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GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Top stories so far this week

Inside the plan to save Zulily: How ‘The Profit’ will try to revive a once high-flying e-commerce brand
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: The rise, fall, and revival of Zulily.
Tech job market remains in flux as layoffs continue and experienced workers struggle to get hired
After she was laid off in September, Jenny Richards didn’t expect to spend more than six months trying to find her next job.
Microsoft names DeepMind co-founder and former Google exec as its new CEO of AI
Microsoft added some big names to its AI leadership Tuesday with the hiring of Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of DeepMind and a former Google vice president of artificial intelligence, to lead a new organization called Microsoft AI.
This Seattle investor went from Google to Africa to a big exit — and is back home investing in startups
Andrew Peterson’s interest in technology started in Seattle as a young computer lab associate at his elementary school, just as the internet was proliferating.
Jama Software to be acquired for $1.2B in significant exit for Portland-based company
Portland, Ore.-based Jama Software, makers of a product development platform, has agreed to be acquired by technology investment firm Francisco Partners in a $1.2 billion deal, the company announced Monday.
MacKenzie Scott issues $640M in grants to 361 nonprofits through open call process
MacKenzie Scott’s philanthropy Yield Giving announced on Tuesday the 361 organizations that will receive grants of $1 million to $2 million following an open call process.
Lessons from a startup shutdown: Round CEO on building community, and the risks of raising VC
When Seattle startup Round announced a $12 million Series A investment two years ago, it was a moment to celebrate.
Tech Moves: Former Amazon, Flexport exec Tim Collins joins Blue Origin as supply chain chief
Tim Collins, most recently an executive vice president at Flexport and a former top Amazon leader, announced Saturday that he’s joining Blue Origin as vice president of supply chain.
The secret history of underground comics in Seattle, told by artists who were there
A panel of local artists and cartoonists came together at this year’s Emerald City Comic Con to discuss the history of Seattle’s underground comics scene, from its origins in the late 1980s to how it looks today.
Valve introduces new Steam Family, allowing for limited game sharing between linked accounts
Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software announced a new feature for its digital gaming storefront Steam, which allows small groups of Steam users to share access to the computer games in their libraries.
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