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Jeff Bezos’ move out of Washington state sparks questions about wealth taxes
Did Jeff Bezos’ decision to leave Washington state for Miami have anything to do with taxes?
‘Seattle, you will always have a piece of my heart’: Jeff Bezos leaving Amazon’s hometown for Miami
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is moving away from Seattle, the city where he started an online bookseller that grew into a global tech giant.
Washington state senator behind wealth tax proposal responds to Bezos’ departure
Washington Sen. Noel Frame isn’t disappointed in Jeff Bezos’ decision to move to Miami, despite the potential loss of revenue from a wealth tax she’s been pushing for in her home state.
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Blue Origin’s chief architect lifts the veil on stealth moon startup at Pathfinder Awards
Blue Origin's chief architect, Gary Lai, lifts the veil on a moon-centric startup at the Museum of Flight's Pathfinder Awards.
Tech Moves: Amazon Alexa VP departs; Zillow exec joins Autodesk; F5 adds board member
— Longtime Seattle-based tech leader Joseph Sirosh has left Amazon.
Flexport buys Convoy’s tech; Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, other employees to join freight company
Freight company Flexport has acquired technology and a few dozen employees from Convoy, the one-time giant of the Seattle startup world that abruptly shut down last month.
How the Pacific Northwest could become a carbon-capture hub — with help from tech and basalt
The Pacific Northwest’s lush forests are a pretty obvious place to store carbon dioxide pulled from the atmosphere.
Zillow Group acquiring Follow Up Boss for up to $500M in quest for ‘housing super app’
[This story originally appeared on Real Estate News.] Zillow Group is adding to its arsenal of agent tools with the acquisition of Follow Up Boss, a popular customer relationship management system for agents and brokers.
Swimming from Seattle? Jeff Bezos’ big move brings us full circle from the mid-1990s
The news that Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle feels like a bookend, of sorts — not a doomsday moment for the city, by any stretch, but perhaps the symbolic end of an era.
Amazon tests letting warehouse workers listen to music and other audio via Bluetooth earplugs
A trial program now under way in some Amazon warehouses lets workers listen to music, podcasts, and other audio using Bluetooth-enabled earplugs, when working on tasks where it’s deemed safe.
Zulily moves into new Seattle office following ownership change and more layoffs
Zulily’s got new digs. The e-commerce retailer recently moved into a new space at the 95 Jackson building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood.
Seattle cloud giant F5 lays off 120 employees
Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 this week laid off 120 people, the company confirmed to GeekWire.
Bungie hit with layoffs in latest gaming industry workforce cuts
Employees at Bellevue-based game developer Bungie said they were hit by a new round of layoffs on Monday.
AI in the cloud: Microsoft boosts share; Amazon predicts ‘tens of billions’ in new revenue
The buzz around artificial intelligence is starting to translate into real money for the biggest cloud providers.
Amazon closing its ‘Style’ physical clothing stores, will continue investing in grocery
Amazon Style is already out of fashion. Less than two years after opening its first tech-infused physical clothing store, Amazon is closing its only two Style stores, the company confirmed Thursday.
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