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Microsoft is the latest tech company to lay off employees
Microsoft confirmed a report from Axios on Monday that detailed layoffs across multiple divisions.
Why this Seattle venture capitalist moved to a farm — and the startup lessons learned along the way
Aviel Ginzburg has been splitting time between taking calls from startup founders and tending to his farm.
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Uber partners with Leafly for marijuana delivery in ‘milestone’ for cannabis industry
Uber is partnering with Seattle-based company Leafly to deliver cannabis in Toronto.
Tech Moves: Algorithmia founder to open Seattle office for venture fund; Expedia hires new execs
— Diego Oppenheimer is now a partner and CEO-in-residence at venture capital firm and incubator Factory, which is opening a Seattle office.
Bill Gates ‘amazed at how far we’ve come’ as he opens inaugural climate tech summit in Seattle
Breakthrough Energy, the Bill Gates-led effort to stoke innovation in climate technology, is holding its inaugural summit this week in Seattle.
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Debunked rumor of serial killer in Seattle offers another lesson in spotting misinformation
Quick-spreading claims on social media over the weekend about a suspected serial killer in the Seattle area have been refuted by law enforcement officials and debunked by fact checkers.
Report: Elon Musk plans to gut Twitter workforce by 75% after acquisition
Elon Musk’s plan to purchase Twitter would bring with it massive cuts to the social media company’s workforce, according to a report Thursday by The Washington Post.
Tech Moves: Intuit Ventures hires former partner at Microsoft VC fund; HoloLens leader departs
— Adam Coccari is now director of Intuit Ventures, the new venture capital arm of Intuit, the global financial technology platform company behind TurboTax, QuickBooks and other products.
Amazon brings fake review shutdown efforts to Spain and Italy
Amazon filed its first criminal complaints targeting fake review sites in Italy and Spain as the Seattle tech giant continues a legal fight against alleged sellers of fake product reviews.
Why this NBA team is launching its own streaming service: Steve Ballmer on the strategy behind ‘ClipperVision’
A new streaming service unveiled by the LA Clippers this morning reflects the philosophy of the franchise’s chairman, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, about the role the NBA and its teams should play in shaping the digital viewing experience.
Amazon’s ‘Peripheral’ brings cyberpunk prophet William Gibson’s vision up to date
The future may not be evenly distributed, but there’s a dystopia-inducing concentration of it in “The Peripheral,” a science-fiction novel by cyberpunk pioneer William Gibson.
Go inside the invite-only, climate tech summit in Seattle hosted by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy
Inside a Seattle waterfront center cloaked in wildfire smoke, climate tech innovators and investors came together this week at the Breakthrough Energy Summit.
Avalara officially goes private as Vista Equity Partners completes acquisition
Vista Equity Partners said Wednesday that it completed its acquisition of Seattle-based tax software giant Avalara.
Meet the new managing director of Techstars Seattle
Techstars Seattle has a new leader: Marius Ciocirlan.
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Why this Seattle VC moved to a farm — and the startup lessons learned along the way

Saturday, October 22, 2022

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