What it’s like to use Amazon’s new palm reader

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Seattle's new minimum wage law for Uber and Lyft drivers: The Seattle City Council [unanimously voted to adopt regulations]( to ensure drivers earn the city’s $16.39 per hour minimum wage. Seattle is the second big city to pass this type of a law. In New York City, increased prices and reduced ride activity followed the passage of similar legislation. Previously: [Competing studies highlight the complexities of establishing a minimum wage for gig workers]( GeekWire Summit preview: Panos Panay rose to prominence in the tech industry as the leader of Microsoft’s Surface hardware business, but in his larger role as the tech giant’s chief product officer, he’s leading the company’s unified Windows software and hardware teams just as the pandemic renews the relevance of desktop and laptop computers in our lives. Panay is just one of the top tech and business leaders who will be joining us at the upcoming GeekWire Summit in a session exclusive to attendees. [Read more]( and [register today](. Boeing moves 787 production out of Seattle: The airline giant will no longer manufacture its Dreamliner in Everett, Wash., amid decreased demand for air travel, according to [The Wall Street Journal](. “The decision carries significant implications for the Seattle-area economy and Boeing’s unionized workforce around Puget Sound,” the Journal noted. “We plan to take Amazon on. There is a hunger for alternatives.” That’s Kate Isler, co-founder of TheWMarketplace, a new Seattle startup offering a platform promoting businesses that are women owned or with significant female leadership and women-friendly business practices. [Read more](. Biden on Twitch: After that trainwreck/dumpster fire/disaster of a debate last night, the Biden campaign [just launched a new Twitch live streaming channel](. A view of the landscape off the back of a train and soothing music is pretty welcome after Tuesday. 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