Jeff Bezos congratulates Trump on ‘extraordinary’ comeback

More election coverage:

• Jeff Bezos congratulated President-elect Donald Trump in a post on X Wednesday morning, calling his victory an “extraordinary political comeback.” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also said their companies look forward to engaging with the new administration. Read more.

• Washington state voters rejected initiatives that would have axed a capital gains tax (Initiative 2109) and a program to reduce carbon emissions (Initiative 2117). Read more.

Outreach laid off 9% of its workforce in the latest cuts at the Seattle-based sales automation startup. Read more.

Two veteran Seattle engineering leaders raised $4.3 million for Logic, a startup that aims to help companies integrate AI into their workflows by leveraging existing internal knowledge and business documents. Read more.

Self-driving electric wheelchairs are rolling through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport — but they can be stopped in their tracks by obstacles humans easily navigate around. GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop followed one of the vehicles and caught video of an unexpected encounter. 

Amazon’s new holiday ad featuring a singing janitor is meant to celebrate the joy we get from doing something special for the people in our lives. And it strikes a similar tune to the recent winner of the reality TV show “America’s Got Talent.” Read more.

Hot Links:

• Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wants fewer managers because he wants to eliminate bureaucracy and speed decision making at the company, according to comments from an internal all-hands meeting this week. (Business Insider)
• T-Mobile said it broke a world record for 5G upload speeds. (Android Authority)