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SeaPoint Ventures founder Tom Huseby, a Seattle investor and startup advisor who died from complications of pancreatic cancer in June, had a deep impact on the people and companies he worked with. “Tom is remembered as a larger-than-life personality, a charismatic and deeply loving father, son, husband, friend, and colleague, and a natural storyteller,” his family writes. Read our collection of remembrances from his longtime friends and colleagues. 

Reports of D&I’s demise at Microsoft are greatly exaggerated. That’s the gist of the company’s response to media reports that misinterpreted the elimination of two diversity and inclusion roles on its events team — yes, two positions — as the axing of its entire diversity and inclusion team. But it’s still a different world for diversity initiatives overall. Read more.

Amazon and BBB team up against bogus reviews: After nearly a decade of fighting fake reviews in court, the tech giant has found a new partner in the Better Business Bureau, filing its first joint lawsuit over the issue this week. 


While skeptics of fusion power question the viability of such an uncertain technology
, funding is heating up and proponents argue that the massive potential payoff is worth the risk. In Washington state, two of the leading contenders in the fusion race — Helion Energy and Zap Energy — drew visits from Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray. (Above: Helion CEO David Kirtley, left, with Gov. Jay Inslee at Helion’s Everett, Wash., facility.) Read more.

In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, University of Washington researchers with the Center for an Informed Public took to the internet like many Americans, to gauge the reaction and rumors and analyze “collective sensemaking.” Read more.

Momento, a Seattle startup led by former AWS engineers that offers infrastructure tools to help companies speed up software development processes, raised a $15 million Series A round.

Tech Moves: Syndio hires former LinkedIn product leader; Microsoft’s chief scientist joins Shutterstock board; and more key personnel changes

  • Wizards of the Coast, the Renton, Wash.-based company behind Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, named a new president.

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  • Fred Hutch launched a new summer research program to train middle and high school teachers. (Fred Hutch)

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