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Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 4, 2024.
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In nearly all alien-invasion tales, the puny humans somehow find a way to win — for example, in classic novels like “The War of the Worlds,” or in movies like “Independence Day” and “Battle: Los Angeles.” But in a new novel by the authors of “The Expanse” sci-fi series, the humans lose within the first hundred pages. … Read More
ORLAND, Calif. — Two of the three independent delivery companies based at the Amazon facility on the outskirts of this Northern California town are shutting down, laying off a total of more than 170 workers. … Read More
The City of Seattle announced Monday that it will increase the required number of days for in-office work for executive branch employees from two days to three starting this fall. … Read More
Zillow Group named a new CEO, longtime company executive Jeremy Wacksman, announcing that co-founder and two-time CEO Rich Barton will be shifting to the new role of co-executive chair of the real estate media and technology company, joining co-founder Lloyd Frink in the role. … Read More
Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes made more cuts to its workforce in July, the latest in a wave of layoffs that have impacted the well-funded electric-bike startup. … Read More
At a recent climate event, representatives from Seattle City Light proudly displayed an electric vehicle charger with a cable that retracts neatly into the unit when not in use. … Read More
Microsoft will elevate security to the status of “core priority” for all employees as part of the process of focusing their work and reviewing performance, according to an internal email Monday morning. … Read More
“I don’t believe there’s a price in the world that Microsoft could offer us. … Read More
Seattle-based First Mode is reporting that 65 of its workers in Washington state are being laid off in a move that follows through on a previously announced plan to trim back operations at the clean-tech company. … Read More
It’s not often that the phrases “urine” and “blood” make it on to a public company’s earnings call with analysts. … Read More
