OceanGate and Stockton Rush — the inside story, in his own words

Court documents in Microsoft trial point to new Xbox in 2028 ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: GeekWire's Rooftop BBQ + Mariners Day returns on Wednesday, August 9th: [Register today for Seattle's party of the summer.]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES “Our rule is, we risk capital — we don’t risk people.” That was a guiding principle for Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate, as described by its CEO, Stockton Rush (above), in [a talk at the GeekWire Summit]( in October 2022. - Rush’s engineering decisions, and his tolerance for risk, are getting new scrutiny after the apparent [implosion of OceanGate’s Titan submersible]( this week, near the site of the Titanic wreck deep under the North Atlantic Ocean, killing Rush and four others. - On [a new episode of the GeekWire Podcast]( we’re joined by Alan Boyle, GeekWire contributing editor, who has been covering OceanGate for the past seven years. He tells the story of Rush and OceanGate, discusses the Titan tragedy, and [considers what’s next]( for the company and the larger world of ocean exploration. - [Listen here]( or subscribe to GeekWire in [Apple Podcasts]( [Google Podcasts]( [Spotify]( or wherever you listen. RELATED: [Now what? OceanGate sub tragedy sets off a torrent of questions without answers]( Microsoft plans to bring the next generation of Xbox video game consoles to market in 2028, according to documents unsealed in the tech giant’s ongoing court battle with the FTC. That nugget of news came as Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s head of Xbox, took the stand Friday for the second day of a hearing that could determine the fate of Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. [Read more.]( ICYMI this week: - [Apple machine learning leader named CEO of Allen Institute for AI]( - [UW team detects atomic ‘breathing’ for quantum computing breakthrough]( - [Amazon closes another Go convenience store in downtown Seattle]( - [Danish artist to troll Northwest with giant public sculptures]( Thanks for [subscribing]( to the GeekWire newsletter, and have a great weekend. GeekWire Co-Founder Todd Bishop, todd@geekwire.com; and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [GeekWire Rooftop BBQ + Mariners Day is August 9th, tickets on sale now]( Celebrate summer, baseball and sensational views at GeekWire’s festive rooftop BBQ, taking place Wednesday, August 9th before the Seattle Mariners face the San Diego Padres. Don’t miss the party of the summer! [Register now!]( LATEST HEADLINES [OceanGate and Stockton Rush — the inside story, in his own words]( [Now what? OceanGate sub tragedy sets off a torrent of questions without answers]( [Day two of Microsoft’s FTC trial: Court documents point to new Xbox in 2028]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [MedBridge: Software Engineer III (Back end)]( - [INRIX: Lead Software Engineer]( - [Radiant Vision Systems: Test Engineer]( - [City of Redlands: Network Engineer]( - [INRIX: Director, Customer Success]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2023 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](