GeekWire's Most-Read Stories of the Week

Catch up on the top tech stories from this past week. Here are the headlines that people have been reading on GeekWire. ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Washington state’s second-largest city is the hub of an ambitious regional tech community seeking to leverage new realities to achieve its longstanding goals: [Read more.]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Microsoft lays off employees in new round of cuts]( Microsoft conducted another round of layoffs this week in the latest workforce reduction implemented by the Redmond tech giant this year. [Jeff Bezos keeps selling Amazon stock after announcing his move out of Washington state]( The news this week that Jeff Bezos plans to sell more Amazon stock is another reminder of the tech mogul’s move away from Washington state — and the debate over its capital gains tax. [Jeff Bezos selling $5B worth of Amazon shares as company’s stock hits all-time high]( Jeff Bezos is selling 25 million Amazon shares worth $5 billion, according to a regulatory filing on the day the tech giant’s stock hit a record high. SPONSOR MESSAGE [GeekWire on the Road: Spokane]( Washington state’s second-largest city is the hub of an ambitious regional tech community seeking to leverage new realities to achieve its longstanding goals, as GeekWire reports in this special series. [Read more.]( [Seattle-area EV drivers left searching for fast chargers due to ‘epidemic’ of cable theft]( Electrical vehicle drivers in Seattle currently looking for a fast charge at a public station are likely to find a frayed stump where the charging cable used to be.  In the last 12 months alone, thieves have stolen at least 100 EV charging cables across the city in pursuit of the small amounts of copper within that can be sold as scrap. [Snowflake moving into larger office in Bellevue to support growth plans]( Cloud computing and data giant Snowflake confirmed that it will move into a new office in Bellevue, Wash., next year to support growth plans for its Seattle-area engineering center. [Amazon discontinues Astro for Business robot security guard to focus on Astro home robot]( Amazon plans to discontinue Astro for Business less than a year after launching its robot security guard, to focus on Astro for the home. [Blink … and it’s over: After 24 years at Seattle tech firm, Karen Clark Cole has a new user experience]( Karen Clark Cole is ready to tackle her next big idea. [Universal Hydrogen runs out of runway and shuts down, one year after first flight]( Universal Hydrogen — which tested a prototype for a hydrogen-fueled airplane last year — has run out of money and is shutting down. [Warren Buffett says ‘no money’ going to Gates Foundation after his death]( Once 93-year-old Warren Buffett dies, his donations to the Gates Foundation will dry up. [Space Force clears Blue Origin and Stoke Space to bid for fast-turnaround launches]( The U.S. Space Force has added Blue Origin and Stoke Space to a list of eligible providers for rapid-response launch services. [Tech Moves: Tomo co-founder steps down; Usermind co-founder joins Ironclad; ex-Google director back at Microsoft]( — Carey Schwaber Armstrong, the former Zillow exec who co-founded real estate startup Tomo four years ago, has stepped down from the company. [AI expert and film vet lead new Seattle startup aiming to help artists accelerate production]( Yinhan Liu, a natural language processing expert who sold a startup earlier this year, is setting off on another entrepreneurial journey with LeyLine, a Seattle-based company building AI-powered production tools for creative professionals. [Clean aviation startup ZeroAvia lands deal with American Airlines to buy 100 plane engines]( American Airlines plans to buy 100 hydrogen electric engines from clean aviation company ZeroAvia to power some of its commercial planes. [This startup wants to help change the way knowledge is captured and accessed at companies]( A mountain of knowledge and information resides inside each company, both in documentation and with every employee. [Coming soon to Seattle: a co-working space for tackling climate change]( The climate tech sector is blossoming in the Pacific Northwest, attracting new innovators eager to tackle what some see as an existential crisis. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Corporate Controller]( - [Pioneer Square Labs: Principal]( - [BRINC: Content Writer]( - [INRIX: Chief Marketing Officer]( - [INRIX: Senior Frontend Engineer]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Full-Stack Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: Senior Accountant]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software 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](