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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.

T-Mobile’s coverage will get a big boost from SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, starting with texts

T-Mobile subscribers will be getting a satellite upgrade to their wireless service, thanks to a newly announced partnership that takes advantage of SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.

T-Mobile and SpaceX get set to announce ‘something special’ for Starlink connectivity

FOLLOW-UP: T-Mobile’s coverage will get a big boost from SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, starting with texts The CEOs of SpaceX and T-Mobile will join forces on Thursday to reveal how their companies will work together to increase wireless connectivity.

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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.

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.

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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.

Tech Moves: Opendoor hires Seattle tech vet as CTO; Vacasa names CEO; ex-Blue Origin comms chief lands at Clorox

— Raji Subramanian, an engineering leader who previously worked at Yahoo and Amazon, was named chief technology officer at real estate giant Opendoor.

Seattle mental health startup Alongside raises $5.5M, aims to test app with schools

A new startup is emerging in Seattle with plans to partner with schools to support adolescent mental health.

Twitter subpoenas Seattle-area tech company Halo Privacy, seeking new info in Elon Musk dispute

Lawyers for Twitter issued a subpoena this week to Halo Privacy Inc.

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.

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.

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.

Paul Allen’s $1B private art collection to be auctioned by Christie’s in ‘unprecedented’ sale

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s extensive private collection of art, valued at more than $1 billion, will be sold by Christie’s in what the auction house is calling the “largest and most exceptional art auction in history.” A longtime collector, Allen possessed more than 150 masterpieces spanning 500 years of art history, according to Christie’s.

Seattle startup aiming to detect, treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease raises cash

The news: University of Washington spinout AltPep recently raised $44.4 million, according to a regulatory filing.

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