Departing AWS CEO Adam Selipsky on AI, the cloud, and what’s next 

Amazon shutting down warehouse near Seattle | Tech Moves ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Register now for AWS re:Inforce: [Hear from AWS experts on all things cloud security in the generative AI era.]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES AWS CEO exit interview: In his final days as Amazon Web Services CEO this week, Adam Selipsky [fielded questions from GeekWire]( about his tenure in the role, competition in the cloud, and what’s next for him and the company. He disputed the popular narrative that AWS under his leadership was caught off-guard by the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence. If AWS keeps innovating and executing, he said, it has “a great chance to be just as much of a leader in generative AI as we’ve been in the cloud space for all of these years.” - RELATED: [Excerpts from GeekWire’s interview with Adam Selipsky.]( Amazon is closing a warehouse in Tukwila, Wash., just south of Seattle. Employees will be offered new roles at other warehouses. [Read more.]( Tech Moves: Tanium adds board members; Madrona investor departs; City of Seattle hires another interim CTO; [and more key personnel changes](. Seattle-area entrepreneur Satya Singh began his entrepreneurial journey with a successful shoe business. After a few years leading product teams at Expedia Group, he’s now running another startup that offers data infrastructure tools for biotech companies. [Read more](. Hot Links: - Google is reportedly hiring Seattle-area execs from Microsoft and Amazon to boost its cloud business. ([The Information]( - The recent launch event for OpenAI’s latest chatbot is part of a concerning trend of tech companies releasing AI products in a premature state. ([The New York Times]( - Seattle-based data storage provider Qumulo joined the Ultra Ethernet Consortium and announced partnerships with Intel and Arista Networks. ([Qumulo]( - The Washington Research Foundation awarded nearly $2.2 million in grants to support life science initiatives in its home state. ([WRF]( Thanks for subscribing to the GeekWire newsletter, and have a great weekend. — GeekWire editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com; and GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop, todd@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [AWS re:Inforce – register now]( Hear from AWS experts on all things cloud security in the generative AI era. Navigate security for generative AI, automated reasoning, cryptography, & more at AWS re:Inforce. Register to join us in person or watch our free livestream for the keynote & Innovation Talks. [Register now.]( LATEST HEADLINES [Amazon shutting down warehouse near Seattle, will offer new roles to employees]( [Amazon’s departing cloud chief: Gen AI can be ‘one of the biggest opportunities AWS has ever seen’]( [Adam Selipsky, the exit interview: Amazon Web Services CEO on AI, competition, and the future]( [From Expedia to Scispot: A startup founder’s journey to build data infrastructure for biotech]( [Seattle startup with unique approach to carbon reductions lands $2.5M]( [Tech Moves: Workday CIO joins Tanium board; Madrona investor departs; City of Seattle hires CTO]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( - [BRINC: Principal / Senior Software Test Engineer]( - [BRINC: Senior Accounting/Financial Analyst]( - [INRIX: Senior Accountant]( - [INRIX: Finance Pricing Manager]( - [INRIX: Account Executive, Public Sector]( - [BRINC: Territory Account Executive, PacNW]( [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](