Top news of the week: 11.11.2022.
Five highlights from Web Summit
Here are the experiences I had, companies I met, and takeaways I’m still musing over as one of the 71,033 who attended the massive event in Portugal.
The story behind those ‘Homelessness’ billboards in Seattle — designed to ‘get people talking’
The crisis around homelessness in Seattle — and in cities across the country — is nothing short of a source of daily conversation among those experiencing it, witnessing it, or working… ...
Meta layoffs ripple through Seattle region, taking some of the luster from ‘Silicon Valley North’
Meta's 13% workforce reduction is impacting numerous geographies, including the Seattle area, where it employs more than 8,000 people.
This Week in Apps: Twitter chaos, Mastodon grows and WhatsApp launches Communities
This Week in Apps offers a way to keep up with the latest from the world of apps, including news, updates, startup fundings, M&As and much more.
Tech Moves: Seagen names new CEO; Amazon hires director of corporate development; and more
— Seattle biotech giant Seagen has appointed a new CEO, David Epstein, a former executive at Novartis. Epstein also joined the company’s board of directors. Epstein take the helm of… Read ...
How a Seattle investor, Univ. of Washington student and Amazon are linked by new documentary film
A documentary film about wildlife conservation and the redemptive power of nature, shot primarily in the Amazonian rainforest of Peru, has a connection to another Amazon — in Seattle. The… ...
Seattle startup that helps parents figure out what their kids are doing online lands $4M
BrightCanary, a new Seattle startup that gives parents a better understanding of their children’s activity on apps such as YouTube and TikTok, raised a $4 million seed round. Parents ...