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Zain Nadella, 1996-2022: Microsoft CEO’s son remembered for love of music, profound impact on his dad

Zain Nadella, the son of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and his wife, Anu Nadella, died Monday at the age of 26, according to a message sent to the company’s executives.

Washington state’s new capital gains tax ruled unconstitutional by lower court

A new capital gains tax in Washington was ruled unconstitutional by a lower court judge on Tuesday, likely sending the controversial legislation to the state’s Supreme Court.

Amazon will close bookstores, 4-star and Pop Up retail outlets to focus on grocery and fashion

Amazon will permanently close 68 physical retail locations, including all of its Amazon 4-star, Books, and Pop Up stores, in a surprising twist for the tech giant’s bricks-and-mortar ambitions.

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Analyst: Only a matter of time before U.S. cloud companies shut off services in Russia

A flurry of tech companies — including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google — are halting sales of services and products in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine and resulting government sanctions.

Meet Seattle’s newest VC: This former car saleswoman and immigrant entrepreneur is on a mission to shake up the industry

Tina Hoang-To put herself through college selling cars at Capitol Honda in San Jose, Calif.

Amazon tells U.S. warehouse workers masks are now optional regardless of vaccination status

Amazon will no longer require employees in its warehouse facilities across the U.S.

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Steve Ballmer, ex-Microsoft CEO, and wife Connie donate $425M to new Univ. of Oregon institute

The University of Oregon on Tuesday launched the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health on Tuesday, with a gift of more than $425 million from Connie and Steve Ballmer, an early Microsoft employee who served as CEO from 2000 to 2014.

Amazon expresses ‘horror and concern’ over war in Ukraine as it offers $5M to aid organizations

Amazon doesn’t have any direct operations in Ukraine, but as the country suffers under the ongoing invasion by Russia, the tech giant is stepping in to provide support to humanitarian organizations on the ground.

Why the CEO of this Seattle tech unicorn will not do business with Russian companies

The CEO of Seattle-based Outreach is urging more tech leaders to take a stand against Russia and said his startup will not do business there, as companies across the U.S.

Microsoft detected ‘destructive cyberattacks’ against Ukraine hours before Russian invasion

Microsoft says it began detecting “destructive cyberattacks directed against Ukraine’s digital infrastructure” several hours before the Russian military began launching missiles or moving tanks into the country last week.

Surprise, dismay, and delight greet Amazon’s decision to close its physical bookstores

Reacting to a plot twist that many did not see coming, book lovers, sellers and Amazon watchers were caught off guard Wednesday by the news that the company is abandoning its bookstores and two other lines of physical retail stores.

Melinda French Gates shares details of divorce, what’s ahead for her in upcoming TV interview

Ten months after announcing her divorce, Melinda French Gates is publicly sharing details of her split with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and where she’s headed now.

Google set to bring employees back to Seattle-area offices at least three days a week in hybrid model

Google is getting ready to transition from a voluntary work-from-home period to a hybrid work model that will see most employees report to its Seattle and Kirkland, Wash., offices three days a week.

Seattle teen builds new website to aid Ukrainian refugees, two years after COVID-19 site took off

Avi Schiffmann can’t help but help.

Tech Moves: Google engineering director Ankur Sinha joins Remitly as CTO

Ankur Sinha, who spent the past two years as an engineering director at Google, joined remittance company Remitly as its chief technology officer.

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