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Redfin and Zillow Group financial reports reveal broader housing market trends

The latest financial reports from Zillow Group and Redfin demonstrate ongoing wariness within the U.S.

Inspired by her family’s business in India, Seattle founder leads AI startup that helps manufacturers

While working at her family’s business in India, Priyansha Bagaria uncovered an issue: the insulation tape the company manufactured frequently had defects, upsetting customers.

Chipotle for pasta: Former Amazon manager leads fast-growing tech-fueled restaurant Due Cucina

Scrolling through the Dué Cucina menu one evening this week, I selected paccheri noodles with white truffle oil — something you might expect at a fancy restaurant staffed by waiters in bow ties.

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‘Profound and historic’: Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination

Seattle lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation to ban caste discrimination in a move that could impact tech workers and companies.

Seattle mayor praises Amazon’s back-to-office policy in ‘State of the City’ address

Speaking from Seattle Center on Tuesday in his annual “State of the City” address, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell reflected on the inspiration and innovation that got the Space Needle built 61 years ago.

Downtown dreams: Leaders share 10 ideas to make Seattle’s core more vibrant

In his “State of the City” address on Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said the word “downtown” more than 30 times and dedicated a quarter of his annual speech to revitalizing the city’s core.

Microsoft inks binding contract with Nintendo for ‘Call of Duty’ as it defends Activision deal

Microsoft’s deal with Nintendo to bring “Call of Duty” games to Nintendo systems — if Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through — is now official.

Tech Moves: Avalara execs step down; Nike tech leader departs; UW professors named Sloan Fellows

— Sanjay Parthasarathy, a longtime Seattle tech executive who was most recently chief product officer at Avalara, has stepped down from the tax software giant.

Education services company Perdoceo acquires coding bootcamp school Coding Dojo for $52.8M

Coding Dojo, the Bellevue, Wash.-based software engineering bootcamp operator, has been acquired by Perdoceo, a publicly traded Illinois-based company that owns online academic institutions including Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University System.

Bill to designate official Washington state dinosaur moves step closer thanks to ancient leg bone

Lawmakers pondering the relevance of a dinosaur leg bone moved a step closer to designating the unique find as Washington state’s official dinosaur on Monday.

Amazon closes acquisition of One Medical, lowers price of primary care membership

Amazon said Wednesday it closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care company One Medical.

Pass the NaCl: Scientists create new types of salt crystals that could exist on Europa

A prime target in the search for extraterrestrial life is Europa, a moon of Jupiter that’s covered with a sheet of salty ice.

Database giant Snowflake closes deal to acquire tools from Mobilize.net

Snowflake closed its deal to acquire a suite of migration tools called SnowConvert from Bellevue, Wash.-based software maker Mobilize.net.

Tech Moves: Picnic CEO steps down; Expedia adds board member; Accolade exec departs; and more

— Picnic CEO Clayton Wood is stepping down from the food automation startup.

Report: Jeff Bezos using investment firm to explore bid for NFL’s Washington Commanders

Another new report is linking Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to a potential bid to buy the NFL’s Washington Commanders.

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