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Nordstrom closing corporate offices in Los Angeles and Chicago
Nordstrom is closing two corporate offices and asking some employees to relocate to its Seattle headquarters, GeekWire has learned.
AWS exec explains how AI agents are driving a radical shift in the world of coding
In an era where AI is reshaping industries at breakneck speed, Doug Seven finds himself at the forefront of a technology that’s changing the way developers approach their work.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket program reportedly faces failures during testing
Blue Origin has encountered two recent failures in efforts to get its New Glenn rocket ready for future launches, Bloomberg News reported.
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Seattle biotech startup secures $11.2M to make drugs for ‘undruggable’ disease targets
Talus Bioscience on Tuesday announced $11.2 million in venture capital funding to advance its drug discovery program for hard-to-treat diseases.   The Seattle biotech’s platform brings biochemical analysis into living cells, allowing researchers to see how drugs interact with small proteins that turn genes on and off.
Redfin layoffs impact real estate company’s brokerage business
Redfin laid off employees on Wednesday, GeekWire has learned.
Amazon’s new Prime Video animated series will feature stories set in 15 video game worlds
Amazon announced a new adult-animated anthology series coming to Prime Video with original stories set within the worlds of a number of popular video games.
Seattle startup Replenium accuses Albertsons of stealing trade secrets under guise of partnership
A Seattle e-commerce tech startup says Albertsons Companies ended their three-year partnership and stole the trade secrets behind its automated grocery replenishment technology to create its own version instead.
Study shows how students and teachers are using AI for college essays, letters of recommendation
A new study from Seattle-based education research organization foundry10 found that 30% of students and teachers surveyed are using AI to help with the college essay and letters of recommendation process.
Dropbox acquires Reclaim, a calendar app that uses ‘AI scheduling’ to boost productivity
Reclaim.ai, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that uses AI to help companies prioritize tasks and coordinate schedules with a calendar app, has been acquired by file management giant Dropbox.
Pack Ventures raising $30M fund to back more startups with ties to University of Washington
Pack Ventures, an emerging venture capital fund that invests in startups with key connections to the University of Washington, is gearing up to raise more money and make a bigger mark on the Seattle entrepreneurial ecosystem.
A new EV car-sharing program in Seattle aims to reach underserved communities with co-op model
I parked my dirty old Honda at the grocery store around 2 p.m.
Expedia vet leads stealthy Madrona Venture Labs spinout building an AI agent for business travelers
A group of longtime travel industry veterans are teaming up on a new Seattle-based startup called Otto that is developing an AI-powered virtual assistant for business travel booking.
Gaming startup Mudstack raises $4M from top VCs, taps industry vet James Gwertzman as CEO
Mudstack is adding a veteran Seattle-based gaming exec as its new leader and raising capital from top venture capitalists as it looks to supercharge its content management software built for game studios.
A year into Downtown Activation Plan, reviving Seattle relies on more than return of office workers
City of Seattle officials said downtown is in better shape than it was a year ago but there is much more work to do — including but not limited to bringing more workers back to downtown offices.
Does ‘Carbon Sound’ have a ring to it? How Seattle area can become the Silicon Valley of climate tech
Silicon Valley is recognized globally as *the* tech hub and is so iconic that the region itself essentially co-starred in an eponymously named, self-mocking comedy.
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