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Tech vet and physicist Christina Lomasney marries James Mattis, retired general and ex-defense chief
Christina Lomasney, a tech veteran and physicist who is now director of commercialization at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., has married James Mattis, the retired Marine Corps general who served as the 26th U.S.
Bezos reignites Biden inflation feud, says president is misdirecting public or misunderstanding market
Jeff Bezos called out President Joe Biden for telling gas station owners to lower prices — saying the president’s statement was “either straight ahead misdirection or a deep misunderstanding of basic market dynamics.” The tweet by the Amazon founder called inflation “far too important a problem for the White House to keep making statements like this.” The salvo promises to revive a debate that started between Bezos and Biden in May.
Former Amazon senior leader Alicia Boler Davis lands at Alto Pharmacy as CEO
Alicia Boler-Davis, previously a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team, will become CEO at Alto Pharmacy in September.
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Seattle startup Qumulo lays off 80 employees, CEO cites economic conditions and reaching profitability
Seattle-based data storage provider Qumulo laid off about 80 employees Wednesday, or roughly 19% of its staff, in the latest round of job cuts affecting tech companies.
Starlink on the go? What a new FCC ruling means for SpaceX internet service on moving vehicles
A decision this week by the Federal Communications Commission cleared Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide its Starlink satellite internet service to cars, trucks, boats and airplanes in motion in the United States.
Tech Moves: Expedia hires chief security officer; Microsoft technical fellow departing; and more
— Kurt John, former chief cybersecurity officer for Siemens USA, joined Expedia as global chief security officer.
Seattle beanless coffee brewer Atomo raises $40M and begins selling its sustainable brews online
Atomo, the Seattle coffee company making its sustainable brews without beans, has raised $40 million in new funding, the startup announced Tuesday.
Fan uses Twitter and DoorDash to deliver pizza to Mariners player at Angel Stadium after brawl
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker had a little pep in his step on Sunday after igniting a benches clearing brawl against the Los Angeles Angels after being hit by a pitch early in the game.
Interview: Microsoft’s president on turbulent times for the company, country, and world
Brad Smith, like many in tech and the broader world, thought 2022 might bring a bit of a break.
Former Convoy director leads new Seattle trucking startup that just raised $8M
Rollzi, a new Seattle startup led by a former Convoy director, raised $8 million to help truckload carriers deliver freight shipments using a “Single Lane” approach that the company says increases efficiency for both truckers and shippers.  The Seattle-based startup was founded by Damien Hutchins, CEO, and Jonathan Epstein, CFO.
Seattle SPAC suffering: Shares of companies that went public via SPAC fall more than 50%
The four Seattle businesses that went public during the SPAC boom have sputtered amid the broader economic downturn.  Porch, Nautilus Biotechnology, Rover, and Leafly have all gone public via a special-purpose acquisition company within the last two years.
Developer bootcamp Coding Dojo lands $10M to train more software engineers
Coding Dojo secured $10 million to boost its computer programming bootcamp.  The Bellevue, Wash.-based organization trains software engineers both in-person and online, and has experienced more than 100% year-over-year growth within the last two years.
Tech Moves: RealNetworks president resigns; Costco security exec departs; and more
— Mike Ensing, president and COO of RealNetworks, resigned this week.
Biotech startups join AWS and other partners in open-source project to help design new proteins
Three Seattle biotech companies are joining forces to support open-access development of protein folding and design software.
Tech Moves: Glassdoor hires former Convoy chief economist; Kineta adds exec; and more
— Maggie Brady, previously a human resources group leader at fintech company Fiserv, is now head of people at trucking marketplace Convoy.
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