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‘Forever chemicals’ are eternal no more thanks to a pollution destroying device from Tacoma startup

It would be fair to expect the destroyer of toxic “forever chemicals” to be a massive, intimidating device.

Redfin leaves the National Association of Realtors: ‘Enough is enough,’ Glenn Kelman says

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Qualtrics cuts 780 jobs, about 14% of workforce, citing ‘complexity’ from rapid hiring

Qualtrics is cutting about 14% of its workforce to reduce costs and restructure its organization, citing a need to address the internal complexity created by its past hiring and growth.

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Amazon begins shifting 2,000 employees from Seattle to new Bellevue office towers

Amazon has moved about half of a planned 2,000 employees from Seattle to Bellevue, Wash., where the company ultimately plans to employ 25,000 people.

Cloud startup Pulumi raises $41M from Madrona, NEA to grow ‘infrastructure as code’ platform

Seattle startup Pulumi landed $41 million as it looks to boost its leadership position in the infrastructure as code market and invest in new AI-fueled products.

Meet the latest next-gen battery startup to put down roots in a rural town in Washington

California battery startup OneD Battery Sciences is breaking ground Monday on a pilot manufacturing facility in the Eastern Washington town of Moses Lake.

This ag-tech startup kept digging, and found an electrifying idea to zap weeds and soil pests

Initially the goal was to keep the wriggling worms alive, to use a jolt of electricity to stimulate their nerve cells in the pursuit of scientific discovery.

Amazon pulls the plug on Amp, the live-audio app it launched last year to ‘reimagine radio’

Amazon is pulling the plug on Amp, the audio app it launched last year to let users DJ their own live radio shows complete with a catalog of millions of licensed songs and the ability to engage with callers.

Entrepreneur who sold last startup to ZoomInfo lands cash for new Seattle AI startup

A Seattle startup founded by veteran entrepreneurs landed investment for its artificial intelligence tool that helps account executives engage with customers.

Zillow wins jury verdict in lawsuit over its display of non-MLS home listings

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Atlas V rocket launches prototype Amazon satellites to test Project Kuiper network

Amazon's first satellites were launched on a mission aimed at testing out the hardware and software for its Project Kuiper constellation.

Tech Moves: Former Sprint CEO rejoins F5 board; Flexport engineering exec departs; and more

— Michel Combes, a longtime telecommunications and finance executive, rejoined F5’s board of directors.

TikTok owner ByteDance grabs another 66K square-feet of office space in Seattle area

ByteDance is expanding in the Seattle area.

Seattle VC firm creates startup investment competition to help grow PNW angel network

Seattle venture capital firm First Row Partners is launching The Ensemble Event Fund, a new startup competition that aims to help boost angel investor networks in the Pacific Northwest.

Testifying in Google trial, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns AI could extend search giant’s lead

Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI has looked at times like a glimmer of hope for its Bing search engine in its longstanding battle with Google, but Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella painted a different picture during the search giant’s antitrust trial.

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