Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 19, 2023.
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Redfin and Zillow Group financial reports reveal broader housing market trends
The latest financial reports from Zillow Group and Redfin demonstrate ongoing wariness within the U.S. … Read More
Inspired by her family’s business in India, Seattle founder leads AI startup that helps manufacturers
While working at her family’s business in India, Priyansha Bagaria uncovered an issue: the insulation tape the company manufactured frequently had defects, upsetting customers. … Read More
Chipotle for pasta: Former Amazon manager leads fast-growing tech-fueled restaurant Due Cucina
Scrolling through the Dué Cucina menu one evening this week, I selected paccheri noodles with white truffle oil — something you might expect at a fancy restaurant staffed by waiters in bow ties. … Read More
‘Profound and historic’: Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination
Seattle lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation to ban caste discrimination in a move that could impact tech workers and companies. … Read More
Seattle mayor praises Amazon’s back-to-office policy in ‘State of the City’ address
Speaking from Seattle Center on Tuesday in his annual “State of the City” address, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell reflected on the inspiration and innovation that got the Space Needle built 61 years ago. … Read More
Downtown dreams: Leaders share 10 ideas to make Seattle’s core more vibrant
In his “State of the City” address on Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said the word “downtown” more than 30 times and dedicated a quarter of his annual speech to revitalizing the city’s core. … Read More
Microsoft inks binding contract with Nintendo for ‘Call of Duty’ as it defends Activision deal
Microsoft’s deal with Nintendo to bring “Call of Duty” games to Nintendo systems — if Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through — is now official. … Read More
Tech Moves: Avalara execs step down; Nike tech leader departs; UW professors named Sloan Fellows
— Sanjay Parthasarathy, a longtime Seattle tech executive who was most recently chief product officer at Avalara, has stepped down from the tax software giant. … Read More
Education services company Perdoceo acquires coding bootcamp school Coding Dojo for $52.8M
Coding Dojo, the Bellevue, Wash.-based software engineering bootcamp operator, has been acquired by Perdoceo, a publicly traded Illinois-based company that owns online academic institutions including Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University System. … Read More
Bill to designate official Washington state dinosaur moves step closer thanks to ancient leg bone
Lawmakers pondering the relevance of a dinosaur leg bone moved a step closer to designating the unique find as Washington state’s official dinosaur on Monday. … Read More