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 [Elon Musk tweets a sneak peek at his vision for SpaceX’s Starship mega-rocket]( SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is talking up his Starship Mk1 prototype super-rocket in Texas, in advance of an update on his plans for Starship trips to the moon, Mars and beyond. [‘Qualtrics Tower’ coming to Seattle, with room for 2,000 people at tech company’s ‘co-headquarters’]( Tech company Qualtrics, which two years ago designated Seattle as its co-headquarters, doubled down Wednesday with the announcement of a huge new lease in a striking skyscraper under construction in the city. [Tech company Chef won’t renew U.S. immigration contracts, changing course amid employee activism]( Software engineers are powerful players in the technology industry. SPONSOR MESSAGE [What to ask prospective tech bankers]( Tech companies should ask these questions to find a financial institution that can help alleviate business pressures from the beginning. [Read it here.]( [Everything Amazon announced at its devices event — Echo Buds, Echo Frames, Echo Studio, and more]( Editor’s note: Read on for our real-time updates from Amazon’s event. [Watch Microsoft’s original Redmond buildings vanish from above in new time-lapse video]( The modernization of Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus might appear to be in the earliest stages when viewed from the ground. [Microsoft helps retailers battle Amazon with new AI and IoT tools for Dynamics 365]( Microsoft is doubling down on retail, and it wants to be the first place companies turn to beef up their tech offerings to compete with Amazon. [Comcast boosts internet speeds in 11 states, including Washington and Oregon]( About 85 percent of Comcast’s Washington internet customers saw their download speeds increase this week, according to the cable giant. [Red vs. Blue? Britain’s Red Arrows land in Seattle for aerobatics of a different color]( Seattle's Museum of Flight may have put a Blue Angels jet on a pedestal, but today it rolled out the red carpet for Britain's Red Arrows aerobatic team. [Amazon launches on-demand healthcare clinic for Seattle-area employees]( Healthcare is getting the Amazon treatment. [Penny Arcade co-founder talks PAX; Acquisitions Incorporated; independent game developers]( PAX, the gaming convention created by Seattle-based Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins as an offshoot of their gaming webcomic Penny Arcade, has expanded from a single show in Bellevue, Wash. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [REI: Security Domain Architect]( - [Rubica: Cyber Threat Hunter]( - [Rad Power Bikes: Director, Growth Marketing]( - [Rad Power Bikes: North American eCommerce Coordinator]( - [GeekWire: GeekWire Sales Account Executive]( - [Yapta: Site Reliability Engineer]( - [Rubica: SIEM Security Systems Engineer]( - [ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI2): CTO-in-Residence // Co-Founder]( - [ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI2): Senior UI Designer]( - [Hiya: Sr. Product Manager, Partner Apps]( [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](