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‘$70,000 CEO’ Dan Price resigns as chief of Gravity Payments after assault allegations

by Taylor Soper on August 17, 2022August 18, 2022 at 9:21 pm

Dan Price, who made international headlines seven years ago for his plan to raise the minimum wage at Gravity Payments, resigned Wednesday as CEO of the Seattle-based company. Price tweeted… Read More

Amazon reportedly eyeing Signify Health as it continues push into healthcare

by Nate Bek on August 21, 2022August 22, 2022 at 8:14 am

Amazon is eying an acquisition of Signify Health in a deal that would further push the tech giant into healthcare. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Amazon is among… Read More

Wizards of the Coast reveals new streamlined version of ‘Dungeons & Dragons’

by Thomas Wilde on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 at 9:37 am

As part of a new publishing initiative, Wizards of the Coast plans to make a number of changes to Dungeons & Dragons, which includes the introduction of an official virtual… Read More

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OceanGate’s explorers update their view of a tattered Titanic ⁠and the life around it

by Alan Boyle on August 21, 2022August 22, 2022 at 10:13 am

After his second yearly series of dives to the Titanic, the CEO and founder of Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate says the deterioration of the world’s most famous shipwreck is continuing apace.… Read More

A sneak peek inside Till Dawn, a new video game-themed bar and cafe in Seattle

by Nate Bek on August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 at 7:58 am

From the outside, Till Dawn looks nondescript. But when you first enter the new neighborhood bar in West Seattle, it feels like a video game-induced trip. The walls are covered… Read More

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Understanding Amazon: Secrets of the company’s success, and where it’s headed next

by Todd Bishop on August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 at 10:48 am

Amazon is one of the most extraordinary business stories of our time. Many people in the tech industry have a general understanding of this story, picking up bits and pieces… Read More

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No hiding from its popularity: At 20, Geocaching still seeks to turn players on to worldwide game

by Kurt Schlosser on August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 at 10:12 am

More than 20 years after getting its start in Seattle, Geocaching is still hiding and seeking — and attracting new players all over the world. The game, which combines GPS technology… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon VP joins mobile energy startup Booster as CTO; 1Password hires CPO

by Taylor Soper on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 at 8:30 am

— Andrew Hamel, a Seattle-based tech vet who spent 11 years at Amazon in various vice president roles, joined mobile energy startup Booster as chief technology officer. Hamel worked at Amazon… Read More

‘Metaverse’ is in, ‘mixed reality’ out: Reading the tech tea leaves in Microsoft’s new words

by Todd Bishop on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 at 9:23 am

Microsoft’s future just got a major edit. The metaverse, hybrid work, flexibility, trust, and technology’s role in the global economy are some of the new additions in the latest version… Read More

Amazon sets global debut times for new ‘Lord of the Rings’ series on Prime Video

by Kurt Schlosser on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 at 9:40 am

Amazon has set the premiere times for the global debut of the hotly anticipated Prime Video series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Two episodes of the… Read More

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Amazon moves physical retail tech teams into cloud division, looking to accelerate third-party adoption

by Todd Bishop on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 at 5:38 pm

Amazon is shifting tech teams for its physical stores from its consumer division to its Amazon Web Services cloud division, aiming to further expand the use of the company’s in-store… Read More

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Nortis, a Seattle-based startup developing ‘organ-on-a-chip’ tech, raises cash

by Charlotte Schubert on August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 at 3:59 pm

Nortis, a Seattle-area startup founded in 2011 that markets “organ-on-a-chip” technology, has raised $6 million, according to an SEC filing. The company’s microfluidic chips foster the growth of human cells… Read More

How Microsoft’s AI convinced me to switch to Edge, and where the browser still falls short

by Todd Bishop on August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 at 12:31 pm

I finally broke down and switched to Microsoft’s Edge browser this week on my Windows PC, after many years of using Google Chrome. No, it wasn’t the incessant and annoying… Read More

Microsoft engineering vets raise $7.75M for mobile app testing startup

by Nate Bek on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 at 2:36 pm

Sofy, a Seattle startup that provides developers and quality assessment professionals a no-code platform to test their mobile apps, has raised $7.75 million in new funding. The cash will be… Read More

Seattle accounting software startup Lockstep to be acquired by The Sage Group

by Taylor Soper on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 at 8:34 am

Lockstep, a Seattle-based startup that sells software used to automate the accounting of B2B purchases and payments, said Tuesday it will be acquired by The Sage Group, a British multinational… Read More

Commentary: ‘Crying CEO’ post provides leadership lessons on authentic vulnerability

by Prem Kumar on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 at 2:29 pm

Editor’s note: The following is a commentary written by Prem Kumar, co-founder and CEO of Seattle startup Humanly. Braden Wallake, the CEO of HyperSocial, now known infamously as the “Crying… Read More

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Galvanize co-working space and coding bootcamp closing Seattle location after seven years

by Kurt Schlosser on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 at 8:35 am

Galvanize, the Denver-based company that offers co-working space and coding education bootcamps in several U.S. cities, is closing its location in Seattle after seven years. The company said doors would… Read More

Targeting ‘everyday givers,’ Melinda French Gates to teach MasterClass on impactful giving

by Kurt Schlosser on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 at 7:09 am

If you’ve already mastered a skateboarding ollie thanks to Tony Hawk or the art of storytelling courtesy of Malcom Gladwell, perhaps you’re ready to work on your impactful giving. Time… Read More

Seattle customer intelligence startup Amperity lays off recruiting staff

by Taylor Soper on August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 at 7:54 am

Amperity this week joined a growing list of Seattle startups that are trimming headcount. The customer intelligence company laid off 13 employees, or about 3% of its staff, a spokesperson… Read More

Startup detects COVID-19 using spit, light, and a computer built to analyze patterns

by Charlotte Schubert on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 at 12:23 pm

A Seattle-area startup called Pattern Computer is developing a rapid COVID-19 test based on patterns in light from spit, one of several projects moving ahead from the 7-year-old company that designed its… Read More

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Nuclear energy company co-founded by Bill Gates raises $750M, one of the largest rounds in Seattle tech history

by Taylor Soper on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 at 8:44 am

TerraPower, a Bellevue, Wash.-based nuclear power company co-founded by Bill Gates, landed $750 million in new funding. It’s among the largest funding rounds ever for a privately held Seattle-area company,… Read More

Former Activision-Blizzard CFO resigns from Smartsheet board after internal backlash

by Todd Bishop on August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 at 5:10 pm

Dennis Durkin, former Activision Blizzard chief financial officer, resigned from the board of Smartsheet, the Bellevue, Wash.-based collaboration and work management technology company, citing unspecified personal reasons, less than a… Read More

Amazon sheds record 99k employees after overstaffing warehouses, will slow office hiring

by Todd Bishop on July 28, 2022July 29, 2022 at 10:35 am

Amazon’s direct workforce declined by 99,000 employees from the first to the second quarter, to 1.52 million people, the largest sequential drop in its history, after overstaffing its warehouses to… Read More

Tech leaders in Washington state bullish about federal semiconductor bill

by Amy Rolph on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 at 8:07 am

There’s nothing quick, easy, or cheap about microchips. The tiny computers that power our smartphones, cars, washing machines and televisions work are derived from semiconductor technology, which can take as… Read More

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The women writing checks: A list of female venture capitalists in the Pacific Northwest

by Sonali Vaid & Taylor Soper on August 10, 2022August 18, 2022 at 11:34 am

Back in 2018, GeekWire published a list of women investors based in the Pacific Northwest who were writing checks to help startups grow. A lot has changed in four years.… Read More

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