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Will the new capital gains tax cause businesses to leave Washington state?

Now that Washington state’s new capital gains tax has the legal green light, many business leaders are sounding the alarm.

Seattle becomes first U.S. city to permanently require sick leave for delivery and app-based workers

The Seattle City Council today unanimously approved rules providing paid sick leave for food-delivery and other on-demand, app-based gig economy workers.

Microsoft job cuts surpass 2,700 in Seattle region; security technology group hit in latest round

Microsoft made another 559 job cuts in the Seattle region on Monday, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department (ESD), bringing the regional total to 2,743 layoffs since the company started making cuts in January.

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Google and Apple vets raise $17M for Fixie, a large language model startup based in Seattle

The news: Fixie, a new Seattle-based startup aiming to help companies fuse large language models into their software stack, raised a $17 million seed round.

Bill Gates crosses busy London in an autonomous vehicle and sees where driving is headed

Bill Gates is a self-professed car guy who finds something meditative about driving.

Microsoft Research head Peter Lee on the applications of GPT-4 in medicine and life sciences

Peter Lee has spent a lot of time recently with GPT-4, the AI-powered tool that simulates human conversation, built by OpenAI with contributions from its partner Microsoft.

Filing: Blue Nile laying off workers and shutting down Seattle fulfillment center

Online jewelry retailer Blue Nile is shutting down a fulfillment center in Seattle and laying off 119 workers, according to a new filing with the Washington state Employment Security Department.

‘Redmond Space District’ celebrates the Northwest’s hotspot for satellite industry

REDMOND, Wash. — This Seattle-area suburb has played a role in the space industry for more than a half-century, but the city of Redmond is shining brighter than ever on the final frontier — and now it has the brand name to prove it.

FAQ: Understanding who will pay Washington’s new capital gains tax and potential exemptions

The legality of a capital gains tax was upheld by the Washington state Supreme Court last week, drawing questions about who is subject to the tax and the broader impact on the region’s business sector.

Matt McIlwain: 7 reasons why the capital gains tax is bad for Washington state

Editor’s note: We asked two Seattle venture capitalists — Civic Ventures’ Nick Hanauer and Madrona’s Matt McIlwain — to defend their opposing viewpoints on the new capital gains tax in Washington state that was ruled constitutional by the state Supreme Court last week.

Amazon’s tech is a hit: Seattle Mariners add three more stadium stores featuring ‘Just Walk Out’

Technology and tech culture are taking a permanent spot in the lineup at T-Mobile Park this season.

Collaboration — and couches: Remitly rethinks its downtown Seattle office for a new era of work

On the 24th floor of a downtown Seattle skyscraper, Remitly is feeling out the so-called future of work.

Tech Moves: Microsoft exec Charlie Bell joins Twilio board; FasterBetter hires Seattle marketing leader

— Microsoft executive Charlie Bell joined the board of directors of customer engagement software giant Twilio.

Nick Hanauer: 7 reasons why the capital gains tax is good for Washington state

Editor’s note: We asked two Seattle venture capitalists — Civic Ventures’ Nick Hanauer and Madrona’s Matt McIlwain — to defend their opposing viewpoints on the new capital gains tax in Washington state that was ruled constitutional by the state Supreme Court last week.

Amazon says Sidewalk reaches 90% of U.S. population, as it opens network to developers

Amazon says its Sidewalk community wireless network, formed by pooling internet bandwidth from users of Amazon devices, now covers 90% of the U.S.

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