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Computer science lecturer sues Univ. of Wash. leaders over indigenous lands statement

A lecturer at the University of Washington is suing university leaders over his free speech rights, claiming he was made “a pariah” for a statement he made about Pacific Northwest indigenous peoples in a syllabus for a computer science course.

How remote work is changing tech pay: Seattle startup comp equals Silicon Valley, study says

Remote work is equalizing tech startup pay across the country, with Silicon Valley and San Francisco as the benchmark, and Seattle as Exhibit A.

Microsoft cuts jobs in ‘strategic realignment’ as new fiscal year begins

Microsoft confirmed a “small number” of job cuts Tuesday morning, describing the move as part of a “strategic realignment” in specific areas of the company, and saying it plans to keep growing its overall headcount.

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Amazon will pause Bellevue towers to study impact of hybrid work on its offices, still plans 25k jobs

Citing ongoing uncertainty about the impact of hybrid work on its office designs, Amazon says it will pause construction on five towers in downtown Bellevue, Wash., and hold off, for now, on construction of a sixth new tower in the city.

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Tech Moves: Twilio hires ex-Microsoft engineering leader as CTO; Nintendo adds exec; and more

— Mark Simms, a former longtime Microsoft engineering leader, has joined Twilio as chief technology officer.

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Q&A with former NFL star Doug Baldwin about his new role as CEO of a Seattle healthcare startup

Since retiring from the NFL in 2019, former Seattle Seahawks star Doug Baldwin has dipped his toes in the tech industry, advising early-stage companies and investing in others.

Tech Moves: Vimeo hires Seattle execs; Microsoft corporate VP retires; and more

— Vimeo appointed Lynn Girotto as chief marketing officer and Ashraf Alkarmi as chief product officer for the New York City video software company.

GeekWire 200 update: Check out which Pacific Northwest startups are moving up the rankings

The latest update to the GeekWire 200 rankings shows four newcomers to the top 10 and several startups making big moves up the list.

Uplevel, a Seattle startup that measures engineer productivity, raises $20M

The news: Seattle startup Uplevel landed $20 million to fuel growth.

Fred Hutch and Amazon collaborating on clinical trial to test vaccines against cancer

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is leveraging Amazon’s machine learning expertise to collaborate on an early-stage clinical trial testing an anti-cancer vaccine in patients with certain types of breast cancer or melanoma.

Feast your eyes on the first course of a celestial smorgasbord from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope

A day after NASA showed how far the James Webb Space Telescope could dive into the cosmic frontier, scientists released additional pictures demonstrating the observatory’s scientific breadth.

Spinning out science startups: UW’s Institute for Protein Design brings research beyond ivory tower

The Institute for Protein Design is an innovation factory.

Forecast for Amazon Prime Day is cloudy with a chance of consumer caution

Economic uncertainty, inflation, and the lingering effects of the pandemic are tempering expectations for this year’s Prime Day, the annual Amazon sales event that takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

Send in the drones: Seattle Mariners looking for a sky-high hit with unique light show at T-Mobile Park

The Seattle Mariners are the best show in town these days thanks to the winning baseball the team has been playing.

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