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Sep 12, 2018

TLDR: How WNBA Star Sue Bird uses tech to beat her competition at 37 years old

Today’s featured stories Sue Bird’s secrets: How the WNBA star uses tech to beat her competition — at 37 years old Power struggle: How a bitcoin mining boom is transforming apple country, one megawatt at a time Impinj unveils new connected bag tags for the airline industry, aiming to curb lost luggage woes Subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube. [Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, and check back weekday afternoons for more.]

Oct 16, 2017

Why former NFL player Sidney Rice is participating in a cryptocurrency token sale today

Sidney Rice has been a busy investor and entrepreneur since retiring from the NFL three years ago. He created a coffee shop chain in Seattle; opened chicken wing eateries; started a t-shirt company; and made investments in several tech startups. Now Rice is getting into cryptocurrency. Embed from Getty Images The former NFL wide receiver is participating in a token sale today for UpToken, a new version of virtual currency created by Coinme, a Seattle startup he advises. Founded in 2014, Coinme first launched as a fully-licensed Bitcoin ATM operator. The company now operates 39 ATMs around the U.S. and… Read More