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Amazon confirms abrupt departure of AWS data center chief Chris Vonderhaar
The Amazon Web Services executive who oversaw the cloud giant’s massive network of data centers is suddenly gone, without explanation.
How big was that Amazon walkout crowd?
Paging Sean Spicer. The former White House press secretary made a quick name for himself at the outset of Donald Trump’s presidency in 2017 when he was dispatched by his boss to debate inauguration crowd sizes.
Amazon employees walk out, seeking bolder climate action and end of return-to-office policy
Some Amazon employees in Seattle and other offices around the world walked out in protest Wednesday, urging the company to take bolder climate action and to reconsider its return-to-office policies.
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Microsoft vets lead secretive education startup using generative AI to help students learn
Two decades after selling their startup to Microsoft, Eran Megiddo and Liviu Asnash are going back to their entrepreneurial roots.
Salesforce stops reporting individual revenue figures for Slack and Tableau
Salesforce said it would no longer divulge the individual revenue numbers of acquired companies including Slack and Tableau in its quarterly earnings filings and instead focus on percentage changes.
Amazon employee groups expect nearly 2,000 workers to participate in walkout
The walkout is on. Amazon employee groups say they expect more than 1,900 workers around the world to participate in a planned protest of the company’s return-to-office mandate and climate-related impact.
Zulily enters another era as Qurate sells Seattle e-commerce retailer to investment firm
Ownership of Seattle e-commerce retail company Zulily is changing hands again.
Seattle school cuts a bold new STEM program, showing challenges of reimagining education
As the school year winds down, Trish Millines Dziko is focused on helping students at Washington Middle School in Seattle prep for their big STEM expo.
Amazon starts testing new mobile app layout, moving search box to bottom of the screen
In its neverending quest to remove every possible barrier from the shopping experience, Amazon has started testing a new mobile app configuration that moves the search box to the bottom of the screen.
Seattle Metro Chamber survey shows high adoption of hybrid work and most popular days in office
A survey by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce found that a hybrid work model is the most popular option among employers in downtown Seattle, and most companies are seeing employees in the office three or more days per week.
Goodbye, Ctrl+F: AI startup aims to help financial analysts scour corporate filings with chatbot tool
A new startup wants to make financial analysts more efficient with its chatbot tool that uses artificial intelligence to search publicly available business filings and answer research questions in natural language.
This Univ. of Washington startup wants to automate college admissions counseling
A student-led startup at the University of Washington wants to help high school students apply to college through a platform that includes educational content and an AI counseling tool.
Tech Moves: Amazon fulfillment VP departing; former Pillpack co-founder joins VC firm
— Melissa Nick, a vice president of North America fulfillment at Amazon, is leaving the company after more than nine years.
Axiom crew splashes down in a SpaceX capsule after doing space station science
The second crew to be sent into space as a profit-making proposition for Texas-based Axiom Space came back to Earth tonight in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule after spending nine days on the International Space Station.
Tech Moves: Madrona investor joins Trilogy; Gamesight adds revenue leader: UW names provost
— Elisa La Cava joined Seattle-area venture capital firm Trilogy Equity Partners as principal.
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