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: Explore our immersive expo: [Meet and learn from hundreds of AWS Partners all in one place.]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Jeff Bezos’ move out of Washington state sparks questions about wealth taxes]( Did Jeff Bezos’ decision to leave Washington state for Miami have anything to do with taxes? [‘Seattle, you will always have a piece of my heart’: Jeff Bezos leaving Amazon’s hometown for Miami]( Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is moving away from Seattle, the city where he started an online bookseller that grew into a global tech giant. [Washington state senator behind wealth tax proposal responds to Bezos’ departure]( Washington Sen. Noel Frame isn’t disappointed in Jeff Bezos’ decision to move to Miami, despite the potential loss of revenue from a wealth tax she’s been pushing for in her home state. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Putting AI-driven insights, productivity tools,and security in the hands of businesses]( We’re all experiencing a real-time revolution with the rise of generative AI. The opportunity is huge—but it requires a new approach to cloud computing. Organizations are already leveraging Google Cloud’s AI capabilities to unlock data, lower costs, embrace hybrid work, and protect against threats. Learn how they’re succeeding at [Transform with Google Cloud](. [Blue Origin’s chief architect lifts the veil on stealth moon startup at Pathfinder Awards]( Blue Origin's chief architect, Gary Lai, lifts the veil on a moon-centric startup at the Museum of Flight's Pathfinder Awards. [Tech Moves: Amazon Alexa VP departs; Zillow exec joins Autodesk; F5 adds board member]( — Longtime Seattle-based tech leader Joseph Sirosh has left Amazon. [Flexport buys Convoy’s tech; Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, other employees to join freight company]( Freight company Flexport has acquired technology and a few dozen employees from Convoy, the one-time giant of the Seattle startup world that abruptly shut down last month. [How the Pacific Northwest could become a carbon-capture hub — with help from tech and basalt]( The Pacific Northwest’s lush forests are a pretty obvious place to store carbon dioxide pulled from the atmosphere. [Zillow Group acquiring Follow Up Boss for up to $500M in quest for ‘housing super app’]( [This story originally appeared on Real Estate News.] Zillow Group is adding to its arsenal of agent tools with the acquisition of Follow Up Boss, a popular customer relationship management system for agents and brokers. [Swimming from Seattle? Jeff Bezos’ big move brings us full circle from the mid-1990s]( The news that Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle feels like a bookend, of sorts — not a doomsday moment for the city, by any stretch, but perhaps the symbolic end of an era. [Amazon tests letting warehouse workers listen to music and other audio via Bluetooth earplugs]( A trial program now under way in some Amazon warehouses lets workers listen to music, podcasts, and other audio using Bluetooth-enabled earplugs, when working on tasks where it’s deemed safe. [Zulily moves into new Seattle office following ownership change and more layoffs]( Zulily’s got new digs. The e-commerce retailer recently moved into a new space at the 95 Jackson building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. [Seattle cloud giant F5 lays off 120 employees]( Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 this week laid off 120 people, the company confirmed to GeekWire. [Bungie hit with layoffs in latest gaming industry workforce cuts]( Employees at Bellevue-based game developer Bungie said they were hit by a new round of layoffs on Monday. [AI in the cloud: Microsoft boosts share; Amazon predicts ‘tens of billions’ in new revenue]( The buzz around artificial intelligence is starting to translate into real money for the biggest cloud providers. [Amazon closing its ‘Style’ physical clothing stores, will continue investing in grocery]( Amazon Style is already out of fashion. Less than two years after opening its first tech-infused physical clothing store, Amazon is closing its only two Style stores, the company confirmed Thursday. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Seattle Sounders FC: Director of Lifecycle Marketing]( - [GeekWork: Senior Backend Engineer]( - [City of Redlands: IT Systems Supervisor]( - [City of Redlands: Network Engineer]( - [City of Portland Water Bureau: Technology Manager]( [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](