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AI researcher sues Amazon for withdrawing job offer amid cutbacks after 8-month visa process

A London-based artificial intelligence researcher who accepted a role as an applied scientist with Amazon in May 2022 says he went through an eight-month U.S.

A setback for Microsoft: New Xbox exclusive ‘Redfall’ gets negative reviews on launch day

One of the big system exclusives for Microsoft’s Xbox video game system was met with poor critical reception on Monday, shortly ahead of its wide release.

ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines unveil turboprop that could become largest green aircraft to take flight

Executives from ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines joined elected officials in Everett, Wash., on Monday to kick off an effort to electrify and fly the largest zero-emissions aircraft yet.

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DocuSign — which is forcing employees back to the office — touts report about remote work benefits

DocuSign released a report Wednesday highlighting the benefits of remote work — which caught our attention given that the company is forcing employees back to the office.

Inside the ultimate Star Wars house, where two fans built a galaxy-sized collection of toys and more

On a piece of wooded property not that far, far away from Seattle, a life-size C-3PO figure is visible through a front window of the house at the end of a long driveway.

Analysis: Amazon’s ‘Great Return’ to the office is just one aspect of a downtown Seattle comeback

One major harbinger of a post-pandemic swing to normal in downtown Seattle is Amazon’s much-heralded return to the office this week, which I like to call the “Amazon Great Return.” In Seattle, which has one of the slowest rates of workers returning to the office, hopes are high.

Microsoft vet and ex-Beats by Dre CEO lead new hardware-focused Seattle startup studio

A new startup lab founded by a pair of tech veterans aims to help incubate and launch hardware-focused companies.

Amazon workers, and a familiar energy, return to Seattle HQ as new in-person office policy kicks in

Is this what 2019 felt like? It’s hard to remember after three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work, an empty downtown, and start-and-stop policies for getting back to the office.

DocuSign joins growing list of tech companies summoning employees back to the office

Another tech company wants its employees back in the office.

Speech analysis startup releases AI tool that simulates difficult job interview conversations

What if you could simulate a difficult interview or conversation before it ever happened?

Foundation, a wholesale e-commerce startup led by former Staples exec, lands $3M

Shiv Agarwal is taking another startup swing in the B2B e-commerce arena.

Tech Moves: Salesforce-backed Oleria hires CTO; Microsoft vet joins Lyra Health; and more

— Salesforce-backed cybersecurity startup Oleria hired Siva Garudayagari as its chief technology officer.

Seattle startup vets who founded Urbanspoon, Crowd Cow, Algorithmia lead stealthy AI startup

A group of longtime Seattle startup leaders are behind a new artificial intelligence platform called Blueprint AI that streamlines task management and facilitates communication within product development teams.

Don’t spin out too early, and get out of the way: Advice for biotech founders from Dr. Jim Olson

Seattle Children’s researcher Jim Olson has some thoughts about how to go about launching and leading a biotech startup.

Code.org helping launch TeachAI to guide integration of artificial intelligence in education

Seattle-based computer science education nonprofit Code.org is helping to launch TeachAI, a new effort aimed at guiding governments and educators on teaching with and about artificial intelligence.

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