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: Experience Smartsheet ENGAGE 2022 with GeekWire Studios: [Watch multiple interviews and partner profiles here!]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [‘Office Space’ movie gave Zulily engineer a blueprint for financial fraud, prosecutors allege]( A former Zulily software engineer allegedly stole more than $300,000 from the company through multiple schemes, including one inspired by the 1999 movie “Office Space,” according to new charging documents filed by prosecutors. [Reports: Twitter to close Seattle office and faces eviction]( Twitter is reportedly facing eviction at its Seattle office and is asking employees to work from home as the social media giant looks to cut costs under new owner Elon Musk. [Gaming in 2023: What to expect from Microsoft, Sony, Amazon, Valve, Nintendo, and others]( This year started slow in the video game industry, due to a combination of pandemic slowdowns and highly-anticipated titles such as Elden Ring, but it ended with a tidal wave of big releases that seems likely to continue into next year. SPONSOR MESSAGE [GeekWire Studios at Smartsheet ENGAGE 2022]( Experience Smartsheet ENGAGE 2022 with GeekWire Studios, including multiple interviews and partner profiles. [Watch here!]( [Biotech industry leaders share cautious optimism for 2023 amid downturn and layoffs]( Sujal Patel has been here before. He weathered the 2009 recession as CEO of Isilon Systems, coming out the other end to sell his company the next year for $2.25 billion. [Digital health leaders share predictions on what to expect in 2023]( Funding for digital health startups and initiatives soared during the pandemic as entrepreneurs and consumers increasingly embraced telehealth, remote monitoring, and a suite of devices from sleep trackers to exercise bands. [The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022]( Venture capitalists slowed investments this year in response to the cooling economy. SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [Just Listed: Exceptional Waterfront Sanctuary on Bellingham Bay]( [The first 10 calls every life science entrepreneur should make]( William Canestaro has nurtured a lot of startups. [From Artemis to Webb, take a look back — and a look ahead — at the year’s top trends in aerospace]( A few years from now, we just might look back at 2022 as Year One for a new age in aerospace: It was the year when NASA’s next-generation space telescope delivered the goods, when NASA’s moon rocket aced its first flight test, and when an all-electric passenger plane built from the ground up took to the skies. [The 4-day work week is good for business, according to these Seattle startups]( When Seattle startup Uplevel adopted a four-day week in January, it was betting on the fact that employees would get the same amount done in less time.  “We were interested in seeing how the decrease in working days would push people to be more efficient,” said Jori Maurer, vice president of marketing and people at Uplevel. [Ex-Seagen CEO Clay Siegall won’t face charges following arrest, domestic violence allegations]( Clay Siegall, the former CEO and chairman of Seattle-area biotech giant Seagen, will not face charges stemming from an arrest at his home in April. [Photos: Drones light up the Seattle sky for annual Space Needle New Year’s show]( Happy New Year! This year’s fireworks show at the Space Needle in Seattle welcomed a high-tech addition: drones. [Report: Amazon planning standalone app for sports content]( Amazon’s desire to stream more live sports has the company looking at launching a standalone app for such content, according to a report Wednesday in The Information. [GeekWire’s 2022 News Quiz: Challenge yourself with our annual test of tech news knowledge]( How closely were you reading GeekWire this year? [Why avatar-based social gaming app Rec Room doesn’t consider itself a ‘metaverse’ company]( Almost two years after officially attaining “unicorn” status, Seattle startup Rec Room continues to expand the audience for its eponymous flagship app Rec Room, with new physical gift cards, a virtual haunted house, a brand crossover with Mattel’s Masters of the Universe, and perhaps most importantly, the possibility of feet. [Electric airplanes, greenhouses, and sunrises in Seattle: Some of our favorite photos from 2022]( Across Seattle and from Redmond all the way to Iceland, GeekWire had its eye — and cameras — on stories in technology, business, science, startups, space, geek culture and more in 2022. 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