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After moving to Austin, longtime Seattle business leader says new city is the ‘complete opposite’

Michael Butler is a Seattle guy. He was born there, graduated from the University of Washington, and grew his investment bank Cascadia Capital in the city over the past two decades.

Microsoft is giving U.S. salaried employees unlimited vacation

Microsoft is changing its vacation policy to give U.S.-based salaried workers unlimited time off.

Why Microsoft’s new unlimited vacation policy could be problematic for employees

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Meta and Microsoft are ditching office space in the Seattle area

Meta and Microsoft are both giving up office space in the Seattle region amid the shift to hybrid work and broader tech downturn.

Amazon closing Fresh Pickup location in Seattle which ushered in new era of grocery shopping

Amazon is closing an Amazon Fresh Pickup location in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, signaling another move by the tech giant to pull back on brick-and-mortar operations.

Tech gets religion on AI: Inside the Vatican summit with Islamic and Jewish leaders, Microsoft and IBM

It’s unusual for tech executives and religious leaders to get together to discuss their shared interests and goals for the future of humanity and the planet.

Zillow, Redfin, and the real estate market: 5 trends to watch in 2023

The once high-flying real estate market sputtered in 2022, dragging many real estate tech companies down with it.

Ex-Apple engineers raise $7.5M for new Seattle data storage startup

A trio of former Apple engineers is leading a new data storage platform for developers building machine learning and artificial intelligence applications.

New bill aims to allow digital driver’s licenses in Washington state

Washington state residents may no longer need to carry a physical driver’s license — as long as they have a smartphone.

Qualtrics cuts 270 jobs; Seattle employees impacted

Experience management company Qualtrics plans to lay off about 270 roles that “do not map to priority areas,” CEO Zig Serafin wrote in a memo to employees on Wednesday.

World’s largest airplane flies again for Stratolaunch’s second captive-carry flight

Stratolaunch, the air-launch company founded by the late Seattle software billionaire Paul Allen, today conducted its second captive-carry test flight with the world’s largest airplane and a piggyback payload.

Esper lays off 21% of workforce due to ‘unpredictable business environment in 2023’

Seattle startup Esper laid off employees for the second time in seven months, cutting 21% of its workforce in the latest round of layoffs.

Microsoft looks to tighten ties with OpenAI through potential $10B investment and new integrations

A potential $10 billion investment by Microsoft in OpenAI would strengthen the tech giant’s partnership with the ChatGPT maker as it eyes new integrations that leverage breakthroughs from the AI powerhouse.

Sci-fi author and scientist team up to write a novel about consciousness and quantum weirdness

Do we each create our own reality? Could different observers create measurably different realities?

U.S. attorney’s office in Seattle reportedly part of ongoing investigation into Binance

The U.S. attorney’s office for the Western District of Washington in Seattle has asked U.S.-based hedge funds for their records of communications with crypto exchange Binance, the Washington Post reported this weekend, citing two people familiar with the matter.

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