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City of Seattle increasing in-office work to three days for more than 13,000 employees
The City of Seattle announced Monday that it will increase the required number of days for in-office work for executive branch employees from two days to three starting this fall.
More layoffs at Rad Power Bikes as Seattle e-bike maker aims to ensure ‘brand’s longevity’
Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes made more cuts to its workforce in July, the latest in a wave of layoffs that have impacted the well-funded electric-bike startup.
Internal memo: Microsoft makes security a ‘core priority’ for employee review process
Microsoft will elevate security to the status of “core priority” for all employees as part of the process of focusing their work and reviewing performance, according to an internal email Monday morning.
First Mode files notice to lay off 65 workers at clean-tech facilities in Washington state
A Seattle-based clean-tech company called First Mode is reporting that 65 of its workers in Washington state are being laid off.
HouseAmp, a fintech platform for home improvement, raises $12.4M
Seattle-area startup HouseAmp raised a fresh round of funding to fuel growth of its software platform that helps homeowners get access to funds to get their house ready to sell.
Tech Moves: Former GitLab exec Chris Weber joins Amazon’s Project Kuiper team
Chris Weber, former chief revenue officer at GitLab, has joined Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite business as its new vice president of sales and marketing.
Driven away: Overloaded by Amazon, rural delivery companies reach the end of the road
The closures inside the 3-year-old Amazon Orland Delivery Station reflect broader tensions between the tech giant and the business owners and drivers responsible for getting its packages to porches and doorsteps around the world.
Industrial analytics startup Seeq lands $50M to continue its growth
Seattle industrial analytics startup Seeq announced on Tuesday that it has landed $50 million in new funding.
‘It’s Twilight Zone’: Redfin CEO befuddled at housing market as sales stay slow despite lower rates
It’s not often that the phrases “urine” and “blood” make it on to a public company’s earnings call with analysts.
‘Google is a monopolist’: Tech giant loses antitrust suit over search business in huge victory for DOJ
Editor’s note: Story updated with statement from Google A judge ruled Monday that Google violated antitrust law by paying other companies to make its search engine the default on smartphone web browsers, in a monumental victory for the Justice Department that could have reverberations across Big Tech.
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