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Top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [View this email in your browser](. [Mid-Week Update]( May 9, 2018 [Top Stories]( [Find a Job]( [GeekWire Events]( [GeekWire 200]( [Become a Member]( Working Without Walls | June 7 [The Future of Work is remote & diverse, RSVP to attend and learn more!]( Top stories so far this week [One year with the Chevrolet Bolt EV: Takeaways from my immersion into all-electric driving]( By Tim Ellis Just over a year ago, I finally realized my long-time dream to purchase an affordable all-electric car with over 200 miles of range. [‘Eggs’ for alien Earths? At 94, physicist Freeman Dyson’s brain is still going strong]( By Alan Boyle Alien megaspheres ... rockets powered by nuclear bombs ... freeze-dried life in outer space: These are just some of the ideas that have flowered in the brain Freeman Dyson, and he's not done yet. The renowned physicist spoke with GeekWire's Alan Boyle in advance of his talk at Town Hall Seattle. [Glassdoor to be acquired for $1.2 billion by Japan-based HR giant Recruit Holdings]( By Taylor Soper Job review site Glassdoor, co-founded by Seattle investor and entrepreneur Rich Barton, has agreed to be acquired for $1.2 billion by Japanese HR giant Recruit Holdings Co. in one of the largest tech acquisitions of 2018 thus far. [Zillow CEO calls ‘head tax’ proposal ‘misguided’ and says company could look to grow outside Seattle]( By Kurt Schlosser A week after Amazon said it will pause construction on a new office tower in Seattle and reconsider whether it will move into another while the City Council considers taxing the top-grossing businesses in the city, Zillow Group is looking at whether future expansion should happen elsewhere. [More than 100 tech leaders warn Seattle’s tax plan sends dangerous message: ‘If you create too many jobs, you will be punished’]( By Monica Nickelsburg The Seattle tech community is following Amazon’s lead, publicly pressing the City Council to drop a proposed tax on top-earning companies to fund affordable housing and homeless services. [FAIR competition? Facebook creates official AI labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, vying for top talent]( By Alan Boyle Although Facebook is raising the status of AI labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, the company's chief AI scientist denies that will lead to an academic brain drain. [U2’s Bono and The Edge revealed as investors in Convoy on-demand trucking tech startup]( By Todd Bishop Seattle-based on-demand trucking technology startup Convoy already counts several rock stars of the tech world among its investor. Turns out some actual rock stars have invested, as well. [Virtual reality unleashed: Early impressions of Oculus Go from a bunch of us at GeekWire]( By Todd Bishop Finally, a virtual reality experience that many of us would actually use. [The new Microsoft: ‘Making the PC the perfect second screen to your phone’]( By Nat Levy How times have changed at Microsoft. For much of its history, the PC and Windows have been the central focus for Microsoft, but that era continues to fade into the rear-view as Microsoft’s new focus on “multi-device experiences” takes center stage. [Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella walks the floor at Build conference, chats with developers and (almost) pets a pony]( By Nat Levy Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella started his day by dropping all kinds of news at the opening keynote of Microsoft Build and he finished it off by taking a tour of the show floor. [Read more of today's news on GeekWire >]( [] Today's top jobs - - [Valant: Sr. Software Development Manager]( - [Stealth Startup: Manager of Engineering, Full Stack]( - [The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2): Product Manager – Semantic Scholar]( - [Rad Power Bikes: Technical Specialist]( - [Stealth Startup: Manager of Engineering, Cloud Architecture]( - [Rad Power Bikes: Retail Specialist]( - [Rad Power Bikes: Customer Experience Specialist]( - [OfferUp: Software Development Engineer – Front End Web]( - [Stealth Startup: Principal Engineer, HTML5 Games]( - [Valant: VP of Engineering]( [Hiring? Buy a featured job listing to appear here.]( [Find more jobs on GeekWork >]( Galactic Sponsors [Bank of America]( [Salesforce]( Platinum Sponsors [Smartsheet]( [EY]( [Wave Business]( Gold Sponsors [UPS Connect]( [Knoll]( [Moz]( Silver Sponsors [Perkins Coie]( [First Tech]( [RealSelf]( [Wells Fargo]( [WSGR]( [Level11]( [OfferUp]( [Seattle University]( [Avalara]( [Sirqul]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise with GeekWire]( Copyright © 2018 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](