Live from the GeekWire Summit: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says city still has its mojo

Microsoft cybersecurity exec Charlie Bell lays out strategies to fight ‘growing’ threat ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Bring people back to the office with Deskbee: [Having the right workplace management technology at your side in this moment of uncertainty makes all the difference. Schedule a demo today!]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES Seattle mayor at GeekWire Summit: Seattle has hit a rough patch, but fear not, said Mayor Bruce Harrell, who said the city still has its mojo despite several ongoing challenges. Harrell, who took office in January, asked tech leaders to get more engaged and commented on his relationship with Amazon during the opening session this morning at the GeekWire Summit in Seattle. [Read more](. Microsoft cybersecurity chief on fighting a ‘growing’ threat: Charlie Bell, the former top executive for Amazon Web Services who joined Microsoft last year, acknowledged that the threat posed by “bad actors” online — including nation states and crime syndicates with their own HR departments — is rapidly rising. [Read more of his comments from the GeekWire Summit](. Tune into the GeekWire Summit: The event is streaming live Thursday and Friday — [access it here](. Amazon hiring 150K for holiday rush: The move, which matches what the company planned for in 2021, comes shortly after Amazon announced that it will spend an additional $1 billion over the next year to increase average starting pay for front-line workers to $19 per hour. [Read more](. Microsoft plants seeds for data-driven sustainable agriculture: Microsoft Research is [releasing the underlying code for a series of agricultural technologies]( under open-source licenses, encouraging soil specialists, plant scientists and other experts to build tech solutions for sustainable farms. Nordstrom CTO to step down: Edmond Mesrobian, who arrived at the Seattle retail giant in 2018 after stints with Tesco, Expedia Group, and RealNetworks, [is departing Oct. 14](. Ex-Zillow Group recruiting VP joins Discord: Annie Rihn, one of the first ten employees at the Seattle real estate company, [is now vice president of talent acquisition at Discord]( a communication platform popular with gamers. Amazon and healthcare: As the tech company makes bigger moves into healthcare and turns its efficiency machine on medicine, [some experts say the industry could change in big ways](. Thanks for reading, and have a great day. — GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Live tech and love life in Calgary]( Calgary is the place where bright minds and big ideas come together with an unmatched spirit to help solve global challenges. As the third most livable city in the world and a top tech job market in North America, you can build a life – and a game-changing career – of adventure and opportunity here. [Visit LiveTechLoveLive.com.]( LATEST HEADLINES [Microsoft cybersecurity chief Charlie Bell lays out strategies to fight ‘growing’ threat]( [Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says city still has its mojo, asks tech leaders to get engaged]( [Amazon plans to hire 150k workers to help with holiday rush across fulfillment network]( [Microsoft open-sources farm technologies, planting seeds for data-driven sustainable agriculture]( [Nordstrom CTO Edmond Mesrobian to step down from Seattle retail giant]( SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [Just Listed! Breathtaking Views and Contemporary Style | Bellevue]( [Tech Moves: Ex-Zillow VP joins Discord; Bigleaf Networks names CEO]( [How Amazon’s tech and logistics prowess may disrupt healthcare — and spark concern]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Western Washington University - Computer Science Department: Computer Science Support Group Manager]( - [INRIX: Technical Program Manager – Data Platform]( - [MedBridge: Software Engineer III (Back end)]( - [MedBridge: Software Engineer III (Front end)]( - [San Jose State University: Web Analyst]( - [INRIX: Senior Frontend Engineer]( - [Scientific Software Engineering Center: Software Engineer – multiple roles!]( - [San Jose State University: Web Analyst]( [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](