GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Amazon on Thursday announced the first five companies selected to receive investments from its Climate Pledge Fund , a $2 billion initiative revealed in June to support innovations that will help the Seattle-based cloud computing and online shopping behemoth reduce its carbon emissions.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

And by 2033, the same study predicts that AI solutions will result in more than half a billion net new human jobs. Do it right—now In 1995, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates sent an internal company memo calling the internet a “tidal wave” that would be crucial to every part of the company’s business. IBM’s research supports this.

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GeekWire

JUNE 30, 2021

based company developing technologies to accelerate the process of drug discovery, announced today that it plans to go public via an IPO. The company’s platform is built to design and generate protein-based drug candidates and help screen them for optimal functioning. The company took in $1.1 Net losses were $14.4

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GeekWire

JULY 7, 2021

The company, a spin-out from the UW’s Institute for Protein Design , is developing vaccines to resemble naturally occurring viruses. The company’s two COVID-19 vaccine candidates are built from spherical nanoparticles studded with 60 copies of a major viral component, a bit of the spike protein.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 5, 2023

Research from Accenture shows that 48% of companies say technology-enabled sustainability initiatives lead to more competitive products and enhanced customer service, and contribute to attracting top talent—all of which help drive increased revenues.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 23, 2021

based biotech company went public. In a region better known for its tech startups and legions of software engineers, it’s biotech companies that have helped lead a recent IPO boom in the state of Washington, accounting for eight of 11 firms joining the public markets via a traditional IPO over the past year. Absci Photo).

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GeekWire

JULY 22, 2021

-based biotech company made its debut as a public company. The company is now valued at nearly $2 billion. Absci, which is developing technologies to accelerate drug discovery, is riding a wave of biotech IPOs. Absci CEO Sean McClain started the company in 2011 in a basement lab in Portland, Ore., of the company.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Kaspien/LinkedIn Photo) Kaspien Holdings , a publicly traded company that helps online brands boost sales on Amazon and other e-commerce platforms, is closing up shop. Earlier this month the company said it planned to lay off its workforce with the exception of a “core group of employees” by the end of January. 28, down 9.3%

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Rivian , the electric vehicle maker that has attracted major backing from Amazon, is trying to attract more engineers in the Seattle region based on job openings posted on the company’s website. Launch and delivery of the R1S sport utility vehicle will begin in December, the company said. Irvine, Calif.-based

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

ACCO’s plans for PowerA in the future include leveraging development and supply chains between PowerA and its portfolio company Kensington, as well as expanding PowerA’s sales presence in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. More importantly, the PowerA acquisition is part of a plan by ACCO to evolve its business.

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Network World

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Google has signed its first corporate deal to purchase power from multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) to meet the energy needs of its AI systems, marking a key step as AI companies shift toward nuclear power. This move comes as other major tech companies are also exploring nuclear power as a sustainable energy source.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

RTFKT claims that in February, a collaboration with teenage artist FEWOCiOUS to sell real sneakers paired with virtual ones managed to sell some 600 pairs/NFTs in just six minutes , netting over $3.1 It says that “the human development in consciousness has accelerated faster than anticipated. million at the time.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 9, 2023

When deciding which modernization path to take, some companies choose to scrap their mainframe, a costly endeavor that increases the risk of downtime and sacrifices its powerful benefits. Success hinges on development support. This option may not include net-new investments but positions a business for failure against competitors.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 7, 2021

Elon Musk appears to have passed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as the richest person on the planet as the Tesla CEO’s net worth reached around $185 billion on Thursday thanks to a surge in the electric car company’s stock. Musk owns about 20% of the company. Musk tweeted “how strange” about the development.

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GeekWire

MAY 13, 2024

Microsoft has an agreement with the startup to purchase its clean power — if the company is able to produce it. But the green power opportunities are getting harder to come by, said Sarah Delp, global director of buyer engagement for LevelTen Energy , a Seattle company helping organizations make renewable power purchases.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Few would swap sunny San Francisco and the innovation of Silicon Valley for a train ticketing company serving disgruntled UK commuters, but try telling that to Trainline CTO, Milena Nikolic. The company sold more than 204 tickets every minute. The company has approximately 800 staff in total across the business.

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Network World

MAY 20, 2024

Proprietary AI chips To counteract this trend, genAI companies – including not only Google and Amazon but also Meta and Microsoft – are charging to market with significant investments in their own proprietary chip technologies to run genAI-driven workloads, Valle said.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Seattle-based biotech company Athira Pharma announced a three-year grant totaling $15 million from the National Institute on Aging to support an upcoming clinical trial of a treatment that seeks to stop the deterioration of neurons and restore healthy brain activity in people with mild to moderate cases of Alzheimer’s disease.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 1, 2023

IT services company Atos has found a buyer for its legacy managed infrastructure services business as it prepares for an IBM-style split between faster- and slower-growing activities. Atos had planned to divide into two publicly listed companies, but on August 1 announced it is taking a different route.

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GeekWire

JULY 30, 2020

The company’s net sales of $88.9 However, the company declined to say if it will reinstate its previous hazard pay for its front-line logistics workers or issue additional bonuses. Developing story, more to come. Amount by which Amazon’s net sales exceeded expectations has been corrected since original post.

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Vox

JANUARY 25, 2024

A young boy rolls up a mosquito net covering bedding at a refugee camp in 2023 in South Sudan. That mosquito nets are dangerous to people would be news to basically any public health professional who’s ever studied them. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

“Between Amazon and Whole Foods purchases, the Amazon card, and all the ‘pay with Amazon’ merchants, the company has vastly more individualized data than any insurance actuary.” It’s literally as if Jeff Bezos does have a crystal ball and said, I’m going to design a company around a pandemic.

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GeekWire

MARCH 20, 2024

She had worked in product management roles at Seattle tech companies like Expedia, Tableau, Microsoft, and Accenture. Her most recent gig was at a startup developing recruiting software, so she knew the intricacies of tech hiring. Paul Malhi, a senior director at recruiting company TalentReach , is seeing this trend play out.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Net sales rose 15% to $110.8 billion, toward the high end of the company’s prior guidance, missing analyst expectations of $111.6 For the fourth quarter, Amazon is projecting net sales between $130 billion and $140 billion, or an increase of 4% to 12% from a year earlier. Developing story, more to come.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Moonstone Bank , formerly known as Farmington State Bank, said in a statement that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research trading firm has less than a 10% stake in its parent company, with no board seats and no direct involvement in management. 23 that FBH, the parent company of Farmington State Bank, received $11.5

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 23, 2024

There are not many organizations that can take a hit on net profit due to monstrous restructuring costs, yet at the same time raise their operating profit projections for 2025, but SAP is one of them, according to its latest quarterly results released this week. Total revenue for the quarter reached €8.29

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GeekWire

JANUARY 7, 2025

(Cory Parris Photo) Variant Bio today announced a partnership with Novo Nordisk for disease research and development that could total $50 million for the biotech startup. The Seattle company is working with genetically diverse populations around the world in the pursuit of new drug therapies.

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Spearline Testing

OCTOBER 6, 2020

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Microsoft’s global employee count grew to nearly 190,000 people at the end of the September quarter, a net increase of 23,500 people globally over the past year, or 14% year-over-year growth. The growth during the past year came despite the global pandemic and a tight labor market that has impacted hiring for many companies.

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TM Forum

AUGUST 8, 2022

Nokia reported a 12% increase in network infrastructure net sales and says its mobile networks have returned to growth despite ongoing supply chain constraints. In addition, it reported its enterprise unit has returned to net growth, which it expects to accelerate in the second half of 2022. It is developing a dual 5G NB-IoT service.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The company had to pay a £35 million (around $48.7 It also plans to share more technology with parent company Tata Motors to reduce development costs. JLR hopes to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2039. Even then, the car is built by a contractor, rather than being produced by JLR in-house.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Athira Photo) Seattle-based biotech company Athira Pharma is laying off 49 people, or about 70% of its workforce, as part of cost-cutting measures and a restructuring. Athira, which went public in 2020, is developing drugs for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. It reported a net loss of $26.9

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 26, 2024

In its latest filing, the company said it continued executing cost management measures, “including limiting external hiring, employee reorganizations, and other actions” to align its investments with strategic priorities and customer needs. In 2024 alone, 168 tech companies have collectively laid off 42,324 employees.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

At the Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference Tuesday morning, the company announced a series of new features for Amazon Q Developer , its AI assistant for software development, including one that uses AI to help companies migrate legacy Microsoft.NET applications to Linux.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 26, 2020

The Seattle biotech filed initial IPO paperwork Wednesday, a surprising move that would give the company additional capital to develop its therapies for brain diseases. Founded in 2011, Athira is in late-stage development for its lead therapeutic candidate called NDX-1017. In its IPO paperwork, Athira reports a net loss of $5.2

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TM Forum

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

GSMA analysis shows that mobile operators are making progress in using renewable energy but says more effort must be made to increase supplies if they are to meet net zero carbon emission goals by 2050. New research from the GSMA shows operators are making “meaningful progress” in the use of renewable electricity.

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GeekWire

JULY 29, 2021

French Gates’ investment company Pivotal Ventures is hosting the Challenge, with support from Scott and husband Dan Jewett as well as Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies. Seattle-based Ada Developers Academy said the funding will allow the organization to expand across the country, adding locations in five new regions.

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