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Uber vs. Seattle: The city overstepped its bounds with a new law that regulates how platforms can deactivate app-based workers who deliver food, shop for groceries, and complete other tasks via on-demand apps, Uber alleges in a new suit against the city. The law, passed in 2023, is set to take effect in January. Uber is asking the court to block it. Read more.

Amazon warehouse safety settlement: The tech giant and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced an agreement to settle most of the cases brought by OSHA over allegations of hazardous working conditions in the e-commerce giant’s warehouses, although the two sides put somewhat different spins on the deal. Read more.

Tech Moves: Expedia names a CFO; former Microsoft AI VP leads a new startup; Avante gets sales VP; and more personnel changes in Pacific Northwest tech.

Seattle-based marketing technology company Banzai International announced its second acquisition in two weeks, reaching a deal to acquire Vidello, a video hosting and marketing technology provider for businesses, for up to $7 million. Read our prior coverage.

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  • “Best CEO hire of all time”? Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella chats with Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner about his history at the company, advice for CEOs, what’s ahead with AI and much more. (YouTube)

  • The Zestimate is a national obsession. But while the accuracy of Zillow’s home valuation tool may be suspect, it’s great at luring people to Zillow’s website. (Business Insider)

  • Would Jeff Bezos sell The Washington Post? Tech media vet Kara Swisher hopes he might, to her and any wealthy investors she could assemble. (Axios)

  • Trump’s tech pals: Meanwhile, Bezos reportedly dined with the president-elect and Elon Musk at Trump’s Florida estate. (YouTube, The New York Times

  • Graffiti-fighting drones have proven to be a “very effective” method for spray painting over tags on Washington state highways. (Washington State Standard)

  • The former CEO of Amazon-owned Twitch is launching a stealthy new AI startup called Stem AI. (TechCrunch)
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