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.

Here is the provision under which MJH submitted her resignation (from her February employment agreement.)

Make of that what you will.

Amazon is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its purchase of Portland's Elemental Technologies.

aws.amazon.com/blogs/media/...

Inclusion and diversity were among Intel's "core values" for a quarter century. This year marked a dramatic change in how it talks about those topics.

And now that the government is Intel's largest shareholder, observers expect Intel will ratchet back further.

www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore...

Called Sandy Rowe for comment. I was very intimidated. Sandy took my call right away, though, and had a pithy comment off the top of her head, as always.

Here's the story I wrote about the Tribune's launch in 2001, when I was working at The Columbian.

You know, he likes the money. He don’t mind the smell.

Facebook/Meta says it will cut off "news availability" in Oregon if the bill becomes law.

Perhaps, though, what Oregon lawmakers really want is the same deal California got.

via @carlosfuentes.bsky.social

New Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is making his first remarks since being hired:

“We will simplify the way we work. Bureaucracy kills innovation.”

The upside of the downpour

The WSJ *also* says TSMC is considering a bid for Intel's factories and says Broadcom is considering a play for Intel's chip design biz. Maybe.

Importantly, the WSJ notes some of the enormous complexities in marrying Intel and TSMC.

www.wsj.com/tech/broadco...

Bill Gates' take on Intel isn't too different from the conventional wisdom, but it still carries weight.

via the AP finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-ga...

The scandals have not visibly impacted the Beaverton company's business and marketing.

Pacific Office Automation is a featured sponsor of Portland Trail Blazers broadcasts this fall.

Here's a look at how Oregon state revenues have compared to forecasts.

Revenues have exceeded forecasts in each budget cycle since 2011 -- and by double-digit percentages every cycle since 2017.

Big forecast misses mean big kicker refunds...and less for the state to spend on on public services.