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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 Jan. 5, 2025.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
The Port of Seattle plans to implement technology that it hopes will deter drivers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) from parking alongside airport roadways while waiting to pick up arriving travelers. … Read More
Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to fall short of its standards. … Read More
Amazon’s mandate to bring corporate and tech employees back to the office five days per week is being met with frustration from some working parents who valued the flexibility and cost savings they grew used to during years of remote and hybrid work. … Read More
The University of Washington resolved a disagreement with a computer science student who went viral on LinkedIn for calling out the UW’s reaction to his development of an app to help students trade coveted spots in full courses. … Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s delaying the first-ever launch of its orbital-class New Glenn rocket due to unfavorable weather conditions for landing the first-stage booster. … Read More
Apple is taking a big bite out of the Seattle commercial estate market with a new 193,000 square-foot lease in a building previously occupied by Meta. … Read More
UPDATE: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is delaying the planned debut of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket due to rough seas in the Atlantic, meaning we’ll have to wait at least a day longer for the company’s first-ever orbital launch. … Read More
Mike Maples Sr. faced no shortage of skepticism when he joined Microsoft in 1988, after being personally (and persistently) recruited by Bill Gates to succeed the Microsoft co-founder as the leader of its applications division. … Read More
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is threading the needle with Amazon. … Read More
Pandion, a Bellevue, Wash.-based delivery startup that launched during the pandemic-fueled e-commerce boom, has become the latest company to fall victim to the subsequent venture capital crunch and a return to normalcy in online retail. … Read More
