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: BOT or NOT? This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, AI and automation are impacting our work and lives: [Read more.]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Univ. of Washington set to break ground on 69-acre redevelopment to create Seattle innovation hub]( The University of Washington this year expects to break ground on a new building that will anchor an ambitious, innovation-focused redevelopment called Portage Bay Crossing. [Meta fights shutdown of Seattle-area Reality Labs cleanroom by state safety regulators]( The dispute involves a cleanroom at Meta's "Matrix" facility in Redmond, Wash., according to a petition filed in King County Superior Court. [Amazon leader and Army vet launches Seattle wellness startup to support new moms]( Yuzi founder Stephiney Foley graduated from West Point and worked for the U.S. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Your Future in Cybersecurity Starts at WGU]( You can help safeguard the digital world with WGU! Our online, accredited cybersecurity degrees include key industry certs at no extra cost. You’ll have the ability to accelerate through coursework, with no set log-in times. [Learn More.]( [Tech Moves: Amazon sports VP departing; AI product leader leaving Microsoft; and more]( — Marie Donoghue, a vice president at Amazon who helped lead its sports streaming and video production arm, is leaving the company. [Tech investors give their top predictions for 2024]( The pace of AI-related innovation accelerated, to say the least, in 2023. [Amazon shuts down last remaining Fresh Pickup location in Seattle, but keeps package service open]( Amazon closed the last of its only two Amazon Fresh Pickup locations, marking the end of another effort by the tech giant to disrupt how and where people get their groceries. [SpaceX launches the first set of Starlink satellites for T-Mobile’s direct-to-cell plan]( The first satellites capable of providing direct-to-cell service via SpaceX's Starlink network and T-Mobile's cellular network are in orbit. [Washington vs. Michigan: Which university takes the title in tech?]( Nothing like a little tech investor college football trash talk before the big game. [Pacific Northwest National Lab’s chief scientist for AI finds links between tech and national security]( The head of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Center for AI says the right kind of artificial intelligence will boost national security. [NASA awards funds to study deep-space interferometer and other far-out ideas]( A proposal to build a far-flung set of radio antennas to measure the cosmos is one of 13 far-out concepts to receive seed funding from NASA. [Windows 11 devices will get new ‘Copilot’ AI key — biggest change to keyboards in nearly 30 years]( AI is coming to the PC keyboard. Microsoft and computer makers plan to start shipping Windows 11 notebooks and other devices with a dedicated “Copilot” key to quickly invoke the company’s “Copilot for Windows” artificial intelligence technology. [NanoString Technologies to cut 9% of workforce, gets delisting notice from Nasdaq]( Seattle-based publicly traded biotech company NanoString Technologies said in a filing Friday that it plans to cut about 50 positions, or 9% of its workforce. [Curiosity, communication, and capital efficiency: Investors share their tips for startups in 2024]( Be curious. Communicate openly and honestly. [Here’s why Seattle startup OctoML changed its name to OctoAI]( OctoML is now OctoAI. The Seattle startup this week revealed the slight but notable tweak to its name. [CES 2024: Here are the Washington state companies taking tech innovation to Las Vegas]( The Washington State Dept. of Commerce will lead a delegation of companies to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), taking place in Las Vegas next Tuesday through Thursday. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: Chief Revenue Office]( - [City of Redlands: IT Security Analyst]( - [INRIX: Lead Software Engineer]( - [Submittable: Director of Engineering]( - [City of Redlands: Network Engineer]( - [INRIX: Finance Pricing Manager]( - [Dexis Professional Services: PRISM Integration SME/Engineer (Advisor-Grade 8)]( - [City of Newport: Systems Administrator I or II]( - [INRIX: Lead Software Engineer, Big Data]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2024 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](