Bill Gates on climate change progress and challenges | Microsoft layoffs

Bill Gates on climate progress and challenges: “I’m quite amazed at how far we’ve come since 2015,” the Microsoft co-founder told the crowd of companies, policymakers, investors and journalists at an event hosted in Seattle by Breakthrough Energy, the Gates-led effort to stoke innovation in climate technology. Read more about what Gates talked about on Tuesday.

Amazon workers reject union: Employees at a warehouse near Albany, N.Y., voted down the latest effort to organize one of the tech giant’s facilities by the Amazon Labor Union. Read more.

Microsoft layoffs: The tech giant let go of an unspecified number of employees as part of its evaluation of “business priorities” and “structural adjustments.”

Meet the new Techstars Seattle leader: Marcus Ciocirlan is taking over as managing director of the longstanding Seattle accelerator. Read more.

Amazon to stream new ‘Black Friday’ NFL game: Amazon will exclusively stream a game on Prime Video the day after Thanksgiving in 2023 as the company continues to build out its sports streaming offerings.

MacKenzie Scott gives $84.5M to Girl Scouts: The gift from the Seattle philanthropist and author is the largest from a single individual in the 110-year-old organization’s history. Read more.