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Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams CVP joins UiPath; Sage Bionetworks names president; and more
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Esper lays off 21% of workforce due to ‘unpredictable business environment in 2023’
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Seattle beanless coffee startup Atomo initiates ‘strategic realignment’ 6 months after raising $40M
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Ex-Apple engineers raise $7.5M for new Seattle data storage startup
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Startup making sensors out of paper unveils eye-tracking sleep mask
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Point72’s venture capital arm sees big opportunities in the Pacific Northwest
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