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Bite of Seattle attendees fed up with food ordering app from tech startup

A mobile ordering system being used at this weekend’s Bite of Seattle food festival is getting critical reviews from attendees who posted online about their experience with the CHEQ app.

AI envisioned the future of downtown Seattle. Here’s where it fell short.

Can AI help the transform the future of downtown Seattle?

Next-gen nuclear reactor company signs deal to build up to 12 reactors in Washington state

X-energy, a company building next-generation nuclear reactors, announced Wednesday that it has an agreement with Energy Northwest to build up to 12 of the modular devices in Central Washington.

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Food festival Bite of Seattle returns after 3-year hiatus, thanks to a local tech startup

Follow-up: Bite of Seattle attendees fed up with food ordering app from tech startup A culinary event is returning to the Emerald City this week — with a mobile-ordering twist, courtesy of a Seattle startup.

Amazon is asking some employees to move closer to the office

Unless they can get an exception, the choice facing some Amazon employees is to relocate or resign, according to one report.

Ex-Blue Origin engineer launches social club and gear rental platform for outdoor enthusiasts

A new indoor space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood aims to get more people outdoors.

Major League Cricket in America, really? Backed by tech investors, Seattle Orcas make a winning debut

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas —The promise of cricket in America could be seen and felt in the most unlikely of circumstances.

Bellevue teams with electric transportation startup Circuit for free shuttle service

Circuit, an on-demand electric shuttle service, is coming to Bellevue, Wash., to provide free rides to people looking to move around the city’s downtown core.

McKinsey report details how hybrid work is ‘here to stay’ and the ripple effects on real estate

A new report by consulting firm McKinsey & Co.

Report ranks Seattle No. 2 in overall ‘Tech Talent’ even as hiring slows across industry

The Seattle area is the second-ranked market overall for tech talent in North America, trailing only the San Francisco Bay Area and outpacing New York City, Washington, D.C., and Toronto, according to the 2023 “Scoring Tech Talent” report from CBRE.

Tech Moves: Amazon names new leader of Amazon Music; Zendesk hires Google vet as CMO

— Amazon appointed Ryan Redington as GM of Amazon Music, leading the tech giant’s streaming audio business.

With shorter cash runways, here’s how startup founders can get to profitability faster

In today’s competitive startup landscape, founders are facing more challenges than ever.

Microsoft sees ‘massive’ economic opportunity in AI; stock nears record on business pricing news

Microsoft will seek to capitalize on the intense interest in artificial intelligence at work with a significant price hike for businesses that decide to use its Microsoft 365 Copilot capabilities when they’re broadly released.

Calling ChatGPT and Midjourney experts: New contest features generative AI content creators

Calling all expert prompt engineers. Seattle startup Forum3 revealed Monday that it is beginning production of Hive3, a new esports-style contest for content creators to develop images, audio, videos, games, and more through generative artificial intelligence.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper will build $120M satellite processing facility in Florida

Construction is underway for a $120 million facility in Florida that will process Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites for launch.

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