GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update][GeekWire Mid-Week Update]( Top stories so far this week [Love it or hate it, Tesla Cybertruck turns heads in Seattle as GeekWire test drives futuristic EV]( “Does it still have that new spaceship smell?” That was the quip from Dave Boone, walking past the GeekWire office in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood last week as Javier Luraschi pulled up in his new Tesla Cybertruck to take me for a ride. [Seattle startup OpenPipe raises $6.7M to help companies reduce costs for LLM models]( OpenPipe, a Seattle startup that wants to make it easier and cheaper for companies to train and deploy large language models, announced a $6.7 million seed round. [Protesters block entrances at Amazon HQ, objecting to planned use of fossil fuels in Oregon]( Dozens of environmental activists this morning blocked the entrances at Amazon’s Day 1 building at its Seattle headquarters. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Local Bank Offering A Frictionless Loan Application Process For Small Businesses in Washington State]( 40-50% of small businesses rank access to capital as their main obstacle. Unlike traditional banks that tend to be encumbered by legacy tech, community banks can bring agility and innovation to small business lending. Learn how a Seattle-based financial institution leveraged open banking to offer a frictionless loan process for small business borrowers in Washington State. [Learn More.]( [Office-to-residential conversion is a trendy idea for downtown resurgence — but has big challenges]( Office-to-residential conversions are frequent fodder in discussions of the post-pandemic city, downtown regeneration, and hopes to contain rising housing costs. [Tech Moves: Microsoft’s new Surface and Windows chief; ex-Zillow CEO joins Match Group board; Oleria adds execs]( — Longtime Microsoft exec Pavan Davuluri is taking on a new role leading the company’s Surface and Windows divisions, according to a report from The Verge. [‘Tomb Raider’ escape-room-style immersive attraction coming to downtown Seattle]( A new waterfront attraction in Seattle will bring the popular video game and film franchise “Tomb Raider” and its protagonist Lara Croft to life in an immersive, escape-room-style entertainment experience. [Sunny Gupta on Apptio’s lightbulb moment, and the key questions behind the tech company’s success]( For Sunny Gupta, the inspiration behind Apptio started with a simple question: What are you struggling with? [Three options for seeing the solar eclipse, from expensive to iffy to absolutely free]( A total solar eclipse is once again about to run across North America, boosting interest (and airfares) to astronomical proportions. [Sonoma Bio celebrates new Seattle waterfront R&D center for autoimmune disease research]( Sonoma Biotherapeutics on Monday hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new research and development center and office space on Seattle’s waterfront. [Meet Nala, the police dog that sniffs out electronic devices to fight internet crimes against children]( Nala has a nose for electronics. But she’s not your run-of-the-mill tech geek with a passion for gear and gadgets. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Chief Revenue Office]( - [AdaptX: Vice President of Engineering]( - [INRIX: Sales Development Representative (SDR)]( - [GeekWork: ML Engineer]( - [INRIX: Finance Pricing Manager]( - [City of Newport: Systems Administrator II]( - [GeekWork: Head of Engineering]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2024 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](