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: Hear the latest news, and dive deep into AWS products and solutions: [Attend in-person or virtually.]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Housekeeper sues Jeff Bezos over working conditions at Amazon founder’s home]( A housekeeper who says she worked for nearly three years at Jeff Bezos’ Seattle-area home claims she was subjected to racial discrimination and retaliation from members of his personal staff, wasn’t able to take legally required breaks, and didn’t have adequate access to a bathroom on the job. [Tatoosh, a superyacht owned by Paul Allen, is sold after being listed for $90M]( Another of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s personal properties has been sold off. [After acquiring Zipwhip for $850M last year, Twilio will shut down business texting service]( Twilio will sunset Zipwhip’s software after acquiring the Seattle startup for $850 million last year. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Learn more about cloud managed services]( Cloud managed services from Cascadeo help organizations leverage the potential of the public cloud by aligning engineering expertise with business outcomes. When you are ready for true cloud IT transformation, [let’s connect.]( [Univ. of Wash. aims to dismiss suit by computer science instructor over land acknowledgements]( University of Washington leaders filed a motion Monday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by an instructor who created his own land acknowledgment statement on the syllabi of courses he taught. [Seattle’s Twitter office impacted by widespread layoffs under new owner Elon Musk]( Seattle-based Twitter employees are among those being laid off amid widespread job cuts at the social media giant now owned by Elon Musk. [Seattle entrepreneur acquires Sook, a tool to take on Amazon and boost small business discovery]( To satisfy his desire to help shoppers better discover products from small businesses and to help those businesses compete against Amazon and other tech giants, Ryan Mulcahy did some shopping of his own. SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [Spend the New Year on Willapa Bay!]( [Another logistics startup emerges in Seattle: Convoy vets land $2.4M to tackle trucking analytics]( New funding: Seattle-area trucking analytics startup GoodShip raised $2.4 million in a round led by Fuse, with participation from Cercano Management, Flexport Fund, Innovation Endeavors, Sope Creek Capital, and other angel investors. [Why big data is not a priority anymore, and other key AI trends to watch]( Artificial Intelligence models that generate entirely new content are creating a world of opportunities for entrepreneurs. [Amazon’s new reality: Where the tech giant is doubling down and cutting back in tough times]( Amazon has grown dramatically over the past decade, surpassing 1.5 million employees and extending its reach into nearly every corner of commerce and society. [Pacific Northwest is a hub for fusion companies chasing power’s ‘holy grail’]( The Sun is the ultimate fusion machine, endlessly smashing atoms together and creating power. [Blue Origin completes delivery of BE-4 rocket engines for first ULA Vulcan launch]( Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it has completed delivery of the two BE-4 rocket engines that will be used next year for the first launch of United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket. [End of the road for Treasure Truck: Amazon stops deals program, which went online during pandemic]( Amazon is officially parking its “Treasure Truck” deals program, putting an end to an initiative that first got rolling in 2016 with in-person pickups from quirky vehicles in various cities. [Meet the 12 startups in the newest Techstars Seattle class]( Techstars Seattle on Monday unveiled the startups participating in its latest cohort, as another round of companies gets ready to go through the accelerator program. [Court filings: CommerceIQ to buy assets of Seattle’s Ideoclick as Amazon agencies face tough market]( CommerceIQ, a Silicon Valley e-commerce company that helps retailers boost online sales on Amazon and Walmart, is set to acquire assets from Seattle startup Ideoclick, according to court documents reviewed by GeekWire. 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