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Will cloud companies shut off services in Russia? | Life sciences news roundup ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Nominations are open for the 2022 GeekWire Awards: [Submit nominations now for the 2022 GeekWire Awards, taking place May 12th at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle.]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES The State of the Union, in numbers: Steve Ballmer, chairman of the L.A. Clippers and former Microsoft CEO, joins us on the [GeekWire Podcast]( this week to discuss the USAFacts State of the Union in Numbers report. Founded by Ballmer in 2017, USAFacts is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that compiles and reports U.S. government data. The numbers are increasingly important to watch as the country emerges from the pandemic and confronts the global economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. [Listen to the conversation here]( and subscribe to GeekWire in [Apple Podcasts]( [Google Podcasts]( and [Spotify](. Will cloud giants cut off services in Russia? It’s a matter of when, not if, says one tech analyst. [We spoke to cybersecurity and cloud computing experts]( to learn about how and if companies such as Amazon and Microsoft could shut off cloud services in Russia as a flurry of tech giants halt sales in the country. Life sciences news roundup: A decades-old Seattle research institution was released from court oversight this week; investigators launched a clinical trial to study long-COVID; and dozens of students showcased their health innovations at a University of Washington competition. [Catch up on recent happenings]( across life sciences and health tech in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend. — GeekWire Managing Editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [How the world’s best companies onboard their customers]( Help your team focus on building a great product, not cleaning customer spreadsheets. Integrate the leading data onboarding platform and solve the most critical stage of onboarding while providing a delightful experience for your customers. [Learn more!]( LATEST HEADLINES [Life sciences roundup: A reborn institute, a long-COVID study, and responses to the war on Ukraine]( [Analyst: Only a matter of time before U.S. cloud companies shut off services in Russia]( [USAFacts founder and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on the State of the Union in numbers]( [Safer urinary catheter, pulse oximeter for all skin colors and a GI stent win prizes at UW competition]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [City of Gresham: Technical Support Specialist]( - [Flyhomes: Director of Infrastructure]( - [INRIX: Software Engineer]( - [Richmond International Airport: Director of Information Technology, Richmond Airport]( - [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: UI Software Engineer – III]( - [GeekWire: Technology Reporter and News Assistant]( - [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: DevOps Engineer III]( - [4Culture: IT Manager]( - [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: System Integration Software Engineer III]( - [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Data Engineer III]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2022 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](