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Amazon moves employees out of downtown Seattle office due to crime

Amazon is telling employees they can work at an alternative location due to recent crime around its downtown Seattle office at 300 Pine St.

‘SNL’ has a go at Amazon Go in spoof on how white and black shoppers may view ‘Just Walk Out’ tech

Are people really convinced that it’s safe to just grab and go from a cashierless Amazon Go store?

Jeff Bezos, future Seahawks owner? Why the Russell Wilson trade increases the odds

This week’s blockbuster trade of Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson could be the first in a series of moves that leads to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owning the team.

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New Amazon CEO Andy Jassy crosses tough items off tech giant’s to-do list — what’s next?

An Amazon stock split has long been on shareholders’ wish list, promising to make the company’s shares more affordable for individual investors.

Microsoft reports a Majorana development in its quest to build quantum computers

Microsoft says its researchers have found evidence of an exotic phenomenon that's key to its plans to build general-purpose quantum computers.

Seattle entrepreneur creates list of corporations boycotting Russia, and those that are not

Alex Algard watched in horror as the Russian army invaded Ukraine.

Intellectual Ventures is awarded $6.5M in trade secrets case against two researchers

An arbitrator has awarded Intellectual Ventures $6.5 million in a case involving two former staff researchers who were accused of sharing trade secrets.

Coming and going? New tech hubs emerge, but Seattle ranks as most-desired city for college grads

As Seattle has established itself as a so-called “superstar” city among established tech hubs, recent reports and data sets are shining a light on how the pandemic has helped other U.S.

Bill Gates leads $84M funding round to boost Kymeta antenna venture’s push into new markets

Bill Gates is doing it again: He's the lead investor in a new $84 million funding round for Kymeta, the mobile connectivity startup he fostered a decade ago.

Zulily taps former Nordstrom exec and e-commerce vet Terry Boyle as new president and CEO

Terry Boyle has been appointed the new president and CEO of Seattle-based online retailer Zulily, in a move announced Monday by parent company Qurate Retail Inc.

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