Catch up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 30, 2024.
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Microsoft lays off employees in new round of cuts
Microsoft conducted another round of layoffs this week as part of the latest workforce reduction implemented by the Redmond tech giant this year. … Read More
Jeff Bezos keeps selling Amazon stock after announcing his move out of Washington state
The news this week that Jeff Bezos plans to sell more Amazon stock highlights his move away from Washington state and the ongoing debate over its capital gains tax. … Read More
Jeff Bezos selling $5B worth of Amazon shares as company’s stock hits all-time high
Jeff Bezos is selling 25 million Amazon shares worth $5 billion, according to a regulatory filing on the day the tech giant’s stock hit a record high. … Read More
Seattle-area EV drivers left searching for fast chargers due to ‘epidemic’ of cable theft
Electric vehicle drivers in Seattle searching for a fast charge at a public station are likely to find a frayed stump where the charging cable used to be. In the past 12 months alone, thieves have stolen at least 100 EV charging cables across the city for the small amounts of copper that can be sold as scrap. … Read More
Snowflake moving into larger office in Bellevue to support growth plans
Cloud computing and data giant Snowflake has confirmed it will move into a new office in Bellevue, Wash., next year to support growth plans for its Seattle-area engineering center. … Read More
Amazon discontinues Astro for Business robot security guard to focus on Astro home robot
Astro is leaving its job to spend more time with family. … Read More
Blink … and it’s over: After 24 years at Seattle tech firm, Karen Clark Cole has a new user experience
Karen Clark Cole is ready to tackle her next big idea. … Read More
Universal Hydrogen runs out of runway and shuts down, one year after first flight
California-based Universal Hydrogen, which put a hybrid prototype for a hydrogen-fueled airplane into the air last year in Moses Lake, Wash, has shut down. … Read More
Warren Buffett says ‘no money’ going to Gates Foundation after his death
Once 93-year-old Warren Buffett dies, his donations to the Gates Foundation will cease. … Read More
Space Force clears Blue Origin and Stoke Space to bid for fast-turnaround launches
The U.S. Space Force has added Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Stoke Space, a startup headquartered in Kent, Wash., to a list of eligible providers for rapid-response, small-satellite launch services. … Read More
