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Bellevue real estate brokers bullish about Amazon’s new return-to-office policy as Microsoft moves out
Real estate brokers are excited about Amazon’s new mandate that goes into effect next month, requiring employees in the office five days per week.
Former Amazon leader’s supply chain tech startup Auger names 11 execs after $100M Series A round
Dave Clark isn’t fooling around. Auger, the supply chain technology startup founded by the former Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO, named its initial 11-person executive team this week, two months after announcing $100 million in Series A funding.
OfferUp cuts 22% of headcount as it aims to expand beyond used goods — read CEO’s memo to staff
OfferUp, the Seattle-area company behind a popular used goods marketplace, is cutting 22% of its headcount in a bid to remain profitable as it looks to expand into new product lines.
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Husky undergrads are helping scientists decode the universe

Astronomy undergrads at the University of Washington are testing their cutting-edge coding skills in the classroom — and the cosmos. By analyzing data to interpret what a revolutionary new telescope will discover in the night sky, they’re helping scientists observe present phenomena and unravel the universe’s past — while launching their own careers into the future.

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Stoke Space hotfires rocket engine on new vertical test stand — a ‘very big deal’ for Washington startup
Stoke Space successfully hotfired its first-stage rocket engine on a new vertical test stand at the company’s Moses Lake, Wash., facility on Wednesday in what was called “a very big deal” for the 4-year-old startup.
Amazon Autos is up and running as e-commerce giant aims to simplify car-buying experience
Amazon is entering the automotive market with the public beta launch Tuesday of Amazon Autos, a service that allows customers in 48 U.S.
Microsoft will take $800 million charge on Cruise investment as GM exits robotaxi business
Microsoft will take an $800 million charge on its investment in the Cruise robotaxi business after General Motors announced it would no longer fund the initiative as part of a shift in its autonomous driving strategy.
Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Expedia as new product chief; Avanade names president
Shilpa Ranganathan is back at Expedia Group as its new chief product officer.
Microsoft shares new data center design featuring a closed-loop water system for cooling
The Redmond, Wash., tech giant shared new data center design plans that use a closed-loop water system for cooling its processing hardware.
Microsoft shareholders reject call to invest in Bitcoin, but company doesn’t entirely rule it out
Microsoft shareholders turned down a proposal calling on the company to consider diversifying its investments by including Bitcoin in the mix, but the company was actually more open-minded than it might seem.
Cloudflare VP joins Statsig as chief revenue officer at fast-growing Seattle startup
William da Cunha, a longtime tech exec who was most recently a vice president at Cloudflare, joined Seattle startup Statsig as its new chief revenue officer.
GeekWire Gala recap: A sweet night in Seattle as community comes together for annual holiday bash
That was sweet! The Seattle tech community came together in a big way Thursday night at the annual GeekWire Gala, as Showbox SoDo was the setting for a festive, candy-themed, holiday celebration.
Vacasa founder raises $10.1M for new startup that targets vacation rental property owners
The founder and former CEO of Vacasa is leading a new, Portland, Ore.-based vacation rental platform called Fairly, which emerged from stealth mode Tuesday with $10.1 million in pre-seed funding.
For Nobel Prize winner David Baker, it’s back to the lab as protein pioneer helps launch more startups
Life is a little different for these days for David Baker, given that he won a share of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Insights from Uncommon Thinkers: How these innovators found novel approaches in their fields
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we sit down with some of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers” — inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive change in the world.
Microsoft shareholders reject proposals to further study AI’s risks to its business
Microsoft investors turned down six shareholder proposals at its annual meeting Tuesday, three of them focused on the risks of artificial intelligence to its business.
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