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GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Top stories so far this week

Seattle teen reveals how much carbon the ultra-rich emit from their private jets
A Seattle teen is creating a bit of turbulence with a website tallying the carbon emissions of the ultra-rich traveling on private jets.
Sales startup Outreach to lay off 70 employees, 7% of workforce, and slow office expansion
Outreach is laying off 70 workers, about 7% of its workforce, marking the second round of cuts the Seattle sales software startup has made in the past six months.
Temporal, a developer productivity startup led by former Uber engineers, raises $75M
The news: Temporal, a Seattle startup that helps companies write and run cloud applications, raised $75 million.
Oil changes for houses: Startup led by former Expedia director offers regular home maintenance
A group of travel and real estate tech vets recently launched a startup to help new homeowners stay up-to-date on maintenance issues by providing regular inspections.
Researchers find new upcycling technique to transform plastics into fuel
Each year, more than 390 million metric tons of plastics are produced globally, yet close to half are single-use varieties that can be economically challenging to recycle.
Amazon’s Ring names Xbox and Oculus vet Elizabeth Hamren as new CEO; founder Jamie Siminoff remains chief inventor
Five years after its acquisition by Amazon, smart doorbell and home security technology company Ring named a new CEO: Elizabeth (Liz) Hamren, a former executive in Meta’s Oculus division and Microsoft’s Xbox business, who was most recently chief operating officer for social messaging platform Discord.
Madrona backs WaFd Bank spinout developing consumer software for regional banks
A new banking software startup spun out of Washington Federal Bank (WaFd) wants to help digitize consumer-facing products used by regional banks across the U.S.
Ex-Amazon Pharmacy manager leads new startup aiming to help contractors save on medication
A new startup born out of Pioneer Square Labs in Seattle wants to help independent workers — including those who don’t have medical insurance — save money at the pharmacy.
Microsoft and Google back Typeface, an enterprise generative AI startup led by ex-Adobe CTO
A new generative AI startup with ties to Seattle just raised $65 million from Microsoft’s M12 and others to help enterprises produce content.
Vouched, an identity verification startup backed by Zulily co-founders, raises $6.3M
Vouched, a Seattle startup that helps companies verify identity, raised $6.3 million.
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