Amazon launches Amazon Now, an ultra-fast service that aims to deliver household essentials and groceries in ~30 minutes or less, in Seattle and Philadelphia
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Seattle-based Dropzone AI, which offers AI agents that act as Security Operations Center analysts, raised a $37M Series B led by Theory Ventures
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson approves controversial new taxes expanding the state's sales tax on companies providing digital services, starting in October 2025
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Seattle-based Gable, which develops enterprise data coordination tech, raised a $20M Series A led by Crane Venture Partners, taking its total funding to $27M
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Detroit-based real estate platform Rocket plans to buy Redfin, a home search service and adtech brokerage, for $1.75B, or $12.50 per share, closing in Q2 or Q3
Here's What Investors Need to Know Akanksha Bakshi / Benzinga : Rocket Wants $1.75 Billion Redfin Deal To Change How America Buys Homes Holden Walter-Warner / The Real Deal : Rocket Companies acquirin...
Lumotive, whose optical semiconductor tech can “steer” laser light and is an alternative to lidar, raised a $45M Series B co-led by Gates Frontier and MetaVC
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Many Netflix viewers faced issues while watching the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight and the undercard bouts, including the stream glitching and losing sound
Netflix: [image] X: Peter Yared / @peteryared : I used to run tech for CBS which included streaming the Superbowl. Core issue for Netflix is that they operate their own CDN which is not built for live...
Seattle-based Carbon Robotics, which offers an AI-powered deweeding robot for farmers, raised a $70M Series D led by BOND, taking its total funding to $157M
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The US CPSC rules that Amazon is legally responsible for recalled products sold on Amazon.com, even by third parties, and must remove them and notify purchasers
even ones sold by third parties Taylor Soper / GeekWire : Federal regulator rules that Amazon is responsible for faulty products sold by third-party merchants Forums: r/usanews : Federal regulator say...
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board
The Emirati AI Giant That Just Got A $1.5 Billion Investment From Microsoft Chris McKay / Maginative : Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion in UAE's G42 Matthias Bastian / The Decoder : Microsoft invests $1...