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Seattle studio Ridgeline Games, led by ‘Halo’ co-creator, closes as part of EA cuts
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Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater
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Former AWS engineers raise $3M to take on tech giants with ‘world’s fastest spreadsheet’
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Computer scientist Cecilia Aragon traces her trajectory from stunt flying to a startup
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Glowforge gets in legal tangle with tech ‘activist’ who questions safety of startup’s laser engravers
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Former Textio CEO Kieran Snyder dives into new research on how AI is impacting the workplace
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SpaceX and Microsoft vets raise $5.4M for Gradial, a Seattle startup using generative AI for marketing
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Seattle after Techstars: Former managing director reflects on accelerator’s impact, looks ahead
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Tech Moves: Instacart COO lands at Microsoft in AI product role; ZoomInfo accounting chief departs
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Former Snowflake and Microsoft execs back new data governance startup Codified
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Seattle’s Pioneer Square Labs and Silicon Valley stalwart Mayfield form AI co-investing partnership
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GeekWire Podcast: Techstars Seattle’s demise leaves a gap in the startup market
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