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She helped lead the fight against Amazon’s return to office — and then had to leave a job she loved

Pamela Hayter just wanted someone at Amazon to answer “the why.” After more than eight years at the tech giant, Hayter had come to expect that decisions large and small at the company were always rooted in data.

IRS audit finds Microsoft owes nearly $29 billion in taxes, company plans to appeal

An IRS audit examining nearly a decade of Microsoft financial reporting has found that the company owes $28.9 billion in tax for 2004 to 2013, plus penalties and interest, Microsoft said Tuesday afternoon.

Atlases lay out detailed maps of the brain for humans and other primates, cell by cell

In a tour de force for neuroscience, researchers have published a voluminous set of brain-cell atlases for humans and other primates.

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WSU takes on old, new, and next diseases in Africa

Washington State University scientists are in East Africa testing animals and people to find emerging diseases before they spread. They’re working on new ways to control old diseases, like rabies. And they’re training disease detectives in Africa, for Africa.

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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake hits near Seattle; tsunami not expected

Did you feel it? A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Sunday evening at 7:21 p.m.

Meet the 24 new startups in Techstars Seattle, as accelerator doubles class size

Startup accelerator program Techstars Seattle on Monday unveiled 24 companies for its 15th cohort, doubling the class size from last year’s dozen graduates.

Amazon CEO calls attacks on civilians in Israel ‘shocking,’ says company will support relief efforts

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy called the attacks against civilians in Israel “shocking and painful to watch” in a post on X on Monday night.

Jeff Bezos buys $79M mansion in Florida’s exclusive ‘Billionaire Bunker’

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is expanding his real estate portfolio with the purchase of a $79 million mansion in South Florida.

Sana Biotechnology will lay off 29% of workforce

Sana Biotechnology will reduce its workforce by 29%, the Seattle-based cell and gene therapy company revealed in a SEC filing Tuesday.

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Coast Guard brings up additional debris and remains from OceanGate sub wreck

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has delivered the remaining evidence and debris from OceanGate's destroyed Titan submersible to a U.S. port.

Seattle startup’s co-founder rejoins Israeli military in war: ‘I cannot just stand aside and do nothing’

When Boaz Arbel woke up Saturday to the news of what was happening in Israel, he knew immediately that he would need to go back and find a way to help defend his homeland.

Seattle startup Flyhomes vacates prime office space near new waterfront project

Flyhomes has a new home. GeekWire spotted lease signs at the company’s former 9,000 square-foot Seattle headquarters near the new waterfront project.

Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet Liz Pearce joins climate startup; Absci names AI chief; and more

— Longtime tech executive Liz Pearce announced Monday that she is joining Seattle-based climate marketplace startup Ever.green as chief revenue officer.

Seattle data analysis startup lands $250K after winning Madrona Venture Labs competition

A startup that helps data teams at consumer packaged goods companies (CPG) analyze and visualize their data through an artificial intelligence platform won a Madrona Venture Labs startup formation competition on Sunday.

Pacific Northwest selected as a national hydrogen hub eligible for up to $1 billion in funding

The Pacific Northwest will be home to one of seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) announced Friday by the U.S.

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