New startup from Seattle area wants to fight fires with drones

Zillow Group beat estimates but the Seattle real estate services and media company continued to feel the effects of higher mortgage rates and a challenging housing market. Zillow rival Redfin reports its earnings this afternoon. 

• Related: Zillow and Redfin partner to share new construction listings

Amazon also reports earnings today. Here’s what we’re watching. Check back on GeekWire.com for updates. 

A boost to Expedia Group’s hiring efforts: The Seattle-based travel giant’s earnings report included an interesting nugget, indicating that the company is looking to capitalize on cutbacks in the broader tech industry to help its own hiring. Read more.

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet named CEO at EnterpriseDB; Adaptive CCO departs; Temporal hires ex-Hashicorp EVP; and more personnel changes.

Vaccine to fight mosquito-borne disease: Seattle’s Access to Advanced Health Institute has received an $18 million award from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop an RNA vaccine against the chikungunya virus. Read more. 

Beware of phone scam: King County officials are warning Seattle-area residents about phony calls in which scammers pretend to be law enforcement. Read more.

Hot links:

• Melinda French Gates, who is touring Washington D.C., will remain as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (The Wall Street Journal)

• The Seattle Kraken removed TikTok videos aimed at the BookTok community after player Alex Wennberg and his wife criticized the objectification of NHL players. (ESPN)

• Nintendo posted a record profit, boosted by the new Zelda game and Super Mario Bros. movie. (The Verge)