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Ex-Uber engineer who spurred company shakeup supports pay equity, harassment settlement
Uber Technologies Inc. engineer Susan Fowler, whose searing blog post last year on company culture spurred tech’s own #metoo and eventually ousted cofounder and CEO Travis Kalanick, has endorsed a $10 million settlement regarding pay equity and alleged harassment. In a filing on Friday in Oakland’s federal court, Fowler wrote that the settlement — which affects almost 500 people — would monitor “follow-through concerning Uber’s commitment to a new direction,” Bloomberg reports. “Fowler…
Palo Alto startup is looking for the fountain of youth in a vial
What’s the key to youth? Elevian thinks it might be in the blood.
Amazon joins Washington, D.C. Chamber of Commerce
Amazon.com Inc. has joined the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, a move that further cements the company’s presence in a region that is on the shortlist for the online retail and web services giant’s second headquarters. Chamber President and CEO Vincent Orange said Amazon was invoiced in late August for $2,285, the membership cost for companies with between 101 to 200 employees in the District. “Amazon certainly is a major, major catch for us,” Orange said. “To be able to have them as part of our…
OHSU announces outside review of suspended heart transplant program
Oregon Health & Science University is commissioning an independent peer review of its Heart Transplant Program, which OHSU suspended indefinitely last week after four transplant cardiologists quit. Outside consultants with extensive experience leading program evaluations and performance reviews will conduct the evaluation, which will allow staff to describe their experiences confidentially, OHSU announced. The review, to begin in October, is intended to point out issues that led to the suspension…
Exclusive: Intel acquires San Jose-based chip startup in ’emotional’ homecoming for founder
The acquisition comes as Intel expands its chip offerings to compete in a variety of emerging segments, from automotive to artificial intelligence, while speeding up the time to market for its products. The deal also marks a homecoming of sorts for NetSpeed founder and CEO Sundari Mitra, who got her professional start at the chip giant.
Five Things to know to kick off a Feast-y, Thorns-y and Amazon-y week
Man, it’s going to be an interesting week. And heeeeeere’s why… Oh what a Knight Actually, let’s start with the big news from last Friday. OHSU, if you’ll recall, threw open the doors of the Knight Cancer Research Building last week. It’s an impressive facility befitting of its ambitious aims. We’ll take it Portland, as we know, isn’t going to get Amazon’s second headquarters. But as the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Ashley Stewart writes, that doesn’t mean the Rose City won’t land Amazon…

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