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.

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GeekWire

MAY 30, 2023

Amazon employee groups said they expect more than 1,800 workers around the world to participate in a planned protest of the company’s return-to-office mandate and climate-related impact. The groups said last week that the walkout would only happen if 1,000 employees pledged to do it.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Banzai Photo) Marketing tech company Banzai rang the opening bell at Nasdaq on Friday as the Seattle firm officially became a public company. Banzai provides marketing tools to help companies run webinars, virtual events, and more. It shifted to help companies drive registrations to events. 30, 2022, and a net loss of $8.5

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Porch Group headquarters in Seattle. Add two more companies and another $94.45 million to the tally of recent acquisitions by Porch Group. Other recent acquisitions include title software company Rynoh, of Virginia Beach, Va., Its quarterly net loss widened to $16.3 million, from $184 million previously.

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CTOvision

JUNE 19, 2014

On June 3 rd , Google publicly announced more free information for Internet users in its official blog; with a new section of its Transparency Report , Google will identify which companies encrypt your emails and which companies do not. Analysis Architecture Cyber Security Gadgets Mobile gmail Google'

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GeekWire

AUGUST 5, 2021

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern. Expedia Group Photo). Expedia Group, the Seattle-based online travel giant, posted improved results for the second quarter , but cautioned that the resurgence of the pandemic is complicating the recovery of the global travel industry, and its business as a result. Gross bookings rose to $20.8

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern. Expedia Group Photo). That was the big-picture takeaway Thursday afternoon from Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern after the Seattle-based online travel giant posted fourth-quarter profits that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. Net income was $276 million, or adjusted earnings of $1.06

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GeekWire

MAY 2, 2023

Nasdaq Photo) Another tech company wants its employees back in the office. Companies like Disney , Starbucks , and Apple are requiring workers to come in three or four times per week. Other tech companies have committed to remote. The company also said in March that CFO Cynthia Gaylor plans to step down.

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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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GeekWire

MARCH 6, 2023

(Accolade Photo) Seattle and Philadelphia area-based primary healthcare company Accolade is cutting its workforce and closing or reducing some facilities, according to a recent regulatory filing. A company spokesperson declined to say how many Accolade workers are affected by the reductions. for $460 million. Losses were $39.9

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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 13, 2023

A message for Amazon and CEO Andy Jassy, painted on Sixth Avenue in Seattle outside the company’s headquarters buildings. Stand.earth Photo) Amazon and CEO Andy Jassy were the targets of a large graffiti message painted on Sixth Avenue outside the company’s Seattle headquarters on Thursday. Pretty amazing Prime Day.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Porch Group Photo). Big deals have become almost run-of-the-mill for Seattle-based home services tech company Porch Group , which has been acquiring an array of companies in areas such as home inspections, moving, real estate, and insurance. Slide from Porch Group investor presentation.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

“My vision is that I can give the keys to my businesses to manage their data and run their data on their own, as opposed to the Data & Tech team being at the center and helping them out,” says Iyengar, director of Data & Tech at Straumann Group North America. Doing so will be no small feat.

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GeekWire

MARCH 7, 2022

Landmark legislation that will drastically curtail tech companies’ ability to stop employees from talking about mistreatment is headed to the governor’s desk in Washington state. If you need a financial safety net to get to your next job, you trade your voice,” Scarlett said. Liz Berry (D-Seattle).

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The company calls it “the largest private investment into point source carbon capture globally to date.” The new investment will help pay for a variety of initiatives over the next three years, according the company, including efforts to build commercial-scale carbon capture facilities. Svante Photo). Vancouver, B.C.-based

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 17, 2023

For Tsholofelo Moeca, CIO at The Clover Group, South Africa’s largest dairy company, this puts additional pressure on CIOs to ensure the technologies brought into the business deliver results the business really needs. When equipment is nearing end-of-life and no longer supported, you’re walking a tightrope with no safety net.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern speaks at the company’s Explore 23: Connect conference in Seattle last year. GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern will step down in May, the travel giant announced Thursday. The company had also gone through a management shakeup the year prior. Ariane Gorin.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The company’s IPO prospectus shows $2.5 billion in revenue through the first nine months of 2020, down 32% year-over-year, with a net loss of nearly $700 million, growing from $322 million in the year-ago period. The company did post net income of $219 million in the third quarter. The company has raised $6.4

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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

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

She said the company has no plans to change the fee, despite restaurant owners losing revenue and consumers complaining about higher prices. DoorDash said the new law requires the company to pay drivers in Seattle at least $26.40, before tips and pay for mileage. billion, up 27% year-over-year, with a net loss of $156 million.

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GeekWire

MARCH 2, 2021

The 8-year-old company reported $3.7 billion in revenue last year, up 56% year-over-year, with a net loss of $270 million, down from $388 million in 2019. Compass is among a flock of real estate tech companies riding a strong U.S. Compass is among a flock of real estate tech companies riding a strong U.S.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Polestar, the Swedish electric car company that is a joint venture between Volvo and Geely, is going public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Polestar is the latest EV company — and futuristic transportation company — to go public via a reverse merger with a so-called “blank check” company.

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GeekWire

MAY 6, 2021

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern. Expedia Group Photo). Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern said the travel industry remains a “study in contrasts” — citing a rebounding U.S. Such is life as the CEO of a publicly-traded online travel company. The company’s adjustable net loss grew to $294 million.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Getty Images, the iconic digital photography provider and visual content marketplace, will become publicly traded again, more than a decade after it was taken private, in a deal that values the company at $4.8 The company’s net loss improved to $39 million last year, from a loss of $51 million the year before. ”

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GeekWire

MAY 14, 2020

Zillow Group is looking to inject some cash into its business. The Seattle real estate giant on Wednesday announced pricing for stock and debt offerings that will provide up to $993 million in net proceeds. Other companies are using a similar strategy to get through the pandemic. Shares are down about 10% this week.

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GeekWire

JULY 2, 2020

” The company splits its headquarters between Seattle and the Philadelphia area. The 1,200-person company helps employees at its client companies navigate their health benefits, with the help of health assistants who work directly with members and can call on nurses and other clinicians as needed. billion in 2014.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Humanly has raised more cash to fuel growth for its HR software that helps companies screen job candidates, schedule interviews, automate initial communication, run reference checks, and more. The company landed $4.3 The company landed $4.3 It also analyzes how companies are interacting with different candidates.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 5, 2021

Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton. Zillow Group Photo). Seattle-based real estate company Zillow Group reported $1.3 Consolidated net income was $10 million. The company’s Internet, Media, and Technology (IMT) segment grew 70% in revenue year-over-year to $476 million. Expected revenue was $1.28

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

French IT services company Atos has put an end to its attempts to sell its ailing legacy managed infrastructure services business after failing to reach an agreement with a prospective buyer, and will now have to glue the two halves of its business back together. Group revenue for 2023 totaled €10.7 billion (about $11.6 billion), up 0.4%

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GeekWire

MAY 4, 2021

Zillow Group Q1 earnings : The Seattle real estate giant beat expectations with $1.2 Net income of $52 million was up from a $163 million loss in the year-ago period. Premier Agent: The company’s IMT segment, which includes its Premier Agent business that connects realtors to consumers, grew revenue by 35% to $446 million.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

(Bigstock Photo) The families of drivers in Washington state working for transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft will receive enhanced survivor death benefits under a new bill passed by state lawmakers. last month and another last year in Renton. The bill passed out of the state Senate on Wednesday in a 32-17 vote.

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GeekWire

MAY 4, 2023

Expedia Group saw revenue rise 18% in the first quarter to $2.7 billion thanks to “strong travel demand driven by increasing international travel, major city travel, and the reopening in Asia,” Expedia CEO Peter Kern said in the company’s earnings release. Expedia stock was up 6% in after-hours trading.

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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 CEO Sean McClain started the company in 2011 in a basement lab in Portland, Ore., The company, which began commercial operations in 2018, is still in the early stages of building its drug company customer base.

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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. 17 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index , has a net worth of $64.1 ” French Gates has a net worth of $3.3 Scott, ranked No.

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