GeekWire Mid-Week Update, Presented by Wells Fargo

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update] Top stories so far this week [Microsoft Teams usage passes Slack in new survey; IT pros expect its presence to double by 2020]( Microsoft Teams is now being used by more organizations than its rival Slack, according to a new survey that shows how far the Redmond tech giant's collaboration app has come in less than two years. [NYC Council grills Amazon over HQ2: ‘You’re worth $1 trillion. Why do you need our $3 billion?’]( Amazon got a healthy dose of New York brashness Wednesday as city councilmembers grilled company executives and their economic development partners over the plan to build a 25,000-person office in Queens. [#SurfaceDrop: Seahawks star Russell Wilson births new celebration with Microsoft tablet during big win]( Russell Wilson may have inadvertently invented the geekiest touchdown celebration of the NFL season. [Tech leaders denounce new ‘public charge’ policy limiting green card eligibility]( Leaders of more than 120 U.S. companies are speaking out against what they see as an effort to dramatically curb legal immigration into the United States without approval from Congress. At the request of Seattle startup Boundless Immigration, they submitted an open letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security opposing a policy change that could make it harder for immigrants to qualify for green cards and visas. [Microsoft tops Forbes ‘Just 100’ list of most responsible companies]( Microsoft unseated last year’s #1 pick, Intel, which landed in second place for 2018. Forbes and Just Capital ranked the companies based on values that citizens want to see in corporate America. [Amid reports of abandoned projects, Amazon says it’s still ‘excited’ about physical bookstores]( Amazon Books was the tech giant’s first take on brick-and-mortar retail, starting in Seattle in 2015 and setting off a new era for a company that made its name as the leader of the e-commerce revolution. [The team behind Bezos-backed 10,000 Year Clock is looking forward to visitors]( The Long Now Foundation can afford to take the long view about a massive clock designed to run for 10,000 years — but it's also getting set to host visitors in the near term. [A baby dies, and a woman’s heartbreaking open letter implores tech companies to fix algorithms]( We’re all freaked out, too frequently it seems, by the realization that our movements online are being watched and used by the websites and tech companies we interact with. [Tech Moves: OfferUp’s VP of product departs; UW hires Impact Hub managing director; and more]( Chloe Harford leaves her post as VP of product at digital marketplace OfferUp. Sarah Studer says farewell to Impact Hub. Cecilia Cayetano joins Educative as COO. [Amazon Web Services reveals a public road map for its cloud container services]( In what it is calling an experiment, Amazon Web Services shared its near-term road map for features and services built around containers Tuesday, a surprising move from a company that is notoriously tight-lipped about its future plans. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [SkyKick: Sr SDET]( - [Quorum: Software Developer]( - [OfferUp: Software Development Engineer – Front End Web]( - [MGM Resorts International: Executive Director Web Product Management]( - [Point B: IT Development and Architecture Lead]( - [Andrews-Cooper: Lead Mechanical Engineer]( - [Andrews-Cooper: Senior Electrical Engineer]( - [Valant: Full Stack Engineer]( - [Actively Learn: Software Engineer (on a mission!)]( - [Washington State Small Business Development Center: SBDC Technology Business Advisor]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( 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](