Will Microsoft buy Netflix? | Jay Carney on the intersection of politics and tech

T-Mobile reaches $350M settlement in 2021 data breach ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: AWS re:Inforce | July 26-27, 2022: [Build your cloud security skills with bootcamps, security jams, & more. Register now.]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES Will Microsoft buy Netflix? Recent headlines detailing subscriber loss at Netflix combined with the streaming giant’s advertising deal with Microsoft to launch an ad-supported subscription tier in 2023 have led to a new wave of speculation as to whether Netflix might be willing to sell itself. Some analysts are wondering if Microsoft might be a prospective buyer. [Here’s why that makes sense — and why it doesn’t](. From White House to Amazon and Airbnb: Amazon’s head of global corporate affairs Jay Carney, the former White House press secretary under President Obama, made some news of his own this week, announcing that [he’s leaving Amazon after more than seven years](. On the latest episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we’re playing highlights from our 2019 interview with Carney at the GeekWire Summit, in which he discussed the arc of his career and his transition from politics to the tech industry. [Listen here]( or subscribe to GeekWire in [Apple Podcasts]( [Google Podcasts]( and [Spotify](. T-Mobile reaches $350M settlement: The Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier [agreed to settle class-action lawsuits]( brought over an August 2021 cyberattack in which a hacker infiltrated its computer systems to steal sensitive data relating to millions of customers. Blue Origin names next spacefliers: The space venture said its next crewed suborbital flight [will send up the first spacefliers to hail from Egypt and Portugal](. The lineup also includes a co-founder of the Dude Perfect sports/entertainment video venture, a British-American mountaineer, a driverless-car pioneer, and a former telecom executive. Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend. — GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Help us power the future of trails with ALLtech]( Connecting with nature is critical to everyone’s mental and physical health, and the ALLtech team and its partners believe that supporting Washington Trails Association will help ensure there are trails for everyone, forever. [Join or make a donation to ALLtech’s team.]( LATEST HEADLINES [From White House to Amazon and Airbnb: Jay Carney on the intersection of tech and politics]( [Will Microsoft buy Netflix? Why a deal makes sense — and why it doesn’t]( [Blue Origin’s next crew will include the first Portuguese and Egyptian spacefliers]( [T-Mobile reaches $350M settlement in 2021 cyberattack and data breach impacting 76M people]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [GW Libraries and Academic Innovaiton: Systems Administrator]( - [THOR Industries: Director of Digital Customer Experience]( - [Creative Destruction Lab - Seattle: SITE DIRECTOR – CREATIVE DESTRUCTION LAB]( - [AdaptX: Frontend Developer]( - [INRIX: Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: Full Stack Software Engineer]( - [Resolution Bioscience, a part of Agilent: Sr. DevOps Engineer]( - [INRIX: Senior Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: Senior Frontend Engineer]( - [Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center: Director of Design]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2022 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](