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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.
Former Amazon exec Dave Clark abruptly resigns as Flexport CEO a year after joining logistics company
Dave Clark, the former longtime Amazon executive, has resigned as CEO of Flexport, the San Francisco-based logistics company he joined a year ago.
Life, luck, and ‘learning from the best’: Former Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé at PAX West
This year’s Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle (PAX West 23) started Friday with a well-attended keynote speech by Reggie Fils-Aimé, who took the stage to discuss his personal business philosophies and the principles that have motivated his career.
RideWithGPS, a Portland startup that makes bicycle route planning tools, lands $3M
RideWithGPS, a 16-year-old company that sells GPS-powered route-planning tools for bicyclists, landed $3 million from an undisclosed strategic investor.
Biotech company Absci lays off 30 employees, about 15% of staff
Publicly traded biotech company Absci is laying off 30 employees, or approximately 15% of its workforce.
Tech Moves: Adaptive board member resigns; Tagboard exec steps down; and more
— Seattle biotech company Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.
GeekWire Podcast: Amazon is done debating RTO policy; Robot umps update; Summit sneak peek
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made it clear in a recent internal meeting that he wants employees to “disagree and commit” to the company’s policy of working three days in the office, and find somewhere else to work if it doesn’t work for them.
RIP, WordPad: Microsoft will remove this longtime word-processing app in a future Windows update
We probably should have known something was up when they didn’t give WordPad a dark mode.
Employees report a rare round of layoffs at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture
Several employee at Blue Origin say that they've been laid off, marking a rare turnabout in the rapid growth of Jeff Bezos' space venture.
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Dave Clark, former longtime Amazon exec, abruptly resigns as CEO of Flexport

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Breaking News from GeekWire GeekWire.com | View in browser BREAKING NEWS In a surprise announcement, former Amazon exec Dave Clark said he is resigning as CEO of Flexport, just one year after joining

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

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Former Nintendo president on life, luck and ‘learning from the best’

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

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Sunday, September 3, 2023

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Amazon adds three to ‘s-team,’ holds firm on RTO policy, faces suit over Blue Origin deal

Saturday, September 2, 2023

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