GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update] Top stories so far this week [FTC and 17 states sue Amazon for maintaining alleged monopoly power that stifles competition]( The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general filed suit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging that the Seattle-based tech giant is a monopoly that abuses its power. [Hydrogen startup spins out of Bill Gates-backed R&D effort, lands $7.8M]( Peregrine Hydrogen, a Santa Cruz, Calif., startup developing technology for producing clean hydrogen, raised $7.8 million in seed financing. [Meet the Seattle-area startups that just graduated from Y Combinator]( Seattle-area startups that just graduated from Y Combinator’s summer 2023 batch are tackling a wide range of problems — with plenty of help from artificial intelligence. [Former Tableau execs launch new Seattle startup that helps companies manage cloud costs]( Former Tableau CFO Damon Fletcher is coming out of retirement to launch a startup that helps tech companies get a hold of their cloud costs amid a surge in spending driven by artificial intelligence. [FTC targets alleged secret Amazon pricing algorithm ‘Project Nessie’ in antitrust complaint]( The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon alleges, for the first time publicly, that the company used a secret pricing algorithm known internally as “Project Nessie” to compete unfairly in the e-commerce market. [Fuse raises $250M for its second fund to supercharge more Pacific Northwest startups]( Fuse is pouring more fuel on its fire. The Seattle-area venture capital firm raised $250 million for its second fund, a major swath of cash that will support early stage enterprise software startups across the Pacific Northwest. [Departing Amazon exec Dave Limp will become CEO at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture]( Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture says Dave Limp, who is leaving his post as Amazon's chief of devices and services, will be its new CEO. [Zulily vendors say they’re not getting paid following company’s acquisition by private equity firm]( Vendors working with Seattle e-commerce company Zulily say they are owed thousands of dollars in unpaid invoices. [Fire resistant, quake safe, climate friendly: Mass timber is on the rise as a construction alternative]( When Seattle’s eight-story Heartwood Apartments opens to residents this fall, it will be Washington’s tallest timber building and the first in the U.S. [Seattle warehousing startup Flexe lays off 33% of workforce amid freight industry slowdown]( Flexe, a Seattle logistics startup that hit a $1 billion valuation last year, has laid off 33% of its staff. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [City of Portland Water Bureau: Technology Manager]( - [Submittable: Senior Software Engineering Manager]( - [Submittable: Senior Machine Learning Scientist]( - [City of Redlands: Network Engineer]( - [INRIX: Lead Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: Product Marketing Manager, Public Sector]( - [Submittable: Senior Site Reliability Engineer]( - [GeekWork: Senior Backend Engineer]( - [Submittable: Senior Product Pricing Strategist]( - [Council for the Advancement of Science Writing: Communications Coordinator]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2023 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](