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Microsoft and partners open major new pedestrian bridge to span campus and transportation needs

by Kurt Schlosser on April 22, 2024May 7, 2024 at 8:18 am

People on foot, riding bicycles, and even those cruising on electric skateboards crisscrossed over a busy highway between Microsoft’s old and new campuses on Monday as a dramatic new pedestrian… Read More

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Farewell, Rocket.com: L3Harris completes acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne

by Alan Boyle on July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 at 4:53 pm

Florida-based L3Harris today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, two days after the Federal Trade Commission gave its OK for the deal. The acquisition, which was… Read More

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‘Redmond Space District’ celebrates the Northwest’s hotspot for satellite industry

by Alan Boyle on March 30, 2023March 31, 2023 at 8:46 pm

REDMOND, Wash. — This Seattle-area suburb has played a role in the space industry for more than a half-century, but the city of Redmond is shining brighter than ever on… Read More

Seattle-area police use adhesive GPS trackers to catch fleeing suspects, prevent high-speed chases

by Bryan Corliss on February 14, 2023February 13, 2023 at 10:55 pm

The Redmond Police Department implemented new GPS technology last month that has helped result in three arrests. The technology, called StarChase, uses a high-powered air compressor mounted on a police… Read More

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New aerial video shows Microsoft’s progress on massive HQ revamp

by Todd Bishop on April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 at 1:55 pm

Microsoft released a new video Wednesday that shows the latest progress on a multi-year redevelopment project reshaping a large swath of its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. In an update on… Read More

Microsoft employees will return to a campus that’s in the midst of a massive transformation

by Todd Bishop on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 at 12:59 pm

REDMOND, Wash. — After working from home for more than two years, Microsoft employees returning to the company’s headquarters starting next week might not recognize the place. Entire buildings have… Read More

Amazon adding more space east of Seattle in Redmond for 800 new AWS jobs, Project Kuiper lab

by Kurt Schlosser on June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 at 12:38 am

Amazon is making more real estate moves east of Seattle, adding hundreds of Amazon Web Services roles in Redmond, Wash. The tech giant is also adding more space in Redmond… Read More

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Xplore reveals its plans to open satellite manufacturing facility in Seattle area

by Alan Boyle on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 at 12:56 pm

Xplore, a Seattle-area startup that aims to build satellites for interplanetary missions, has a new address in Redmond, Wash. — in the same office complex that once housed the Planetary… Read More

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SpaceX leases new 125,000-square-foot complex in Seattle area as Starlink satellite operation grows

by Alan Boyle on April 7, 2021April 8, 2021 at 7:40 am

SpaceX is leasing a 124,907-square-foot building complex that’s under construction in Redmond Ridge Business Park, east of Seattle, according to the latest industrial real estate market report from Kidder Mathews.… Read More

Microsoft to reopen HQ campus to more employees March 29 as focus shifts to hybrid work model

by Kurt Schlosser on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 at 11:04 am

Microsoft is going to start bringing some of its Seattle-area employees back to the office next week, just over a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a radical shift to… Read More

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Seattle-area gaming studio V1 Interactive, creator of ‘Disintegration,’ is shutting down

by Thomas Wilde on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 at 1:42 pm

V1 Interactive, the independent developer behind the 2020 video game Disintegration, announced on Monday that it’s shutting down. V1, based in Redmond, Wash., had been working on Disintegration since 2015,… Read More

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Testing Amazon Kitchen: Here’s our hot take on the tech giant’s first hot food bar at Amazon Go Grocery

by Taylor Soper on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 at 4:24 pm

Amazon does deliveries, cloud computing, voice technology, and e-readers pretty damn well. The company’s hot food game, though, could use a little work. That’s my verdict after taste testing a… Read More

Amazon opens new Go Grocery store in Microsoft’s neighborhood, as their retail tech rivalry grows

by Kurt Schlosser on September 9, 2020September 8, 2020 at 9:14 pm

Amazon is opening its second Amazon Go Grocery store Wednesday, this one in Redmond, Wash., bringing its larger cashierless store format to the Seattle suburbs and the doorstep of Microsoft’s… Read More

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Drone video: See Microsoft’s sprawling HQ campus — with no workers in sight during COVID-19 crisis

by Kurt Schlosser on April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 at 10:42 am

The pathways and parking lots are empty. No one is seated at the outdoor tables or playing on the soccer field. Life on Microsoft’s sprawling Redmond, Wash., campus has all… Read More

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How the Seattle area became a hotspot for satellite builders — and what comes next

by Alan Boyle on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 at 4:46 pm

Seattle may not be the best place to put a launch pad, but the region is turning into one of the most prolific satellite production centers in the United States.… Read More

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Watch Microsoft’s original Redmond buildings vanish from above in new time-lapse video

by Kurt Schlosser on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 at 3:01 pm

The modernization of Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus might appear to be in the earliest stages when viewed from the ground. But a new time-lapse video shot from above provides a… Read More

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Gaming vet ready to light up ‘World’s Largest Simon Tournament’ with giant version of iconic game

by Kurt Schlosser on September 7, 2019September 7, 2019 at 8:50 am

Matt Wilson has built games his entire career. He’s never built anything quite like this. The longtime digital game developer, who spent time at Microsoft and also founded Detonator Games,… Read More

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Microsoft says goodbye to its past as demolition begins on original buildings ahead of big renovation

by Kurt Schlosser on January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 at 10:24 am

REDMOND, Wash. — Matthew Whilden has been at Microsoft for 11 years. For about 30 minutes on Tuesday, the senior software engineer did his best to erase a 34-year-old piece… Read More

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SpaceX reorganizes Starlink satellite operation, reportedly with high-level firings

by Alan Boyle on October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 at 5:40 pm

SpaceX says it has reorganized its satellite development operation in Redmond, Wash., to accelerate design and testing of the elements for its planned satellite broadband constellation — and high-level departures were… Read More

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Seattle space leaders make their pitch to lawmakers for a new rocket test facility

by Alan Boyle on October 19, 2018October 20, 2018 at 8:57 am

REDMOND, Wash. — One of Congress’ leading Democrats, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, met with leaders of the Seattle area’s space community today to make a pitch for his “Make It… Read More

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TLDR: Amazon opens store selling highest-rated items

by Starla Sampaco on September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 at 3:27 pm

Today’s featured stories Amazon unveils new brick and mortar concept — Amazon 4-star — featuring highly rated items After getting $1B from Amazon, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff gets another knock… Read More

Permit analysis details massive investment by Facebook-owned Oculus in Seattle-area footprint

by Nat Levy on July 13, 2018July 12, 2018 at 4:28 pm

Facebook is making a massive investment in a Seattle-area campus for its virtual reality company Oculus, and a new report quantifies just how much it is spending on the space.… Read More

Redfin

Redfin ranks most competitive U.S. neighborhoods for homebuyers and Seattle area has 19 of top 25

by Kurt Schlosser on December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 at 11:15 am

With the holidays upon us, consider yourself lucky if you’re celebrating in a home you were able to purchase in 2017, especially in the Seattle area. A new report from… Read More

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Redmond 2.0: Inside Microsoft’s plan to rebuild its longtime home for a new generation

by Nat Levy on December 2, 2017December 2, 2017 at 10:16 am

The land that is now the massive Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash. has come a long way in the last century. Back then, it was home to Morelli Chicken Ranch.… Read More

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SpaceX seeks FCC approval to test satellite communications system in Seattle area

by Alan Boyle on October 14, 2017October 14, 2017 at 7:17 pm

SpaceX has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to begin ground testing of a satellite communications system between its facilities in Redmond, Wash., as early as this month.… Read More

Xerox cuts 325 jobs as it shuts down operations at Redmond call center

by Madeline Vuong on March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 at 10:16 pm

Xerox has notified all 325 employees at its Redmond, Wash., facility that their jobs will be cut by the beginning of May this year, the company confirmed today. The Redmond office currently houses… Read More

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Video: Watch these pesky thieves steal 16 Apple computers from The Mac Store in 30 seconds

by John Cook on June 9, 2014July 1, 2017 at 11:49 am

Redmond police are on the hunt for four thieves who broke into the The Mac Store at Redmond Town Center on Sunday morning, ripping 16 computers from the shelves in… Read More

IT consultancy Sonata Software expands in Redmond

by John Cook on March 3, 2014March 3, 2014 at 7:23 am

Sonata Software, a Bangalore, India-based IT software consultancy whose clients include Microsoft, Oracle and HP, has established a new development facility in Redmond. Redmond City Council President Hank Margeson helped… Read More

The power of perspective: DigiPen students debut popular mind-bending game

by Taylor Soper on December 14, 2012December 14, 2012 at 4:19 pm

“Perspective,” the latest creation from Redmond’s DigiPen University, is not easy to explain in words. It’s an experimental first person puzzle game that allows players to manage different dimensions of control.… Read More

Redmond: Happiest place in U.S. for young professionals

by Todd Bishop on September 14, 2011September 14, 2011 at 12:12 pm

Microsoft is holding a pair of big events this week in Anaheim, Calif., right across the street from the Happiest Place on Earth, but maybe the company didn’t need to… Read More

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