Riveter CEO and husband dispute FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in AWS kickback investigation

Riveter CEO and husband dispute FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in AWS kickback investigation

BigStock Photo / DeepPixel In a new lawsuit, attorneys for Seattle entrepreneur Amy Nelson and her husband allege that their salary and income are being falsely held by the government in connection with the FBI’s seizure of more than $ 892,000 from their bank accounts last year. The case is one of several disputes arising … Read more

Eat this, not that, exercise now; new personalized software predicts and helps prevents blood sugar spikes – TechCrunch

Eat this, not that, exercise now; new personalized software predicts and helps prevents blood sugar spikes – TechCrunch

Not everyone has type 2 diabetes, the disease that causes chronically high blood sugar levels, but many do. Around 9% of Americans are affected, and another 30% are at risk of developing. Enter the software by January. AI, a four-year-old subscription-based startup that began offering customers personalized diet and activity suggestions in November based on … Read more

T-Mobile’s Magenta Max plan comes with true unlimited data

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T-Mobile is rolling out a plan later this week that will almost completely remove the throttling. The new Magenta Max plan includes unlimited premium data and unlimited video streaming at 4K. It also includes 40 GB of high-speed tethering data (T-Mobile will throttle your devices to 3G speeds after you exceed this limit) as well … Read more

Another unicorn in Seattle: Enterprise sales startup Highspot raises $200M round at a $2.3B valuation

Another unicorn in Seattle: Enterprise sales startup Highspot raises $200M round at a $2.3B valuation

(Highspot Photo / David Kennedy) Highspot has joined the growing list of billion dollar startups that have sprung up in the Seattle area. Highspot CEO Robert Wahbe. (Highspot photo) Seattle’s newest unicorn just raised a $ 200 million round that valued the 9-year-old company at $ 2.3 billion – more than double what it was … Read more

Twitter explored buying India’s ShareChat and turning Moj into a global TikTok rival – TechCrunch

Twitter explored buying India’s ShareChat and turning Moj into a global TikTok rival – TechCrunch

Twitter recently had talks about acquiring Indian social media startup ShareChat as the company looked for ways to expand its presence in the world’s second largest internet marketplace and build a global rival to TikTok, three sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The American company, which is already investing in Bangalore-based ShareChat, offered to … Read more

Bezos and the Bills (a.k.a., the three B’s): A Seattle Business Story

Bezos and the Bills (a.k.a., the three B’s): A Seattle Business Story

Bill Gates, Bill Boeing and Jeff Bezos redefined their industries and the Seattle area. (GeekWire photos by Gates and Bezos; Boeing photo from the San Diego Air & Space Museum archives, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.) [Sandeep Krishnamurthy is dean of the School of Business at the University of Washington, Bothell.] Comment: Jeff Bezos just … Read more

Gillmor Gang: Leave Quietly – TechCrunch

Gillmor Gang: Leave Quietly – TechCrunch

It turned out that the most important decision was not the choice (and removal) of the election, but the permanent ban of the former president through Twitter from the social network. Suddenly the temperature cooled, the new government went through the details of introducing the vaccine, and the second impeachment attempt ended with an expected … Read more

ICYMI: We take Yamaha’s new digital saxophone for a spin

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All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team independently of our parent company. Some of our stories contain affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may receive an affiliate commission. This week, our reviews mainly focused on unique audio devices, including a “magic radio” and a digital … Read more

Alexa-enabled printer, Amazon’s first product from Kickstarter-like program Build It, hits preorder goal

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Amazon Smart Sticky Note Printer (Amazon Image) Amazon on Wednesday announced Build It, a Kickstarter-like program that lets you pre-order potential products that the company will only build if it receives enough support within 30 days. Three days later, the first product has already reached its destination: the Smart Sticky Note Printer will be delivered … Read more