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Unit 302, the foremost unit, has unparalleled panoramic vistas complemented by refined… [Google Assistant will soon speak 30 languages and detect which languages people are speaking]( By Nat Levy Google is doubling down on its digital assistant, adding more languages and working with phone makers to build deeper integrations into their devices, as it battles Amazon’s Alexa. [Breathing new life into Seattle’s aged Pacific Science Center by running it like a startup]( By Lisa Stiffler Is it possible to revitalize a beloved but frumpy 56-year-old organization by running it like a startup? [Nightfall in Bellevue: Destiny 2 update will bring scoring changes to popular online game]( By Thomas Wilde Bellevue, Wash.-based game developer Bungie has made a reputation for itself over the last couple of decades by, well, taking over the known universe once every couple of years. [Airbus’ Vahana venture shows off video of its flying car’s first test flight in Oregon]( By Alan Boyle There's fresh video from Airbus' Vahana venture, showing its flying car going through its first flight test amid the prairies of eastern Oregon. [Event technology startup eventcore raises $4.1M to fuel national expansion]( By Nat Levy Eventcore, a Seattle startup focused on event planning and management, has raised $4.1 million to grow on a national level. [GeekWork Picks: AI2 seeks engineer to manage machine learning annotation pipelines]( By Clare McGrane The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence is doing some of the most interesting AI and machine learning work in the world, right here in Seattle, and it’s looking to add several engineers to its team. [Geared Up: Rumors hint at mysterious new phones from Sony and Samsung]( By Clare McGrane Sony and Samsung both hinted at — or had leaks about — upcoming smartphone releases this week. [HPE surprises Wall Street with strong first-quarter results on storage and networking growth]( By Tom Krazit It’s been a rough few years for old-school IT companies, but HPE easily outpaced Wall Street expectations for its first fiscal quarter thanks to growth in demand for its IT hardware. [Redfin brought in $370M in 2017 revenue, stock stumbles despite beating Wall Street expectations]( By Nat Levy Redfin brought in $370 million in revenue in 2017, an increase of 38 percent over the prior year, while cutting losses during a period that included the tech-powered real estate brokerage’s IPO. [University of Central Florida is taking charge of gigantic Arecibo radio telescope]( By Alan Boyle The famous 1,000-foot Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico will be under new management, led by the University of Central Florida. 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