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Amazon Business leader taking leave of absence; Devices exec will step in to fill role

Alex Gagnon, vice president of Amazon Business and a 21-year veteran of the tech giant, is taking a leave of absence from the company, GeekWire has learned.

Zulily’s downfall: How the high-flying online retailer soared, sank, and shut down

For hundreds of people once associated with Zulily, their time at the Seattle-based online retailer was meaningful and formidable — which is why many are bemoaning the tech company’s recent evaporation.

Copilot Pro vs. ChatGPT Plus: Microsoft’s new paid service offers alternative to OpenAI subscription

Microsoft’s new $20/month AI chatbot subscription, Copilot Pro, promises to give individual users priority access to the latest AI models, starting with OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo, along with AI integrations in Microsoft’s productivity suite that were previously reserved for business users.

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Washington state’s capital gains tax stands as U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of law

The U.S. Supreme Court today decided not to hear an appeal of a Washington state Supreme Court ruling from March 2023 that found a statewide tax on capital gains to be lawful.

Scanning against scammers: Costco testing membership card readers at store entrances

Membership has its privileges at Costco, and in a bid to keep it that way, the retail giant is piloting a new way to keep non-members out of its stores.

The most promising pitches from Techstars Seattle Demo Day 2024

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Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft CVP joins Builder.ai as president; Moonbeam hires Seattle marketing vet

— Vahé Torossian, a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft, joined software development startup Builder.ai as president and chief partner officer.

PowerLight joins Blue Origin to study power beaming system for the moon

PowerLight Technologies says it's joined a team headed by Blue Origin to design a power beaming system for charging up robots on the moon.

Amazon logistics leader John Felton takes new role as CFO of Amazon Web Services

John Felton, a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team who most recently helped lead the company’s logistics operations, took a new role as senior vice president and CFO of Amazon Web Services.

Three Pacific Northwest space companies win awards from Space Force venture fund

SpaceWERX, which serves as a Space Force venture fund, has awarded contracts 18 small businesses - including three Seattle-area startups.

Seattle cybersecurity startup Oleria raises $33M

Oleria, a Seattle startup helping companies manage employee access to applications and data, raised $33.1 million in a Series A round.

First Mode reduces workforce as it revises its vision for lower-emission heavy trucks

First Mode says it's cutting back on its workforce as it adjusts to market demand for heavy trucks that rely less on fossil fuels.

Meet the 6 women innovators featured in a new STEM exhibit at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center

Six orange statues on display at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle offer an eye-catching way to learn about the contributions of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Microsoft says exec emails accessed in hack by Russian group

Microsoft revealed Friday that a Russian state-sponsored actor known as Nobelium accessed its internal systems and executive email accounts.

Amazon not planning to add delivery fees in Seattle as new minimum wage law impacts Flex drivers

Uber, Instacart, and DoorDash made it known last week that they were adding new delivery fees for Seattle customers as a result of recently implemented minimum wage laws for gig workers.

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