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Seattle sushi restaurant closes after popular TikTok food critic’s video sparks concerns of worm in fish

A TikTok star who reviews restaurants around the country did a swing through Seattle this month to critique a variety of food, and a popular sushi spot has closed in the wake of one of his videos.

Amazon hires former Microsoft and SAP exec Julia White as new AWS marketing chief

Julia White, a longtime Microsoft executive who spent the past four years at SAP, has been named the chief marketing officer and vice president at Amazon Web Services.

Seattle area’s ‘bomb cyclone’ storm drives demand at EV charging stations – and gas pumps

A "bomb cyclone" storm with blasting winds and rain on Tuesday forced electric vehicle drivers who lost power at home to queue up at public charging stations to juice their batteries.

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GeekWire 200 update: A new No. 1 rises to the top of our startup rankings

There’s a new name atop the GeekWire 200.

Microsoft turns a new page in the book business with its own publishing imprint

Microsoft will attempt to find the sweet spot between the speed of social media and the lasting impact of books with its own publishing imprint, 8080 Books.

Tech Moves: Former leaders at Qualtrics and AWS land CEO roles; VertueLab adds board member

Former leaders from Qualtrics and AWS take CEO roles at startups, while a former engineer from Aptiv is now CTO at a startup.

Microsoft credited with spotting sophisticated Chinese hack that hit telecoms including T-Mobile

U.S. officials say a sophisticated Chinese hack that breached the networks of telecommunication giants may not have been spotted without help from Microsoft.

Microsoft and Atom Computing leap ahead on the quantum frontier with logical qubits

Microsoft and Atom Computing say they've reached a new milestone in their effort to build fault-tolerant quantum computers.

Bezos calls Musk’s latest jab ‘100% not true’ as space rivals renew social media spat

The more things change the more they stay the same — at least when it comes to the recurring social media spat between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.

Silicon Valley innovation group Plug and Play plants flag in Seattle region with new startup programs

Plug and Play, a Silicon Valley-based group that operates innovation programs in more than 60 locations worldwide, is coming to Seattle.

Bling Capital raises $270M fund, with an eye on Seattle startups

Bling Capital has raised $270 million for its fourth fund as the 6-year-old venture capital firm looks to invest in more early stage tech startups across enterprise software, fintech, marketplaces, healthcare, and consumer software.

Microsoft unveils its own Cloud PC: ‘Windows 365 Link’ device will sell for $349 to businesses

Dubbed Windows 365 Link, the new Microsoft device will sell for $349 starting in April 2025, geared for volume purchases by businesses.

Seattle startup Seasalt raises $4.2M to help businesses answer customer messages with AI

Seasalt.AI, a Seattle startup that helps businesses use AI to communicate with customers, announced a $4.2 million seed round.

Amazon goes big with Echo Show 21 for smart home control, organization and entertainment

Amazon is introducing new and improved Echo Show smart displays, going bigger than ever on the devices that can be used use as a home organization hub in the kitchen or elsewhere.

‘Embrace the red’: Microsoft puts up another $4M for cloud and AI bugs in broader security push

Microsoft, under intense pressure to better protect its systems and customers from cyberattacks, unveiled a $4 million bug bounty program.

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