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Amazon to reimburse employee travel expenses for abortions and other medical treatments

Amazon will reimburse U.S. employees up to $4,000 annually for travel and lodging for medical treatments that are unavailable within 100 miles of an employee’s home or through virtual care, including abortions.

GameWorks ready to power back on in Seattle as onetime execs take control of arcade/restaurant

GameWorks Seattle is getting ready to reboot this summer.

Microsoft president commits $5M to campaign to restore UW’s historic ‘Boys in the Boat’ Shell House

A campaign to restore the 104-year-old ASUW Shell House at the University of Washington in Seattle is getting a boost toward its goal with a $5 million commitment from Microsoft President Brad Smith and his wife, Kathy Surace-Smith, vice president at NanoString.

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Expedia Group unveils new tech platform for travel industry, and scoring system for hotels

Expedia Group announced a new technology platform to provide the underlying online infrastructure for other companies to build their own travel businesses.

Stratolaunch celebrates Star Wars Day with fifth flight of its giant airplane, featuring a new pylon

Star Wars Day brought the fifth flight test for Stratolaunch's 385-foot-wide carrier aircraft, the world's largest airplane by wingspan.

Boeing is moving its headquarters from Chicago to Virginia — and setting up a new R&D hub

More than two decades after the Boeing Co. moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago, it's planning another move — this time, to Arlington, Va.

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Redfin will implement internal fair housing monitoring system in $4M legal settlement

Seattle-based real estate company Redfin agreed to pay $4 million and implement a new internal monitoring system to settle a lawsuit that alleged its practices discriminated against communities of color.

Seattle fintech startup Possible Finance lands $20M to launch ‘safest credit card ever’

The news: Possible Finance, a Seattle startup that offers loans, just raised an additional $20 million and plans to launch a new credit card.

Amazon is shutting down Selz, the e-commerce startup it acquired last year

Amazon is shutting down Selz, GeekWire has learned, about a year after acquiring the small e-commerce startup.

Investment group that includes eBay and ex-Disney chair investing $263M into Funko

Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based pop culture collectibles maker, has attracted a $263 million investment from a consortium led by The Chernin Group TCG), with investors who include eBay and former Disney Chairman Robert Iger.

Amazon to add 2,500 corporate and tech jobs in expansion of Southern California tech hubs

Amazon plans to add more than 2,500 corporate and tech jobs across multiple sites in Southern California, the company announced Tuesday.

Jump to lightspeed! Alaska Airlines celebrates May the Fourth with Star Wars-themed aircraft

It probably won’t make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, but Han Solo should definitely be piloting this new plane from Alaska Airlines.

Starbucks will sell NFTs that enable exclusive experiences and perks for customers

Starbucks is diving into the world of NFTs.

Mammoth zero-emission mining truck makes its debut in South Africa, powered by First Mode

The world's largest zero-emission vehicle was unveiled at a South African mine with a hydrogen-fueled hybrid powerplant built by Seattle-based First Mode.

Group14’s high performance battery technology gets super charged with $400M investment

Woodinville, Wash.-based Group14 Technologies has raised $400 million in venture capital that will supercharge the commercialization of its battery technology.

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