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Compensation data from Blind app shows how much public tech giants pay engineers

Blind, the anonymous social network for verified corporate employees, released new compensation data for software engineers working at Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft.

Amazon adds three execs to its senior leadership team — here’s how the list has changed this year

Amazon named three additional executives to its senior leadership team Friday: Andy Jassy, the Amazon CEO, announced the additions in a message to employees that was also published on the company’s corporate site.

Artist’s giant troll sculptures bring whimsy to Seattle-area woods — and a message about waste

The giant trolls are here. A unique art project is leaving its big footprint on the Seattle area and the Pacific Northwest, bringing with it a message about waste, the environment and getting out in nature.

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Recent grads working in tech are migrating to Seattle more than any other U.S. city

Seattle ranks No. 1 on a list measuring migration patterns of recent graduates in tech.

Amazon Web Services acquires Fig, a YC grad that boosts the command line for devs

Amazon Web Services has acquired Fig, a small San Francisco-based startup that helps developers be more efficient and collaborative while using the command line.

Cloud automation startup SkyKick lays off 140 employees

Seattle-based cloud automation and migration startup SkyKick laid off 140 employees, including 98 in the U.S.

GM-backed Cruise begins testing self-driving cars in Seattle to learn from hilly, wet environment

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company backed by General Motors, will begin testing its cars in Seattle on Monday, the company told GeekWire.

E-commerce rivals Amazon and Shopify reach truce on ‘Buy with Prime’ integration

Online merchants who use Shopify’s e-commerce platform will be able to natively integrate Amazon’s “Buy with Prime” program into their Shopify sites under an initiative unveiled by the companies Wednesday afternoon.

Internal email: Expedia Group lays off some tech workers in latest move to reshape its workforce

"As we align operations to our business transformation, this has resulted in the elimination of some roles," Expedia Group confirmed.

Spin control: Starfish Space makes use of magnetism to stop satellite’s death spiral

Starfish Space says it has arrested the spin of its Otter Pup satellite and is moving ahead with plans to meet up with another satellite.

T-Mobile’s recent layoffs impact 401 employees in Seattle area

T-Mobile’s decision to lay off nearly 5,000 employees will impact 401 workers in Bellevue, Wash.

Seattle-area edtech company DreamBox Learning acquired by Discovery Education

DreamBox Learning, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that sells education technology software to K-12 schools, announced Tuesday it was acquired by Discovery Education, a Charlotte, N.C.-based edtech company.

Adam Wiener, Redfin president of real estate services, is departing

Longtime Redfin executive Adam Wiener is leaving the Seattle-based real estate giant, nearly 16 years after he joined the company.

Seattle-area startup Hyperproof lands $40M for risk and compliance software

Hyperproof, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that helps companies comply with state and international privacy and data protection law, raised a $40 million round led by Riverwood Capital.

Reading, writing, and ChatGPT: High school English teachers adjust to the new realities of AI

One high school English teacher's solution in rural Northern California: in-class writing assignments with pencil or pen and paper.

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