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Report: Amazon will use Microsoft 365 cloud productivity tools in $1B ‘megadeal’
Amazon has committed more than $1 billion to license Microsoft 365 cloud productivity software for 1 million of its corporate and frontline workers in a surprise “megadeal” between the crosstown rivals, Insider reported Tuesday, citing an internal document and a person familiar with the matter.
Convoy reportedly cancels shipments as questions swirl about status of Seattle trucking marketplace
Seattle-based trucking marketplace company Convoy has paused shipments, leaving the future status of the company unclear.
Inside Amazon’s Rivian electric van: A greener, quieter ride — and a sliding door fit for Star Trek
For 25 years, my dad delivered packages for UPS in one of the company’s classic, boxy, brown trucks.
Duolingo for AI: Seattle startup wants to teach people how to use generative tools like ChatGPT
As a project leader at Boston Consulting Group, Rene Bystron quickly incorporated generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Midjourney into his daily workflow.
Robots, AI, and the future of labor: An economic opportunity ‘way bigger than the steam engine’
The global conversation about robots and the workforce has shifted substantially in recent years, from widespread concerns about robots taking jobs to growing questions about how quickly they can fill gaps in the labor market.
Logistics giant Flexport lays off 165 people from Bellevue office as part of larger cuts
The layoffs at Flexport are hitting the company’s Seattle-area office, with 165 employees affected, according to a new filing Monday with the Washington state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) system.
JPMorgan Chase’s Seattle tech hub tops 320 people amid broader industry cooldown
Five years after opening in Seattle, the bank's downtown tech hub is still growing, benefitting in part from tech industry layoffs.
After selling health tech startup, Seattle entrepreneurs pursue financial planning software
Seattle tech vets Nirav Shah and Jorge Sanchez paid around $1 million to buy a majority stake in financial planning website PhysicianonFire and plan to broaden the platform’s offerings by launching a suite of new personal financial management tools.
UW struggles with new cloud-based finance system, highlighting IT migration difficulties
The University of Washington’s troubles with a $340 million IT upgrade is sparking commentary on why software migration projects often go wrong.
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