GeekWire's Most-Read Stories of the Week

Catch up on the top tech stories from this past week. Here are the headlines that people have been reading on GeekWire. 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!]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Fireball lights up the skies over the Pacific Northwest, sparking oohs, ahhs and LOLs]( What was that flash in Wednesday night’s skies? [Seattle’s record-setting warm and dry weather is both random and a dress rehearsal, experts say]( Seattle’s identity has been synonymous with drizzle, moss and the angsty grunge music and compulsive coffee drinking that’s fueled by its notoriously damp, gray weather. 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[University of Washington computer science professor Yejin Choi wins $800K ‘genius grant’]( Yejin Choi, a University of Washington computer science professor and senior research manager at Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), won a $800,000 “genius grant” given annually by the John D. [Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center receives ‘transformative’ $710.5M gift from the Bezos family]( Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center on Wednesday announced an enormous philanthropic gift of $710.5 million from Jackie and Mike Bezos, the parents of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, pledged on behalf of the Bezos family. SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [Private & Custom Grand Forest Retreat on Bainbridge Island]( [Microsoft goes Meta: Here’s what Nadella and Zuckerberg announced for the new Quest Pro]( Microsoft will make Windows, Office, Teams and other programs available for the new Meta Quest Pro and existing Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headsets under an expanded partnership with Facebook’s parent company. [Meta officially cuts ribbon on growing Bellevue office space as tech and art merge in Spring District]( With cranes still swinging overhead and construction continuing on the Spring District in Bellevue, Wash., Meta officially threw open the doors Tuesday on its own offices at the sprawling development. [Real estate report points to Blue Origin’s rapid expansion near HQ in Seattle area]( The workforce at Blue Origin, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space venture, has been growing by leaps and bounds — and so has the need for office and lab space. [Microsoft Places app will manage ‘fusion of digital and physical space’ for hybrid work]( Microsoft previewed a new app that will attempt to help companies, workers, and real estate facilities managers address some of the emerging challenges of the new era of hybrid work. [Seattle entrepreneur turns investor rejection letters into NFTs]( Ever wonder how investors craft their “rejection letters” to startup founders? [University of Washington computer science school creates ‘future of cloud infrastructure’ center]( Seattle’s cloud computing prowess just got another boost. [Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale, and the forces blowing up the traditional holiday shopping season]( Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale, slated for Tuesday and Wednesday Oct. [Former 98point6 CEO goes from telemedicine to fried chicken — with recipe to fight climate change]( Before co-founding Seattle telehealth startup 98point6 back in 2015, Robbie Cape was weighing whether to use his tech know-how to pursue a healthcare-related idea, or something focused on the environment. [Seattle startup launches Bumble-like app for expectant moms and families looking to adopt]( Seattle startup PairTree on Thursday announced the launch of an app to more easily connect expectant mothers with families from across the U.S. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [San Jose State University: Web Analyst]( - [INRIX: Technical Program Manager – Data Platform]( - [MedBridge: Software Engineer III (Back end)]( - [INRIX: Senior Frontend Engineer]( - [San Jose State University: Web Analyst]( - [MedBridge: Software Engineer III (Front end)]( - [Scientific Software Engineering Center: Software Engineer – multiple roles!]( - [San Jose State University: Systems Analyst]( - [Western Washington University - Computer Science Department: Computer Science Support Group Manager]( [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. 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