Get caught up on the newest know-how and startup information from the previous week. Listed here are the preferred tales on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 3, 2023.
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Zulily is shedding staff and shutting three places of work — together with its Seattle headquarters — in response to inner communications obtained by GeekWire and a brand new submitting with the state of Washington. … Learn Extra
FOLLOW-UP: Zulily shutting down places of work and shedding 292 staff in Seattle Zulily is shedding extra staff and going through two lawsuits over alleged unpaid invoices, within the newest indicators of bother for the Seattle-based on-line retailer because it was acquired by a non-public fairness agency earlier this 12 months. … Learn Extra
A message on Zulily’s web site this weekend confirms that the web retailer is closing its doorways, the newest stage within the speedy downfall of a as soon as high-flying retail model. … Learn Extra
No VC, no drawback. Airship AI, an under-the-radar tech startup that didn’t increase a single dime of funding, will quickly change into a publicly traded firm after clearing SEC laws this week for its SPAC deal. … Learn Extra
Seattle tech veteran Vetri Vellore is launching a brand new startup with a giant imaginative and prescient to assist corporations enhance their productiveness and backing from buyers who funded his former enterprise. … Learn Extra
— Emily Freeman, head of neighborhood for Amazon Internet Companies, is departing. … Learn Extra
— Nicole Ford joined Nordstrom as chief info safety officer. … Learn Extra
Amazon says it is going to change the best way it costs sellers who use its achievement companies, introducing a brand new payment designed to offer sellers a monetary incentive to ship merchandise to a number of areas in its achievement community. … Learn Extra
Google began to roll out its long-awaited Gemini multimodal synthetic intelligence mannequin Wednesday morning, touting its capability to natively course of and cause throughout totally different inputs like textual content, pictures, video, and code. … Learn Extra
Editor’s Word: That is a part of a collection profiling “Unusual Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs remodeling industries and driving constructive change. … Learn Extra
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