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 [Seattle engineer arrested in Capital One hack that affected 106M people]( Seattle-based engineer Paige Thompson was arrested Monday for allegedly hacking into Capital One’s databases and gaining access to approximately 140,000 Social Security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers. [Amazon sues former AWS exec for joining rival Google division as cloud wars escalate]( Amazon’s pioneering cloud business gave the company an early lead in an emerging and lucrative industry but competition is heating up between Amazon Web Services and newer entrants, like Microsoft and Google, particularly when it comes to talent. [Fast-growing real estate heavyweight Compass raises $370M at $6.4B valuation]( High-tech real estate brokerage Compass has a new mountain of cash to continue building out its technology platform and grow both its East and West Coast engineering hubs. [Microsoft to retire Skype for Business Online in 2021; Teams taking over as default Office 365 meeting tool]( Microsoft will retire Skype for Business Online in July 2021 and replace it with Microsoft Teams as the go-to product for meetings and collaboration. [Review: Nintendo Switch exclusive ‘Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3’ is fun and flawed]( Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is on track to become a sales success for Nintendo. [Nintendo Switch growth continues as aging rivals Sony PS4 and Microsoft Xbox One stagnate]( Nintendo, the youngster of the video game console market — well, at least the youngster the current console generation — continues to grow steadily as its primary competitors struggle with the inevitable effects of old age. [Tech Moves: Blokable exec leaves for Expedia; ExtraHop names new finance chief]( — Sandy Anuras is leaving Blokable, a Seattle startup with a mission to develop low-cost housing at scale, to join Expedia as vice president of global marketing technology. [Fashion advice from Amazon? New personal styling service will tell you what to wear — for a price]( In many areas, Amazon is king. Selling books, diapers, and other stables? [TV giant Discovery is hiring 200 people to build streaming services at Seattle-area office, led by ex-Amazon execs]( Entertainment giant Discovery wants to enhance its streaming offerings, and it is hiring 200 people in its Seattle-area office to make it happen. [AppViewX raises $30M to grow networking infrastructure automation software platform]( Seattle-based company AppViewX just raised $30 million to help expand its networking automation technology, GeekWire has learned. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Lumedic: Senior Web Developer Lead]( - [Renton Technical College: Computer Science Instructor]( - [Lumedic: Data Architect]( - [Rad Power Bikes: Brand Copywriter]( - [Quorum: Full-stack Software Engineer]( - [GeekWire: GeekWire Sales Account Executive]( - [Highspot: Principal Backend Software Engineer]( - [Rad Power Bikes: Technical Writer, Product (Ebike SME)]( - [RealNetworks: Director, Product Management – SAFR]( - [Rad Power Bikes: IT Director]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2019 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](