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 Nov. 19, 2023.
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Satya Nadella: Microsoft will never again get blindsided by OpenAI board if Sam Altman returns
The OpenAI saga appears to be in a holding pattern, at least for the moment, as hundreds of employees threaten to leave en masse if the board doesn’t resign and reinstate Sam Altman as CEO of the artificial intelligence powerhouse. … Read More
Microsoft emerges victorious from OpenAI meltdown with Sam Altman leading its new AI research team
Microsoft turned one of the most bizarre weekends in modern tech history into one of the most consequential for itself and perhaps the rest of the industry. … Read More
NanoString stock sinks nearly 50% after losing patent lawsuit case against 10x Genomics
Shares of Seattle-based publicly traded biotech company NanoString Technologies fell nearly 50% to an all-time low on Monday following its loss in a patent infringement case against 10x Genomics. … Read More
Binance CEO pleads guilty in Seattle as federal prosecutors ensure record $4.3B crypto penalty
The federal courthouse in Seattle was the scene of a pivotal event in the U.S. … Read More
Seattle passes new law that creates 10-cent per-order fee for app-based deliveries and services
Companies such as DoorDash and Grubhub will be required to pay a 10-cent per-order fee for online deliveries in Seattle starting in 2025, following the passage of a new law by the Seattle City Council on Tuesday. … Read More
Bill Gates offers his recommendations for what to read, watch and listen to during the holidays
Bill Gates is back with one of his seasonal traditions, offering three of the best books that he read in 2023 as recommendations for holiday gift givers. … Read More
Expanso, a distributed data processing startup led by Google and Microsoft vets, raises $7.5M
Seattle startup Expanso raised a $7.5 million seed round co-led by General Catalyst and Hetz Ventures to fuel growth of its software that provides data infrastructure capabilities at the “edge.” … Read More
We watched — and shopped — Amazon’s first Black Friday NFL broadcast
I just experienced something completely new as a sports fan on Friday. … Read More
OpenAI taps Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear as interim CEO
Emmett Shear, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitch, has reportedly been named interim CEO at OpenAI, the latest turn in a wildly dramatic weekend for the ChatGPT-maker following the ouster of Sam Altman as CEO. … Read More
Seattle tech vet applies design, communications encounter in seeking safer city streets
Drawing on his expertise in communications and human centered design, Seattle technology veteran Josh Holland is now working for Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, a nonprofit working to make city streets a safer place to walk, bike, and roll. … Read More
