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Tech Moves: James Phillips, a former corporate vice president and president at Microsoft, joined Google Cloud as a vice president. “I can’t imagine a more powerful foundation for enterprise digital transformation,” Phillips wrote on LinkedIn. 

Microsoft employee numbers: A new regulatory filing reveals how its recent layoffs impacted headcount.

Seattle Tech Week: The first-time event will feature everything from panel discussions on AI to a boat cruise and even some pickleball. Here’s how it got started. 

Remembering celebrated entrepreneur: Friends and family of Richard Tait (above), a Seattle tech veteran who died last year, are establishing a $250,000 endowment fund in his name to aid young entrepreneurs who are chasing a dream. Read more.

Hot links:

• Founding and investing in early-stage AI startups: Oregon Venture Fund recently held a workshop to discuss how investors should evaluate AI startups and broader market takeaways. (Oregon Venture Fund)

• Stephen Curry on Syndio podcast: The NBA star, an investor in the Seattle startup, talks about equal pay and women in leadership on the company’s podcast. (Syndio) 

• Pickleball perk: Seattle-based WaFd recently installed a pickleball court on the roof of its headquarters to encourage workers to get back in the office. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

• Swiftie Quake: Taylor Swift’s weekend concerts at Lumen Field touched off seismic activity that eclipsed Seattle’s celebrated Beast Quake. (The Seattle Times)