Microsoft President Brad Smith on turbulent times for the company, country, and world

Interview with Microsoft President Brad Smith: GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop sat down with Smith at his office in Redmond, Wash., this week to talk about turbulent times for the company, country, and world. Topics covered include Roe v. Wade; Russia’s cyberwar against Ukraine; Microsoft’s security issues; non-compete agreements; labor and employment reforms; and much more. Listen to the interview and read excerpts here. 

‘Parallel Reality’ at the airport: A high-tech departure screen that knows your name and flight information thanks to facial recognition technology and multi-view pixels is being used by Delta Air Lines. The tech was developed by Misapplied Sciences, a startup with Microsoft roots. Read more.

Tech Moves: Glassdoor hires Convoy’s chief economist; Outreach adds Code.org CEO as advisor; and more personnel changes. 

Related: Former Amazon senior leader Alicia Boler Davis lands at Alto Pharmacy as CEO

Rollzi raise: The new Seattle startup, led by a former Convoy director, raised $8 million to help truckload carriers deliver freight shipments using a “Single Lane” approach. Read more.  

Training more software developers: Coding Dojo landed $10 million to boost its coding bootcamp program. 

Biotech bucks: ARCH Venture Partners raised nearly $3 billion for its 12th venture fund. “Science doesn’t care what markets are doing, and science moves forward,” said ARCH co-founder and managing director Robert Nelsen.