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Top stories so far this week Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to step down this year, replaced by AWS chief Andy Jassy in stunning turn for tech giant Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO of Amazon, becoming executive chairman of the company he conceived 27 years ago on a road trip to Seattle, and built into one of the world’s most valuable companies. Data breach exposes 1.6 million Washington state residents who filed unemployment claims in 2020 The Office of the Washington State Auditor is investigating a security incident which has compromised the personal information of more than 1.6 million people who filed for unemployment claims in the state in 2020. Amazon earnings preview: Record holiday quarter expected but COVID-19 expenses may curb profits The pandemic-driven e-commerce surge is expected to drive record sales and profit for Amazon as the company reports its holiday quarter earnings on Tuesday. SPONSOR MESSAGE Wells Fargo Gateway APIs feature use cases supporting faster payments and data services The technology allows wholesale banking customers to integrate Wells Fargo products, services and information into their own digital environments, such as treasury workstations or enterprise resource planning software. Learn More. Amazon unveils design plans for Virginia HQ2, with dramatic spiral ‘Helix’ building as centerpiece Amazon’s proposed design plans for its second headquarters campus in Arlington, Va., will have a familiar look for anyone who has ever set foot in Seattle as three tall office buildings ring a unique glass-enclosed structure. Jeff Bezos’ role at Blue Origin hints at how his profile at Amazon is likely to change What will Amazon without Jeff Bezos as CEO look like? It could look a lot like Bezos' biggest personal passion project — his Blue Origin space venture. Tech workers sound off on Washington state’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ at first public hearing Tech workers showed up to a virtual hearing Tuesday to voice their opinion on a proposed tax on Washington state’s wealthiest residents. Tech tycoon buys SpaceX flight to orbit, sets aside seats for sweepstakes winner (and a fellow techie) A billionaire CEO who's also a trained jet pilot is buying a flight to orbit aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft — and you might get a chance to fly along. Amazon Web Services posts record $13.5B in *profits* for 2020 in Andy Jassy’s AWS swan song Turns out Andy Jassy was basically running most of Amazon already. Led by ex-Starbucks digital chief Adam Brotman, Seattle startup Brightloom raises $15M Brightloom has raised $15 million as it aims to help companies turn their customer data into personalized marketing campaigns. Robotic process automation tech startup UiPath raises $750M at $35B valuation UiPath is raising more cash. The New York-based company just announced a $750 million Series F round that pushes its valuation to $35 billion.

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