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Hardware startups are hard. A new startup studio in Seattle wants to help. Conduit Venture Labs, founded last year by Microsoft vet Amish Patel (above, left) and former Beats by Dre CEO Susan Paley, partners with engineering and design consulting firms to help incubate companies. Read more

“We wouldn’t wish a housing downturn on anyone, but it has made Redfin leaner, hungrier and better.” The Seattle real estate giant saw revenue dip 45% in the first quarter as the slumping housing market continues to impact its business. But CEO Glenn Kelman sees some silver linings. Read more.  

A new lawsuit involving an AI researcher suing Amazon over a job offer withdrawal illustrates how rapidly the Seattle tech giant, along with others in the industry, shifted from aggressively recruiting skilled workers to shedding jobs. Read more.

It started with a love for action figures and comics. And now the Star Wars collection amassed by gaming vets Lisa Stevens and Vic Wertz features a vast array of prized memorabilia inside a house designed to showcase it all. GeekWire got a tour.

New startup fundings:

  • Genemod, a Seattle startup developing a cloud-based platform to help life sciences companies and researchers manage their data and workflows, raised $4.5 million.

  • GoodShip, a Seattle startup that sells trucking analytics software, added $5 million to its seed round

Hot links:

  • Inslee’s climate action: Before he leaves office, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is looking at how his environmental push has shaped the state and nation. (Washington Post)

  • Getting chippy? Microsoft is reportedly working with Advanced Micro Devices on AI processors to bolster supply for parts amid the boom fueled by ChatGPT. (Bloomberg)

  • Whoop, there it is: The CEO of fitness band maker Whoop called Amazon’s Halo a knockoff and views the demise of that device as a win for his startup. (CNBC)
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