Mike Rogoway
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Business writer, The Oregonian
Al Thomas made the most of the wonderful place where we live -- and provided a path for many others to enjoy the outdoors, too. Great guy, great journalist.
Former Columbian outdoors writer Allen Thomas dies
Allen Thomas, outdoor writer for The Columbian for four decades, died Thursday of leukemia. He was 73.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Al Thomas made the most of the wonderful place where we live -- and provided a path for many others to enjoy the outdoors, too. Great guy, great journalist.
Another death from someone trying to cross the tracks in this incredibly dangerous area.
(In June I wrote that there were two different types of train but there are, of course, three -- MAX, Amtrak and freight.)
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(In June I wrote that there were two different types of train but there are, of course, three -- MAX, Amtrak and freight.)
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November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Another death from someone trying to cross the tracks in this incredibly dangerous area.
(In June I wrote that there were two different types of train but there are, of course, three -- MAX, Amtrak and freight.)
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(In June I wrote that there were two different types of train but there are, of course, three -- MAX, Amtrak and freight.)
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The WSJ visits Hermiston to look at the impact of Amazon's local data centers:
What Happened When Small-Town America Became Data Center, U.S.A.
Business is surging for contractors and bars. Out-of-town workers are flooding hotels and RV parks. Cash is flooding into government coffers. But the newfound prosperity comes with costs.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The WSJ visits Hermiston to look at the impact of Amazon's local data centers:
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Judge bars National Guard deployment to Portland until her final ruling on Friday
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Judge bars National Guard deployment to Portland until her final ruling
U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut said she'll issue a final decision by end of day Friday.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Judge bars National Guard deployment to Portland until her final ruling on Friday
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Gloo, which makes technology for churches and other faith-based organizations, hopes to raise $100m+ in an IPO that would value the business at $874m. Its executive chairman is Pat Gelsinger, Intel's former CEO.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Gloo, which makes technology for churches and other faith-based organizations, hopes to raise $100m+ in an IPO that would value the business at $874m. Its executive chairman is Pat Gelsinger, Intel's former CEO.
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Bloomberg says Intel is negotiating to buy custom AI chip designer SambaNova.
Both Intel Capital and Walden International, CEO Lip-Bu Tan's firm, are SambaNova backers.
The Information reported last week that SambaNova's valuation ($5B in a prior round) plunged after a failed fundraising effort.
Both Intel Capital and Walden International, CEO Lip-Bu Tan's firm, are SambaNova backers.
The Information reported last week that SambaNova's valuation ($5B in a prior round) plunged after a failed fundraising effort.
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Bloomberg says Intel is negotiating to buy custom AI chip designer SambaNova.
Both Intel Capital and Walden International, CEO Lip-Bu Tan's firm, are SambaNova backers.
The Information reported last week that SambaNova's valuation ($5B in a prior round) plunged after a failed fundraising effort.
Both Intel Capital and Walden International, CEO Lip-Bu Tan's firm, are SambaNova backers.
The Information reported last week that SambaNova's valuation ($5B in a prior round) plunged after a failed fundraising effort.
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National Guard troops were at Portland ICE building despite court ban, feds admit
Portland police Cmdr. Franz Schoening testifies he was ‘startled’ by federal officers’ indiscriminate use of force against passive protesters outside ICE facility.
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National Guard troops were at Portland ICE building despite court ban, feds admit
Portland police Cmdr. Franz Schoening testified at trial he was "startled" by federal officers' unjustified use of tear gas and other less-lethal munitions on passive protesters outside the ICE buildi...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
National Guard troops were at Portland ICE building despite court ban, feds admit
Portland police Cmdr. Franz Schoening testifies he was ‘startled’ by federal officers’ indiscriminate use of force against passive protesters outside ICE facility.
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BREAKING: 9th Circuit agrees to broader review of Oregon National Guard deployment: What happens next? www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
9th Circuit agrees to broader review of Oregon National Guard deployment: What happens next?
Separately, U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut is moving ahead with a trial starting Wednesday on the merits of the troop case.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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No Oregon National Guard troops can be deployed under federal control, at least through Tuesday
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No Oregon National Guard troops can be deployed under federal control, at least through Tuesday
A three-judge panel’s ruling is on hold until 5 p.m. Tuesday to allow the full 9th Circuit to determine if will hold a vote to review it.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
No Oregon National Guard troops can be deployed under federal control, at least through Tuesday
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‘Here we go again’: Chauncey Billups arrest is another setback for Trail Blazers franchise seeking momentum:
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‘Here we go again’: Billups arrest is another setback for Trail Blazers franchise seeking momentum
A franchise that has endured more than its share of bad news in the 21st century was dealt another sobering blow Thursday.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
‘Here we go again’: Chauncey Billups arrest is another setback for Trail Blazers franchise seeking momentum:
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Newly disclosed records show:
• The insiders who bought Amazon’s local fiber provider appointed the people who approved their deal.
• They discussed shredding an unfavorable opinion.
• They bucked lawyers’ advice to get an outside ‘fairness opinion’, saying it would cost too much and take too long.
• The insiders who bought Amazon’s local fiber provider appointed the people who approved their deal.
• They discussed shredding an unfavorable opinion.
• They bucked lawyers’ advice to get an outside ‘fairness opinion’, saying it would cost too much and take too long.
Officials at the heart of Oregon’s data center scandal had a tangle of conflicting roles
Newly disclosed records show the insiders who bought a local fiber-optic provider rebuffed an outside review and chose the people who voted on their deal.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Newly disclosed records show:
• The insiders who bought Amazon’s local fiber provider appointed the people who approved their deal.
• They discussed shredding an unfavorable opinion.
• They bucked lawyers’ advice to get an outside ‘fairness opinion’, saying it would cost too much and take too long.
• The insiders who bought Amazon’s local fiber provider appointed the people who approved their deal.
• They discussed shredding an unfavorable opinion.
• They bucked lawyers’ advice to get an outside ‘fairness opinion’, saying it would cost too much and take too long.
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Appeals court, in 2 to 1 split, puts hold on restraining order barring Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard
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Appeals court, in 2 to 1 split, puts hold on restraining order barring Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard
Senior Circuit Judge Susan P. Graber wrote a lengthy dissent.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Appeals court, in 2 to 1 split, puts hold on restraining order barring Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard
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Appeals court majority appears skeptical of Oregon judge's order blocking Trump's deployment of troops in Portland
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Appeals court majority appears skeptical of Oregon judge’s order blocking troops in Portland
Thursday's hearing lasted 73 minutes and the attorneys appeared remotely by video.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Appeals court majority appears skeptical of Oregon judge's order blocking Trump's deployment of troops in Portland
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“I’m troubled by the direct contravention of my (prior) order.” -- U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut
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Judge issues new broader order barring any National Guard from relocating to Oregon
U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut issued a second broader temporary restraining order late Sunday night.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
“I’m troubled by the direct contravention of my (prior) order.” -- U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut
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National Guard troops temporarily blocked from deploying to Portland, judge rules
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National Guard troops temporarily blocked from deploying to Portland, judge finds
The judge's ruling followed nearly two hours of argument Friday morning.
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October 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
National Guard troops temporarily blocked from deploying to Portland, judge rules
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The insiders who bought a Morrow County fiber-optic provider acknowledged Wednesday that they didn't tell state authorities that Amazon's local data centers were their biggest customer when they sought state permission to buy the telecom business from a nonprofit on whose board they had served.
Oregon data center defendants admit they didn’t tell state Amazon was a customer
The insiders who bought a fiber-optic provider in Morrow County now say they withheld information about their dealings with Amazon from state authorities.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The insiders who bought a Morrow County fiber-optic provider acknowledged Wednesday that they didn't tell state authorities that Amazon's local data centers were their biggest customer when they sought state permission to buy the telecom business from a nonprofit on whose board they had served.
The state says local officials maneuvered to buy Windwave, a Morrow County telecom provider that serves Amazon's local data centers, for far less than it was worth.
The buyers say the state signed off on the deal initially and it's too late to object now.
The buyers say the state signed off on the deal initially and it's too late to object now.
Defendants in Oregon data center case say state waited too long to object to insider deal
The state says insiders bought a telecom business for millions less than it it was worth. Defendants say the time to object was years ago.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The state says local officials maneuvered to buy Windwave, a Morrow County telecom provider that serves Amazon's local data centers, for far less than it was worth.
The buyers say the state signed off on the deal initially and it's too late to object now.
The buyers say the state signed off on the deal initially and it's too late to object now.
Intel rose 6.4% yesterday on Bloomberg's report that the chipmaker was seeking investment from Apple.
It's up another 9.3% today to $34.10, the stock's highest point since July 2024.
It's up another 9.3% today to $34.10, the stock's highest point since July 2024.
Intel is seeking an investment from Apple as part of its comeback bid
The talks have been early-stage and may not lead to an agreement.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Intel rose 6.4% yesterday on Bloomberg's report that the chipmaker was seeking investment from Apple.
It's up another 9.3% today to $34.10, the stock's highest point since July 2024.
It's up another 9.3% today to $34.10, the stock's highest point since July 2024.
Having secured billions from Nvidia, SoftBank and the Trump administration, Intel also wants an investment from Apple, Bloomberg reports.
Intel shares up 6.5% today.
What Intel really needs, of course, is a deal to manufacture Apple chips. Selling a stake to Apple might be a step that way...maybe.
Intel shares up 6.5% today.
What Intel really needs, of course, is a deal to manufacture Apple chips. Selling a stake to Apple might be a step that way...maybe.
Intel Is Seeking an Investment From Apple as Part of Its Comeback Bid
Intel Corp. has approached Apple Inc. about securing an investment in the ailing chipmaker, according to people familiar with the matter, part of efforts to bolster a business that’s now partially own...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Having secured billions from Nvidia, SoftBank and the Trump administration, Intel also wants an investment from Apple, Bloomberg reports.
Intel shares up 6.5% today.
What Intel really needs, of course, is a deal to manufacture Apple chips. Selling a stake to Apple might be a step that way...maybe.
Intel shares up 6.5% today.
What Intel really needs, of course, is a deal to manufacture Apple chips. Selling a stake to Apple might be a step that way...maybe.
In Camas for the 25th anniversary of laser manufacturer nLight. Here’s CEO Scott Keeney, who cofounded the company in 2000.
At that time nLight was targeting fiber-optic networks. Today, its lasers should down drones.
At that time nLight was targeting fiber-optic networks. Today, its lasers should down drones.
September 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In Camas for the 25th anniversary of laser manufacturer nLight. Here’s CEO Scott Keeney, who cofounded the company in 2000.
At that time nLight was targeting fiber-optic networks. Today, its lasers should down drones.
At that time nLight was targeting fiber-optic networks. Today, its lasers should down drones.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan are holding a press conference on their deal.
Asked directly if Nvidia will use Intel's factories, Huang would only say that he will "continue" to evaluate Intel's factories.
Asked directly if Nvidia will use Intel's factories, Huang would only say that he will "continue" to evaluate Intel's factories.
Thursday’s agreement ties Intel’s future to Nvidia, the chip industry’s most successful and most valuable business, and its founder, Jensen Huang.
(Huang grew up in Oregon and graduated from Oregon State.)
(Huang grew up in Oregon and graduated from Oregon State.)
Intel shares soar on $5 billion investment from Nvidia, pledge to collaborate on new tech
Thursday’s agreement ties Intel’s future to the chip industry’s most successful and most valuable business.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan are holding a press conference on their deal.
Asked directly if Nvidia will use Intel's factories, Huang would only say that he will "continue" to evaluate Intel's factories.
Asked directly if Nvidia will use Intel's factories, Huang would only say that he will "continue" to evaluate Intel's factories.
Thursday’s agreement ties Intel’s future to Nvidia, the chip industry’s most successful and most valuable business, and its founder, Jensen Huang.
(Huang grew up in Oregon and graduated from Oregon State.)
(Huang grew up in Oregon and graduated from Oregon State.)
Intel shares soar on $5 billion investment from Nvidia, pledge to collaborate on new tech
Thursday’s agreement ties Intel’s future to the chip industry’s most successful and most valuable business.
www.oregonlive.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thursday’s agreement ties Intel’s future to Nvidia, the chip industry’s most successful and most valuable business, and its founder, Jensen Huang.
(Huang grew up in Oregon and graduated from Oregon State.)
(Huang grew up in Oregon and graduated from Oregon State.)
Another one of Intel's top Oregon chip architects is leaving the company:
Exclusive: Intel Is Losing Its Second Xeon Chief Architect This Year
Intel is losing its second Xeon CPU chief architect this year as CEO Lip-Bu Tan pushes for changes to revitalize its data center business, CRN has learned.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Another one of Intel's top Oregon chip architects is leaving the company: