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Seattle startup founders, investors react to new state capital gains tax that targets stocks
Seattle tech leaders shared both praise and concern over a highly anticipated ruling from the Washington state Supreme Court on Friday allowing a new capital gains tax to move forward.
Amazon is laying off another 9,000 employees — read the CEO’s memo
Amazon is cutting 9,000 jobs over the next few weeks in its second round of layoffs over the past three months.
Capital gains tax ruled constitutional by Washington state Supreme Court
The Washington state Supreme Court ruled that a statewide tax on capital gains is lawful, allowing the legislation to move forward nearly two years after it was approved by lawmakers.
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Expedia Group lays off workers as part of ‘strategic actions’
Seattle-based travel giant Expedia Group made an undisclosed number of layoffs.
Amazon shutting down DPReview, a leading source of digital photography information
Amazon is shutting down Seattle-based DPReview, a leading online source for news and reviews about digital cameras and photography, the site’s general manager wrote in a blog post on Tuesday.
Pet care startup emerges in Seattle to modernize veterinary care, with help from Rover
A new Seattle startup backed by Rover wants to take a bite of the growing pet care industry and address a reported veterinary shortage.
Salesforce vets land $8M for employee access management startup
A longtime cybersecurity executive is coming out of retirement to launch a startup that helps enterprises monitor and adapt employee permissions.
Twitch cuts 400 jobs as part of Amazon’s latest layoffs
Twitch announced on Monday that it would lay off “just over 400 people,” part of a new round of layoffs at its parent company Amazon.
Microsoft subsidiary Nuance is using GPT-4 for a new physician notes app
Microsoft-owned AI company Nuance is leveraging GPT-4 to power new software designed to ease the burden of clinical documentation for physicians.
Seagen founder Clay Siegall is back in biotech as CEO of Purdue University spinout
Seagen founder Clay Siegall is jumping back into the biotech world as CEO and president of Morphimmune.
Pacific Northwest startups most likely to have a successful exit, according to PitchBook
PitchBook unveiled a new machine learning tool this week that predicts the likelihood of a VC-backed startup having a successful exit.
Former oilfield engineers launch climate startup that uses ancient carbon-trapping technology
Myno Carbon‘s leader calls his team “committed climate warriors.” But it wasn’t always that way.
Tech Moves: Appen lands ex-Upwork CTO; DocuSign hires former Amazon GM
— Saty Bahadur is now chief technology officer at Appen, a publicly traded IT services and consulting company that provides training data for artificial intelligence systems.
Relativity Space launches 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket but falls short of orbit
More than seven years after it was founded in a Seattle co-working space, Relativity Space launched its first 3D-printed rocket on a test mission that began with a triumphant glow but fell short of complete success.
WNDR-ful for downtown Seattle: Inside the new immersive museum that blends art and tech
If you’ve been wondering what it will take to entice more people to visit downtown Seattle, it might just be WNDR.
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