Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 14, 2024.
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Initiative to axe carbon emissions law could ‘slam the brakes’ on Washington’s climate tech sector
Washington is leaning into the fight against climate change. … Read More
How ‘Myst’ maker Cyan Worlds ended up building its own world in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. — “The House that Myst Built” could have been built anywhere. … Read More
Destination Spokane: How remote work and new arrivals are changing one tech community
SPOKANE, Wash. — The “great migration” got a head start here. … Read More
Tech Moves: OpenAI hires former Amazon Web Services leader to lead new Tokyo office
Tadao Nagasaki, a longtime tech exec who led Japan-related operations for Amazon Web Services and F5, is joining OpenAI to head up the company’s new hub in Tokyo, its first office in Asia. … Read More
Seattle biotech company NanoString to be acquired by Bruker for $392M, ending bankruptcy process
NanoString announced Wednesday that it will be acquired by Bruker, ending the company’s restructuring process that included a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. … Read More
Former Facebook engineers lead Seattle-based investment firm backing data-focused startups
Back when Ravi Grover and his colleagues at Data Tech Fund were getting off the ground a few years ago, not everyone was excited about their focus on data. … Read More
Cybersecurity startup that helps companies secure industrial systems opens Seattle office
Josh Steinman spent four years working as a senior director inside the National Security Council at the White House. … Read More
Amazon exec explains grocery tech changes, debunks media reports about human reviewers
Amazon’s grocery technology has been in the news a lot over the past couple of weeks, following layoffs in the Amazon Web Services group responsible for the company’s physical store checkout and identity services. … Read More
Longtime Microsoft exec Gurdeep Singh Pall joins Qualtrics as president of AI strategy
Technology leader Gurdeep Singh Pall, a longtime Microsoft executive, is joining experience management technology company Qualtrics as its first president of artificial intelligence strategy. … Read More
Google and Amazon workers protest tech giants’ contract with Israel as war in Gaza continues
Google and Amazon workers held protests on Tuesday in Seattle and other tech hubs, demonstrating in opposition to the tech giants’ role in a cloud services contract with the Israeli government. … Read More
