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 [Amazon Web Services cuts hundreds of jobs in sales, training, and physical stores tech group]( AWS is cutting several hundred jobs on its sales, marketing and services group, and a few hundred jobs on its physical stores tech team. [Concur founder Steve Singh leads acquisition of Direct Travel in ongoing quest for ‘perfect trip’]( Steve Singh is one step closer to the “perfect trip.” The Seattle-based business leader and investor, former CEO of companies including Concur and Docker, is leading a group of investors in the acquisition of Direct Travel Inc., a Colorado-based corporate travel management company, founded in 2011, with more than $300 million in annual revenue and 1,800 employees. [Tableau releases Einstein Copilot beta as part of Salesforce’s broader AI rollout]( Tableau is releasing a new artificial intelligence tool that aims to make its advanced data analysis and visualization features more accessible to a broader set of users. 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.]( [Ag-tech startup TerraClear raises $15M to grow its end-to-end solution for ridding fields of rocks]( TerraClear raised $15 million in new funding for its rock-mapping and picking technology solutions for farmers. [Cyber Safety Review Board finds Microsoft security culture ‘inadequate,’ calls for accountability]( Microsoft comes under intense scrutiny and pointed criticism in a 34-page report released Tuesday by the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB). [Read AI raises $21M from Goodwater and Madrona, adds AI summaries for email and messaging]( Artificial intelligence startup Read AI raised $21 million in new funding from Goodwater Capital and Madrona Venture Group, and expanded its feature set by adding AI-generated recaps of email conversations and messaging threads. [Inside the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, which uses DNA to ‘record biology over time’]( Researchers opened the doors Monday to the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, a collaboration between the Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington. [Microsoft unbundles Office and Teams globally in new attempt to appease antitrust regulators]( Microsoft will unbundle Teams from Office 365 for new business software licenses globally, expanding a move introduced in Europe initially. [Tech Moves: F5 adds CTO and HR chief; Adaptive names CFO; Techstars Seattle leaders depart]( — Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 announced two new executive appointments this week: Lyra Schramm, the company’s new chief people officer, and Kunal Anand, chief technology officer. [GeekWire Podcast: Inside a Tesla Cybertruck; how police dogs find devices; Ballmer’s comedian son]( We go inside a Cybertruck, learn about device-detecting dogs, and hear a clip from comedian Pete Ballmer, son of the former Microsoft CEO. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Finance Pricing Manager]( - [City of Newport: Systems Administrator II]( - [AdaptX: Vice President of Engineering]( - [GeekWork: Head of Engineering]( - [GeekWork: ML Engineer]( [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](