Follow-up: Port of Seattle outage continues two days after suspected cyberattack by ‘nefarious characters’ A cyberattack at the Port of Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport over the weekend is another example of hackers increasingly targeting critical infrastructure. [Amazon hires Covariant founders, inks licensing deal with AI startup in latest ‘reverse acquihire’]( Amazon is hiring three of the founders from Covariant, a Bay Area startup that develops AI for advanced warehouse robotics systems. [Tech Moves: Microsoft leader joins Shopify as CTO; StraighterLine taps Seattle tech vet as CEO]( — Shopify hired one of Microsoft’s top engineering leaders as its new chief technology officer. [Ex-Microsoft engineers raise $25M for legal tech startup that uses AI to help lawyers analyze data]( Supio, a Seattle startup founded in 2021 by longtime friends and former Microsoft engineers, raised a $25 million Series A investment to supercharge its software platform designed to help lawyers quickly sort, search, and organize case-related data. [Inside Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion, a high-tech showcase for the tropical deep sea]( Years of construction along Seattle’s waterfront is intended to bring people closer to the water and natural beauty of Puget Sound. [Blue Origin sends six people on suborbital space trip, marking a first for researchers]( Blue Origin sent six more people to space, including the first researcher to conduct a suborbital space experiment with NASA support. [Washington sees ‘overwhelmingly positive response’ to EV rebates – but critics question costs]( Krista Cortese, her husband and their toddler were making due with the 2003 Mazda hatchback that they got years ago from a neighbor. [Port of Seattle investigating ‘unauthorized activity’ that led to cyberattack; no timeline for outage fix]( Follow-up: Cyberattack at Port of Seattle is the latest example of increasing threats to critical infrastructure The Port of Seattle continues to deal with an ongoing cyberattack that began Saturday and was still affecting various operations through Sunday, including at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. [Port of Seattle outage continues two days after suspected cyberattack by ‘nefarious characters’]( More than two days after the Port of Seattle identified a potential cyberattack, an outage continues to impact operations at Sea-Tac Airport and other Port-affiliated entities. [Port of Seattle says it was hit with possible cyberattack; outage affects airport, phone systems]( Follow-up: Port of Seattle investigating ‘unauthorized activity’ that led to cyberattack; no timeline for outage fix … Cyberattack at Port of Seattle is the latest example of increasing threats to critical infrastructure The Port of Seattle said Saturday it was hit with a “possible cyberattack” that impacted Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, phone systems, and websites. [Amazon shuts down return center at former Fresh Pickup spot near Starbucks HQ in Seattle]( In the bottom floor of a building at Starbucks’ headquarters in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, Amazon once operated its Amazon Fresh grocery pickup service and a returns center for packages. [West Point grads lead new Seattle investment firm using AI-fueled model to find startups]( Two longtime tech and finance executives who graduated from the United States Military Academy are leading a new Seattle-based investment firm. 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