Seattle VCs make their predictions for 2025 | Amazon’s 5-day mandate goes into effect

Will other companies follow Amazon’s lead? That’s a key question for the future of downtown Seattle as the tech giant brings workers back to the office five days a week, as part of a new mandate that goes into effect Thursday. We spoke with Downtown Seattle Association President and CEO Jon Scholes, who called Amazon's latest policy "significant and influential." Read more.

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A federal judge denied Uber’s effort to stop the enforcement of a new Seattle law that sets rules for deactivating delivery drivers from on-demand platforms. Read more.

Get ready for Amazon’s Project Kuiper to pick up the pace in the mega-constellation space race. That’s one space industry trend to watch this year, along with the Trump effect on the final frontier. Read more.

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