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On the EV road again: A year after using an electric Mustang, father and son try a Tesla for long drive

Last summer, Aaron Blank and his son hit the road between Seattle and Los Angeles for a baseball-fueled journey that had more misses than hits, thanks to repeated confusion and lack of charging infrastructure for their electric vehicle.

Amazon devices chief Dave Limp is leaving in latest executive departure

Dave Limp, the longtime leader of Amazon’s devices division, will step down later this year.

Seattle company founded by Nobel Prize winner plans human tests for experimental COVID-19 drug

Cocrystal Pharma, a Seattle-area company co-founded by a Nobel Prize winner and backed by biotech veterans, is taking aim at high-profile viruses.

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Bungie doubles down on remote work and teases next project after ‘Destiny 2’

Bungie, creator of the popular online shooter Destiny 2, announced Friday that it’s hiring new remote workers, as part of an ongoing commitment to a “digital-first future.” This continues an ongoing movement by Bungie, dating back before its acquisition by Sony in July 2022, to focus on a full hybrid work culture.

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff joins former colleagues to launch personal assistant AI startup

Spencer Rascoff, Anna Rodriguez, and Tony Small spent years figuring out how to help small businesses convert leads into transactions when they worked together at Zillow Group.

VP Kamala Harris visits Seattle to tout climate act and attend fundraiser hosted by Microsoft president

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Seattle today to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, a measure that is directing billions of dollars into clean energy efforts and is the signature climate bill of the Biden administration.

CEOs of Amazon Web Services and Redapt join Seattle Sounders FC ownership group

Seattle’s professional soccer club is adding more tech heavyweights to its ownership group.

Tech Moves: Hootsuite adds CMO; Flexe appoints COO; Absci names CFO

— Hootsuite appointed Elina Vilk as chief marketing officer.

Seattle tech exec Gordon Gardiner will face challenging task as OceanGate’s new CEO

Seattle tech veteran Gordon Gardiner has been named the CEO of OceanGate, to lead the company through the aftermath of a Titanic sub tragedy.

A global maritime innovation hub coming to Seattle aims to spur entrepreneurship and create jobs

Proponents of the planned Maritime Innovation Center in Seattle want to help Washington state get its marine mojo back.

Robotic coffee startup Artly raises more than $340K using crowdfunding platform StartEngine

Update: Artly has raised more than $518,000 as of Thursday morning.

Seattle startup raises $1.3M to help Amazon sellers manage back-end tasks

Workflow Labs, a Seattle startup that helps Amazon sellers, recently raised a $1.3 million seed round.

Integrate raises $3.4M and wins Space Force contract for management software

Integrate has raised $3.4 million in funding and secured a $1.25 million Space Force contract for its program management software.

Genomic testing startup Viome closes $86.5M round, partners with CVS to sell at-home kits

Seattle-area health tech startup Viome Life Sciences closed a $86.5 million Series C round and announced a deal with CVS to sell its gut microbiome test in 200 CVS locations across the U.S.

Wash. safety regulators cite Amazon for ‘willful’ violations; company calls claim ‘categorically false’

The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries announced an $85,800 fine against Amazon, alleging that the company knowingly put workers at risk of injury at its Spokane, Wash., fulfillment center.

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