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Imagine a team of experts getting your home ready to sell. From renovation to staging, Curated powered by Curbio will help you realize your home s true potential. Contact us today to find out more. Video Slack will let up to 20 organizations collaborate, extending reach and escalating Microsoft rivalry by Todd Bishop on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 at 10:39 amComment Slack is rolling out a new capability called Slack Connect that will let up to 20 companies and organizations connect securely and work together in shared channels, seeking to further Read More Accolade sets terms for IPO, aims to raise up to $211M in Seattle s first public offering this year by Taylor Soper on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 at 10:48 amComment Accolade set the terms for its IPO on Wednesday as the health benefits platform aims to become the first Seattle-area company to go public in 2020. The startup will price Read More Video Black hole or neutron star? Gravitational waves bring a cosmic conundrum to light by Alan Boyle on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 5:56 pmComment Telltale ripples in the fabric of spacetime have revealed the existence of a cosmic object that scientists can t definitively classify. Whatever it is, the object was engulfed suddenly by a Read More Washington mandates masks in public statewide as COVID-19 cases rise by Monica Nickelsburg on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 4:37 pm 2 Comments Washington state will require all residents to wear face coverings in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday. The mask mandate takes effect Friday and Read More Video Want to fix Seattle traffic? Redditor makes game that allows players to tweak city streets and more by Kurt Schlosser on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 4:02 pmComment Every driver, bus rider, bicyclist and pedestrian has surely grumbled about what it takes to move around Seattle and perhaps many have even dreamed about what they would do differently Read More Photos Amazon s carbon footprint grew 15% in 2019, highlighting the challenge of net zero emissions by Lisa Stiffler on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 2:22 pm1 Comment Amazon has pledged to make its retail and cloud-computing operations net carbon zero by 2040, but its newly released 2019 sustainability report shows that greenhouse gas emissions rose over the Read More Humanly raises $800K to help companies automate recruiting process amid economic crisis by Taylor Soper on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 1:58 pmComment The COVID-19 crisis is changing the way companies recruit new employees — and Seattle startup Humanly is hoping to ride the trend with its HR technology. Humanly has raised $800,000 Read More Video NASA lays out a plan to qualify suborbital spacecraft for its astronauts and scientists by Alan Boyle on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 12:51 pmComment NASA says it ll formulate a plan to assess the safety of suborbital spacecraft — such as Blue Origin s New Shepard rocket ship or Virgin Galactic s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane — so Read More Microsoft vows to use financial strength to fuel societal change in sweeping racial justice plan by Todd Bishop on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 12:21 pm 2 Comments Over the next three years, Microsoft says it will double its number of Black-owned suppliers and spend an incremental $500 million with those companies; double its investment activity with Black-owned Read More Video HyperSciences pushes ahead to next stage of blaster technology (and fundraising) by Alan Boyle on June 23, 2020June 24, 2020 at 9:13 amComment HyperSciences has raised more than $9 million for its hypersonic blaster technology using an unusual crowdfunding model, but now it s working to attract millions more in investment the old-fashioned way. Read More Secretive Seattle biotech company raises more than $700M to develop new ways to modify genes by John Cook on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 11:01 amComment Sana Biotechnology today formally announced that it has raised more than $700 million in venture funding — one of the largest venture financing deals in the life sciences industry and Read More Tech leaders slam Trump s temporary work visa ban by Monica Nickelsburg on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 10:55 am 3 Comments Leaders from across U.S. technology industry are condemning new restrictions on employment-based visas imposed by President Donald Trump this week. Tech employers say they use work visas to recruit employees Read More Wyze launches $49.99 outdoor smart home camera, undercutting competitors on price by Taylor Soper on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 7:14 amComment Wyze Labs will launch its first outdoor camera, meeting demand for its most-requested product since the Seattle company launched three years ago. The Wyze Cam Outdoor is the company s first Read More Video UW spinout AnswerDash, a contextual Q A service for customer support, acquired by CloudEngage by Taylor Soper on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 9:13 amComment Nearly eight years after launching out of the University of Washington, AnswerDash has been acquired. The Seattle startup, which uses artificial intelligence to help companies answer customer support questions online, Read More Amazon unveils $2 billion fund to invest in startups building sustainable technology by Taylor Soper on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 10:32 am1 Comment Amazon on Tuesday launched The Climate Pledge Fund, a new venture capital investment program that will funnel an initial $2 billion into startups building sustainable technologies across various industries such Read More Adiós and sayonara, CD-ROMs: Rosetta Stone offers old-school users a free mass upgrade by Todd Bishop on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 9:24 amComment If you re familiar with the language learning software Rosetta Stone, there s a good chance you associate the brand with big yellow boxes and CD-ROMs. In fact, you might still have Read More Amazon slams Trump s new visa ban as short-sighted risk to American competitiveness by Monica Nickelsburg on June 22, 2020June 23, 2020 at 10:56 am 2 Comments President Donald Trump s signature on an executive order further restricting immigration to the U.S. hardly had time to dry before Amazon issued a sharp rebuke of the policy Monday afternoon. 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