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Tech companies already changing HR policies in response to landmark Roe v. Wade decision

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Internal memo: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on senior exec departures, ‘s-team’ diversity

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy addressed the news that the company is losing two of its most senior Black executives, including the only Black executive among its senior leadership group, commonly known as the “s-team,” in a message to senior leaders Tuesday night.

Two Amazon senior Black execs will depart in latest leadership shuffle

A pair of top Black leaders at Amazon who helped oversee the company’s e-commerce operations are departing: Alicia Boler-Davis, senior vice president of global customer fulfillment and a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team (S-team) Dave Bozeman, vice president of Amazon Transportation Services Boler-Davis resigned to pursue new opportunities, and Bozeman has taken a new role outside Amazon that will be announced shortly, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed to GeekWire.

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Tech Moves: Longtime Zillow VP Annie Rihn departs after 17 years; AWS VP jumps to Google; Remitly names CFO; UiPath exec joins new VC firm

— Annie Rihn, one of the earliest employees at Zillow Group who led recruiting, has left the Seattle real estate giant.

More funding for fusion: Seattle startup lands $160M and reveals technology breakthrough

The news: Seattle-area startup Zap Energy is edging closer to the promise of fusion power.

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Seattle startup Esper cuts 12% of staff, citing ‘current economic climate,’ as tech layoffs continue

Esper, a Seattle-based startup that operates a DevOps platform for customers that manage fleets of company-owned Android devices, has laid off 12% of its staff.

This Seattle startup aims to simplify investing in single-family rental properties

A husband-and-wife duo and tech veteran are jumping into the crowded space of real estate investing with a startup that aims to simplify identifying and managing single-family rental properties.

With new warehouse robots, Amazon looks to invent its way out of its safety problems

LAS VEGAS — Amazon unveiled a new fleet of robots and automated systems, including the first fully autonomous robot that the company says can operate safely alongside humans on the warehouse floor.

Amazon’s Zoox completes ‘critical checkpoint’ in robotaxi testing and rollout

LAS VEGAS — Zoox, the robotaxi company acquired by Amazon for more than $1 billion in 2020, says it has achieved a key milestone in the testing and rollout of its autonomous electric vehicle.

Tech Moves: Seattle marketing vet joins Plenty of Fish; DocuSign CEO steps down; and more

— Christina Kozloff joined Vancouver, B.C.-based dating app company Plenty of Fish as chief marketing officer.

Gas prices too high? EV maker Lucid arrives in Seattle with studio to show off $154K luxury car

If $6-a-gallon gas has got you down, maybe you’re considering joining the rush of drivers making the switch to electric vehicles.

Seattle startup CEOs on the chances of a recession and what they’re doing to prepare

An economic recession could be on the horizon, and tech startups are feeling the impact.

Tech Moves: Microsoft hires cloud security VP; Expedia board member resigns; and more

— Shawn Bice returned to Microsoft to serve as corporate vice president of cloud security.

SAP cuts staff as part of ‘restructuring program,’ fewer than 30 impacted in Pacific Northwest

SAP has laid off employees based in the Pacific Northwest as part of what the tech giant describes as a “restructuring program” related to its product engineering organization that includes more than 6,000 workers.

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