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 [Hackers take over Twitter accounts of Gates, Musk, Biden, Obama, Apple and others in crypto scam]( Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos had their Twitter accounts hacked Wednesday afternoon in an apparent cryptocurrency giveaway scam. [Microsoft makes major cuts to MSN editorial team amid AI shift and broader fiscal year-end layoffs]( Microsoft is further cutting back its MSN team amid a controversial shift to automation and AI for content decisions previously left to human editors. [Bill Gates says coronavirus vaccine distribution should be based on equity, not the ‘highest bidder’]( Bill Gates said COVID-19 vaccines need to be distributed equally, not to those that can pay the most money. [Amazon unveils its own smart grocery cart, in new effort to automate physical retail checkout]( Can the company that popularized the online shopping cart reinvent the real thing? [The ban that wasn’t: Amazon’s TikTok reversal leaves tech world wondering WTH?]( Amazon’s TikTok take-back was the talk of tech on Friday. [Washington state extends re-opening pause amid rising coronavirus cases]( Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that his pause on re-opening the state will be extended through July 28 due to rising COVID-19 cases. [‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ will take to the skies via PC next month in refresh of classic]( Raise your seat backs and tray tables, Microsoft is taking off again with its refresh of the classic “Flight Simulator” franchise. [Salesforce Ventures leads $120M round in Auth0 as pandemic fuels Seattle-area startup’s identity tech]( Auth0 is raising another big swath of cash as demand for its identity authentication software rises amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [Former Spaceflight CEO and French entrepreneur join forces to launch astronaut training startup]( Two longtime entrepreneurs take the wraps off Orbite, a Seattle-based startup that will focus on getting would-be spacefliers ready for future odysseys. [Amazon extends work from home policy to January 2021, opens offices with new safety measures]( Amazon will allow employees who can work from home to do so through Jan. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Shelf Engine: Senior Software Engineer]( - [Bonanza.com: Senior Ruby on Rails Developer]( - [Imperative: Technical Lead / Principal Software Engineer]( - [Stratify: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)]( - [INRIX: Engineering Director – SaaS Platform]( - [Twistle: Director of Engineering]( - [ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI2): Deep Learning Engineer // Co-Founder]( - [ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI2): Technical Co-Founder // CTO (Stealth Startup)]( - [ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI2): CTO-in-Residence // Co-Founder]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2020 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](