GeekWire

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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. The company is No. The company has around 700 employees, according to LinkedIn.

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GeekWire

JUNE 8, 2023

(Limeade Photo) Limeade , the employee experience software company based in Bellevue, Wash., Limeade, founded in 2006, sells software that aims to help companies improve employee well-being and satisfaction. The company made its initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in December 2019.

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TM Forum

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In 2021, just six companies – Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple – generated nearly 57% of global network traffic, according to research by Sandvine, a network monitoring company. In December 2021, the. Ofcom, meanwhile, in its 2021. figures from Reuters. billion euros ($59.4

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GeekWire

JULY 12, 2023

The homepage for the City of Seattle’s CiviForm website, a tool that makes it faster and easier for residents to apply to city-related benefit and discount programs. The CiviForm tool was developed by the City of Seattle’s Innovation and Performance team and Seattle Information Technology Department and first piloted in June 2021.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

(Madrona Photo) Seattle tech veteran Vetri Vellore is launching a new startup with a big vision to help companies improve their productivity and backing from investors who funded his former venture. Microsoft acquired the startup in 2021 and Vellore spent the past two years as a corporate vice president at the Redmond tech giant.

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The Verge

AUGUST 13, 2021

Twitter is once again putting a halt on applications to its verification program, saying that it needs to work on the application and review process that lets people into the blue check mark club. The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Twitter Verified (@verified) August 13, 2021.

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TechSpot

MARCH 15, 2024

Amazon announced it was introducing ZenBooths in 2021 as part of the company's wellness and meditation regime called "Working Well," or, unironically, "AmaZen." The program is a mix of "physical and mental activities, wellness exercises, and healthy eating support" that supposedly helps overworked employees recharge and reenergize.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Now many companies are figuring out how they’re going to make good on these commitments. So many companies, in fact, that there’s overwhelming demand for experts in diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI. They got booked well into 2021,” said Mikaela Kiner , founder of the digital HR startup Reverb.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 10, 2023

Amazon is expanding the features and footprint of its “Buy with Prime” program, which extends Prime benefits beyond Amazon.com to third-party merchant websites. Merchants who enable Reviews from Amazon, as the feature is known, will also be able to turn them off on their sites at any point, the company said. Amazon Image).

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

. — Karat , a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews, hired Crystal Moore as its new vice president of Brilliant Black Minds , a program that aims to double the number of Black engineers in tech over the next ten years. billion valuation in October 2021.

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The Verge

MARCH 14, 2021

During Clubhouse’s weekly town hall on Sunday, CEO Paul Davison announced the voice-chat app’s first creators program. Today’s Town Hall Updates: We are launching our first creator accelerator program, Clubhouse Creator First. Details and application here: [link] — Clubhouse (@joinClubhouse) March 14, 2021.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Founded in 2021, the Seattle-area startup helps companies accelerate the launch of their APIs, or application programing interfaces. Its largest customer by volume is blockchain infrastructure company BlockDaemon. It also offers tools to manage APIs for security and compliance. Totten also previously worked at Microsoft.

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GeekWire

MAY 2, 2024

(CDL Photo) Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a nonprofit that runs 13 startup accelerators across the world, just graduated another swath of early stage companies from its Seattle program. CDL launched its Seattle hub in 2021. By graduation, there were 17 companies remaining. See past graduates here.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

. “Building the world’s best home buying and selling experience can only happen if we continue to adapt to the rapidly shifting market conditions, and take the necessary, albeit painful steps, to preserve capital through uncertain economic conditions to ensure the long term trajectory of the company,” the company wrote on LinkedIn.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 21, 2020

“We continue to prioritize the health of our employees and follow local government guidance,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. “Employees with work that can effectively be done from home can continue to do that work from home through June 30, 2021. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Why work for the government when you could make more doing the same job for a private company? DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas commented on the new program: "The DHS Cybersecurity Talent Management System fundamentally re-imagines how the Department hires, develops, and retains top-tier and diverse cybersecurity talent.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 3, 2023

based video game developer Bungie has filed a new lawsuit that targets multiple individuals who make and distribute cheat programs for Bungie’s flagship game Destiny 2. The use of cheat programs like this is typically a violation of the Limited Software License Agreement (LSLA) that users must agree to in order to play a game like Destiny 2.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

GeekWire Photo / Nate Bek) Tech companies can benefit from hiring Black employees because of the grit they bring, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said at the inaugural Black Tech Night in downtown Seattle Thursday. of technical roles at large tech companies. Last year, the program distributed grants to 20 startups and organizations.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 14, 2022

I spent a sizable fraction of my time in 2021 reviewing about 10,000 applicants for software engineering positions at my company, 7Factor, in order to eventually hire about 30. Very few engineers left my company last year. Last year was, in many ways, a very good year for my company. Very few ever do. of the U.S.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 19, 2020

CES 2021 will use Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Power Platform to deliver an exhibitor showcase, media events, conference programming, networking events and more over four days, Jan. ” Here’s a rough CES 2021 schedule: Jan. 12-13 : Exhibitor showcase and conference programming. 1, 2020.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Twitter has introduced aliases for contributors in its Birdwatch moderation program | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Twitter is introducing aliases for participants in its Birdwatch moderation tool so they don’t have to include their usernames in notes they leave on others’ tweets, the company announced in a blog post Monday.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Twitter announced on Tuesday that it plans to support Twitter Spaces creators through a new three-month accelerator program called the Twitter Spaces Spark Program. Twitter’s plans follow a similar creator three-month program that Clubhouse launched in March 2021. Have 5,000 or more “active followers”.

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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.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Comcast is extending its COVID-19 support programs through June 30th, 2021 , including free access to public Wi-Fi hotspots and discounts on internet service plans. The company says this is the third time it has extended its programs during the pandemic. With this extension that offer will be available through June 2021.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Apple has fired senior engineering program manager Ashley Gjøvik for allegedly violating the company’s rules against leaking confidential information. I’m disappointed that a company I have loved since I was a little girl would treat their employees this way.”. Gjøvik (@ashleygjovik) August 19, 2021.

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GeekWire

MARCH 9, 2023

Transit agency King County Metro and transit tech company Via this week launched a new on-demand ride service in the Seattle area. The county, which includes Seattle, Redmond and Bellevue, is partnering with transit tech company Via to manage and provide the rides. Via launched in 2012 and is valued at $3.5 It serves 600 communities.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Loftium and other Seattle real estate tech companies including Redfin , Zillow , and Inspectify also laid off workers. Loftium made headlines in 2017 for its unusual plan to provide down payment assistance to potential homebuyers who agreed to split Airbnb profits with the company through renting out a room in the house.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Seattle-based cell and gene therapy company Sana Biotechnology will reduce its workforce by 15%, according to a statement issued Tuesday. The company said it was shutting a program focused on heart failure and outlined reset priorities for other programs. In its third quarter financial report the company said it had $511.6

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GeekWire

MAY 17, 2021

Amazon warehouse workers take part in a health and safety huddle as part of the company’s WorkingWell program to prevent injuries on the job. in 2019 and the program has since expanded to 859,000 employees at 350 sites in North America and Europe. Amazon Photo). and Canada.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2023

As companies vie for talented tech workers to meet skills gaps in their organizations, the demand for certain tech roles has increased. There’s a strong need for workers with expertise in helping companies make sense of data, launch cloud strategies, build applications, and improve the overall user experience.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 12, 2021

Bill Gates authored “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster” and spoke to GeekWire about the book in February 2021. Department of Energy (DOE) to remove planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere, provided that lawmakers approve a program for developing new technologies in this space. Image from the GeekWire interview on Feb.

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The Verge

JULY 2, 2021

NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock will stream every remaining 2021 Stanley Cup Final match, just as the service’s parent company will stream the games on broadcast NBC. The announcement marks a noticeable push by NBCUniversal to round out the sports programming on its marquee streaming service.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

YouTube’s permanent Spaces locations, which were designed to offer resources and networking opportunities to its creators, won’t reopen after the pandemic, the company has confirmed. YouTube’s mix of virtual events and pop-up locations have already reached tens of thousands of creators, according to the company.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The report analyzed the massive growth in ransomware payments in the first half of 2021 by looking at suspicious activity reports from financial institutions and was even able to estimate how much some hacking groups were making by analyzing blockchain transactions linked to their wallets. billion worth of Bitcoin over the past three years.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A new electric-assist bike company is joining the mix of bikes and scooters on the streets of Seattle as the city is expanding transportation sharing options. The lower center of gravity is reminiscent of the Wheels sit-down scooter that is also part of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s mobility program. Veo Photo).

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Spearline Testing

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This marks the seventh consecutive year for the company to receive the distinction. And companies that rank meet several key criteria, including a growing average revenue over four years. This is a major factor that led to the tech firm being listed as one of Ireland’s top 50 fastest-growing companies.

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Spearline Testing

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Intercompany conferencing is also on the rise, as companies utilize technologies to talk to their stakeholders such as suppliers, partners. Research also suggests that by the end of 2021, 30% of the global workforce will choose to remote work multiple days per week.

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