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Amazon reportedly eyeing Signify Health as it continues push into healthcare

Amazon is eying an acquisition of Signify Health in a deal that would further push the tech giant into healthcare.

OceanGate’s explorers update their view of a tattered Titanic ⁠and the life around it

After his second yearly series of dives to the Titanic, the CEO and founder of Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate says the deterioration of the world’s most famous shipwreck is continuing apace.

A sneak peek inside Till Dawn, a new video game-themed bar and cafe in Seattle

From the outside, Till Dawn looks nondescript.

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Former Activision-Blizzard CFO resigns from Smartsheet board after internal backlash

Dennis Durkin, former Activision Blizzard chief financial officer, resigned from the board of Smartsheet, the Bellevue, Wash.-based collaboration and work management technology company, citing unspecified personal reasons, less than a month after he was named to the role.

Understanding Amazon: Secrets of the company’s success, and where it’s headed next

Amazon is one of the most extraordinary business stories of our time.

Internal memo: Amazon Care to shut down, ‘not a complete enough offering’ for corporate customers

Amazon will stop offering its Amazon Care primary health-care services at the end of this year, according to an internal memo, after determining that it wasn’t “the right long-term solution for our enterprise customers.” The surprise move Wednesday is a major course correction in Amazon’s broader foray into healthcare.

Delivery partners touted by Amazon received millions in U.S. financial aid, records show

Amazon released new numbers about the growth of its Delivery Service Partners program, saying 3,000 independent companies now deliver more than 10 million packages for Amazon each day, employing 275,000 people and generating a combined $26 billion in revenue in the last four years.

Fountain of youth: This Seattle VC firm is led by three general partners under 40

A venture capital firm led by young partners who don’t have decades of investing experience might deter some entrepreneurs and investors.

Expedia and Weyerhaeuser vets land $5M for Seattle-based lumber marketplace Yesler

The news: Yesler, the Seattle-based startup creating an Expedia-like experience for the volatile lumber markets through a software-enabled platform, raised $5 million.

Legal tech company led by former U.S. diplomat will represent Seattle at the Startup World Cup

Seattle-area startup Advocat is using artificial intelligence to help companies save time and money with their legal contracts.

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