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Top stories so far this week

New round of layoffs at Hasbro impacts Wizards of the Coast — read CEO’s memo to staff
Employees at Renton, Wash.-based gaming giant Wizards of the Coast were affected by a new round of layoffs at its parent company, Hasbro.
As Zulily promotes ‘going out of business sale,’ longtime employees reflect on retailer’s impact
A message on Zulily’s website this weekend confirms that the online retailer is closing its doors, the latest stage in the rapid downfall of a once high-flying retail brand.
Zulily sues Amazon, alleging that price-fixing and supplier coercion sank its attempts to compete
Less than a week after cutting hundreds of jobs and signaling its intent to go out of business, online retailer Zulily filed suit against Amazon on Monday — alleging that the e-commerce giant's tactics made it impossible to compete on price without jeopardizing its relationships with key suppliers.
Pfizer wins regulatory approval for its $43B acquisition of Seattle-area biotech giant Seagen
Pfizer’s plan to acquire Seagen for $43 billion has cleared the necessary regulatory hurdles, the pharma titan announced Tuesday.
‘The epicenter of AI’: CNBC’s Cramer is mad about Seattle’s position in new wave of tech
Just a few months after it looked like Seattle was being left out of the national conversation about artificial intelligence and the new tech economy, CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer put the spotlight on the region.
Spendy and slow Tesla repairs frustrate drivers as automotive tech drives up cost of collisions
When Kelly Campbell bought a metallic gray Tesla last year, the Seattle resident was delighted.
AstraZeneca will pay up to $1.1B to acquire Icosavax, a Univ. of Washington biotech spinout
Seattle-based Icosavax, a spin-out from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design, will be acquired by biotech giant AstraZeneca for up to $1.1 billion.
Seattle approves ‘landmark policy’ requiring 4,100 buildings to slash carbon footprints by 2050
The Seattle City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved rules requiring roughly 4,100 existing buildings of more than 20,000 square feet to slash their greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050.
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