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Articles from 2023

Microsoft is a guinea pig for climate friendly concrete as it paves the way to greener data centers

Microsoft is building 120 new data centers this year alone, and operates more than 300 of the server hubs worldwide.… Read More

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Lumen CEO Kate Johnson on Seattle tech, AI, lessons from Microsoft, and ‘cloudifying’ telecom

Kate Johnson is based in Denver in her role as Lumen Technologies CEO and president, but she has been spending… Read More

An ‘Urban Innovation Lab’ in Seattle could spur entrepreneurship and boost downtown revitalization

Seattle is a city that knows how to convene and foster real-time public discussion around ideas, innovаtion, sustаinаbility, аnԁ inсlusiveness.… Read More

Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital spaceship on pad

FAA closes investigation into Blue Origin’s launch mishap; flights could resume ‘soon’

The Federal Aviation Administration says that it’s closed its investigation of last year’s mishap involving Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital… Read More

Univ. of Washington researchers roll out tiny, battery-free, autonomous robot called ‘MilliMobile’

University of Washington researchers are rolling out another tiny robotic breakthrough, this time in the form of an autonomous device… Read More

Honeywell invests $27.5M into Oregon battery company ESS

New partnership: Oregon battery manufacturer ESS Inc. has a deal with international conglomerate Honeywell that includes a $27.5 million investment… Read More

FTC’s case against Amazon hinges on internal messages and secrets yet to be revealed

What lurks beneath all that blacked-out text? That’s the immediate question for anyone reading the Federal Trade Commission’s landmark antitrust… Read More

Confirmed: Ex-Microsoft exec Panos Panay to join Amazon next month to lead Devices & Services

Panos Panay, the former chief product officer in charge of Microsoft’s Windows & Devices business, will join Amazon at the… Read More

Fintech startup PortX raises $16.5M and forms new subsidiary to serve credit unions

The news: Seattle-area financial services technology startup PortX landed $16.5 million in fresh cash. Investors: The Series B funding round… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood joins forces with the Buck Institute to study aging and disease

Phenome Health, a Seattle research organization dedicated to what it calls a data-driven approach to human health and longevity, launched… Read More

‘ChatGPT for robots’: Microsoft vets lead new startup that helps create instructions for machines

What if you could ask a robot to warm up your lunch and have it find the microwave by itself?… Read More

Microsoft vet lands $10M for new startup that watermarks documents to identify leakers

A growing number of leaks and stolen intellectual property are unsettling leaders at large-member organizations and government agencies. Earlier this… Read More

Seattle warehousing startup Flexe lays off 33% of workforce amid freight industry slowdown

Flexe, a Seattle logistics startup that hit a $1 billion valuation last year, has laid off 33% of its staff.… Read More

Dave Limp, Jay Carney and Jeff Bezos at Amazon Spheres

Jeff Bezos says Blue Origin’s next CEO will be bringing a sense of urgency to rocketry

Jeff Bezos’ selection of Amazon devices chief Dave Limp as the next CEO of his Blue Origin space venture could… Read More

Seattle mayor wants to test acoustic tech to curb gun violence, despite questions about effectiveness

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell keeps looking to technology in a bid to curb crime and increase safety. Harrell released his… Read More

Investors share tips for startups in the climate tech sector looking for cash

Climate tech investors and entrepreneurs met Monday evening in downtown Seattle to network and gather insights from each other. The… Read More

FTC targets alleged secret Amazon pricing algorithm ‘Project Nessie’ in antitrust complaint

The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon alleges, for the first time publicly, that the company used a secret… Read More

T-Mobile’s corporate venture arm reveals second fund to invest in AI, edge computing, and more

T-Mobile Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of T-Mobile, is launching a second investment fund to back 5G-related products and… Read More

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FTC and 17 states sue Amazon for maintaining alleged monopoly power that stifles competition

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general filed suit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging that the Seattle-based tech… Read More

This startup turns discarded crab shells into useful industrial chemicals

Green chemistry startup Tidal Vision has raised more than $20 million and last month announced the acquisition of one of… Read More

Zulily vendors say they’re not getting paid following company’s acquisition by private equity firm

Vendors working with Seattle e-commerce company Zulily say they are owed thousands of dollars in unpaid invoices. Megan Neugebauer, owner… Read More

Former Tableau execs launch new Seattle startup that helps companies manage cloud costs

Former Tableau CFO Damon Fletcher is coming out of retirement to launch a startup that helps tech companies get a… Read More

Uber inks first-in-the-nation deal with Washington state for driver appeal process

A new agreement between Uber and the state of Washington creates a formal appeals process for drivers who were suspended… Read More

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Blue Origin has confirmed that Dave Limp, who is leaving his post as Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and… Read More

Fire resistant, quake safe, climate friendly: Mass timber is on the rise as a construction alternative

When Seattle’s eight-story Heartwood Apartments opens to residents this fall, it will be Washington’s tallest timber building and the first… Read More

Costco to offer healthcare services through partnership with New York startup

Costco is broadening its reach into healthcare through a partnership with Sesame, a New York-based medical care marketplace startup that… Read More

Hydrogen startup spins out of Bill Gates-backed R&D effort, lands $7.8M

Peregrine Hydrogen, a Santa Cruz, Calif., startup developing technology for producing clean hydrogen, raised $7.8 million in seed financing. The… Read More

Fuse raises $250M for its second fund to supercharge more Pacific Northwest startups

Fuse is pouring more fuel on its fire. The Seattle-area venture capital firm raised $250 million for its second fund,… Read More

Meet the Seattle-area startups that just graduated from Y Combinator

Seattle-area startups that just graduated from Y Combinator’s summer 2023 batch are tackling a wide range of problems — with plenty… Read More

Amazon pours up to $4B into AI startup Anthropic, escalating rivalry with Microsoft and Google

Amazon will invest up to $4 billion and take a minority stake in Anthropic, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company… Read More

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