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IonQ shows off its new quantum computer factory — and already has plans to expand

BOTHELL, Wash. — IonQ’s quantum computer factory is still ramping up to full operation, but the company is already expanding its footprint by tens of thousands of square feet. A year ago, when IonQ revealed its plans to create a new kind of research and manufacturing facility in the Seattle area, the idea was to use roughly 65,000 square feet of space on two floors of a three-story building in Bothell that once housed offices for AT&T Wireless. “We’re happy to announce today we’ve taken the thir ....

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Departing Amazon exec Dave Limp will become CEO at Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture

Blue Origin has confirmed that Dave Limp, who is leaving his post as Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and services, will take over as the CEO of Jeff Bezos’ privately held space venture. The current CEO, longtime aerospace executive Bob Smith, is retiring from the post but will stay on with Blue Origin until January to help with the transition, a company spokesperson told GeekWire in an email. Limp presided over Amazon’s Echo hardware line and its Alexa voice assistant business, among o ....

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New Frontier Aerospace aims to zoom from hypersonic flight's past into its future

TUKWILA, Wash. — Thirty years after the first flight of a pioneering reusable rocket ship known as the Delta Clipper Experimental, or DC-X, a commercial venture is aiming to bring its legacy to life in the Seattle area. Even its name — New Frontier Aerospace — is a callback to the earlier days of America’s space effort, going back to John F. Kennedy references to outer space as part of his “New Frontier.” “We’re sort of like the grandson of DC-X,” New Frontier’s co-founder and CEO, Bill “Burners ....

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Biotech company lays off 15% of staff

Absci, an AI-driven drug discovery company, laid off 30 employees, 15% of its staff, due to operational efficiencies. Stock is down 20% since 2021 IPO ....

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