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Articles from 2021

An engineer’s journey from fighting crime on the dark web to leading ‘societal resilience’ at Microsoft

Chris White believes in the power of technology to, if not save us, at least make the world a better… Read More

Former Concur, Expedia execs back Spotnana, a startup aiming to rethink business travel software

It’s unclear if business travel will bounce back to pre-pandemic levels. But that isn’t stopping investors from betting on a… Read More

Remitly prices IPO at $43/share; Seattle fintech giant valued at nearly $7B

Remitly will be valued at nearly $7 billion when it goes public on Thursday. The Seattle company priced shares at… Read More

Tech Moves: RealSelf appoints interim CEO; Hootsuite hires CFO; ex-Tune CEO lands at Roku

— RealSelf CEO James Coyle stepped down and Jeff Kizilbash has been named interim CEO of the cosmetic review platform.… Read More

Amazon moves further into video game publishing with new project from English studio Glowmade

Amazon Games has partnered with the independent studio Glowmade, headquartered in Guildford, England, to publish an original video game. This expands… Read More

The most successful accelerator cohort ever: How this Techstars Seattle class produced 3 unicorns

In 2011, the world was still recovering from the financial crisis a couple of years earlier. The startup economy wasn’t… Read More

Starship on the moon

Court filings shed light on Blue Origin vs. SpaceX lunar lander fight, with dark spots

Redacted versions of documents relating to Blue Origin’s federal lawsuit against the federal government and SpaceX lay out further details… Read More

Accolade doubles down on personalized mental health services with new offerings

Health benefits platform company Accolade is expanding its offerings to add two personalized services with an emphasis on mental health,… Read More

Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop Studio and Surface Duo 2 in buildup to Windows 11 launch

Microsoft has developed a new style of laptop with a versatile screen that makes a unique transition into tablet mode,… Read More

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena to feature Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to avoid lines in select stores

Amazon may have skipped putting its name on the outside of the renovated stadium where the Seattle Kraken will begin… Read More

Tracking clean energy performance: Omnidian lands $33M to help companies manage solar assets

New funding: Seattle-based Omnidian announced a $33 million investment round today, bringing the climate tech company’s total funding to $53.4… Read More

T-Mobile US is ‘highly encouraging’ employees to get vaccinated and start working in the office again

As many of its corporate brethren leave their timelines for returning to the office open-ended, or push things back to… Read More

Amazon gives $7.5M to complete bike and walking trail in Bellevue, where it is growing rapidly

Amazon contributed $7.5 million to complete the Wilburton and Wilburton Trestle trail segments in Bellevue, Wash., the city just east… Read More

Seattle UX company Blink acquired by India-based IT services giant Mphasis

Seattle-based UX and design firm Blink has been acquired by Mphasis, a publicly-traded IT services giant based in Bangalore, India.… Read More

Excavating dinosaur fossil

Burke Museum’s paleontology team makes four huge dinosaur finds in Montana

Theropods and Triceratops and hadrosaurs, oh my! Seattle’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is making significant additions to… Read More

Unification of Expedia Group travel rewards programs signals progress on tech overhaul

Expedia Group says it will unify its loyalty programs, allowing travelers to accumulate rewards across brands including Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz,… Read More

Providence spinout Xealth raises $24M to expand digital health services

Xealth, which handles digital health strategies for more than 20 hospital systems, has raised $24 million in new funding, the… Read More

Amazon boosts Kindle Paperwhite screen size and battery life in first major upgrade in 3 years

Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite, announced Tuesday morning, is the first major upgrade to the company’s front-lit e-reader since 2018, offering… Read More

Inside the shakeup at 98point6: Board member explains abrupt CEO change at well-funded startup

The board of directors at fast-growing Seattle telehealth startup 98point6 let go of co-founder and CEO Robbie Cape last month… Read More

‘Future of coffee’ arrives with release of Seattle’s Atomo, a first-of-its-kind molecular cold brew

The “future of coffee” has arrived — at least for the 1,000 or so people who will get a chance… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies’ new HQ: Co-founders show off 100K square-foot space in Seattle

After doubling its workforce during the pandemic, Adaptive Biotechnologies finally has room to grow. The company on Tuesday will cut… Read More

Xplore platform

Xplore wins $2M contract from Pentagon initiative to speed up satellite development

Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore says it has received a $2 million contract from National Security Innovation Capital, a hardware development accelerator… Read More

Sherpa-LTE1 in orbit

RBC Signals strikes deal to hook up ground stations with Spaceflight Inc.’s orbital tugs

Two Seattle-area space companies have forged an alliance to facilitate space-to-ground communications for orbital transfer vehicles. Under the terms of… Read More

Glowforge cuts deal with Michaels to expand retail reach of its 3D laser printers

Glowforge has signed on with a new retail partner in a bid to get its 3D laser printers and other… Read More

Why Ellen DeGeneres, Shaun White and others are backing a Seattle startup that’s cutting food waste

Shelf Engine is tapping the promotional power of celebrities to spread the word about the environmental and social impacts of… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund pledges $1B to conserve land and sea in critical areas of the world

The Bezos Earth Fund pledged $1 billion to conserve and protect vulnerable areas of the world, focusing initially on the… Read More

Amazon adds former Slack, Etsy director Edith Cooper to board

Amazon has added former Goldman Sachs exec Edith Cooper to its board of directors. Cooper previously served on the board… Read More

‘Morale as a service’: How this startup went from facilitating dates to employee engagement

Mystery, the Seattle startup that launched two years ago with mystery dates, is riding the success of a pandemic-induced pivot… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle startup TomboyX names new CEO; T-Mobile appoints general counsel; and more

— Gender-neutral underwear maker TomboyX promoted COO Leslie Garrard to CEO. Co-founders Fran Dunaway and Naomi Gonzalez will continue to… Read More

Remote work already changing Seattle permanently, tech worker survey indicates

The majority of Seattle tech workers don’t expect to ever return to their offices full time and the effects of… Read More

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