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 Oct. 15, 2023.
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Convoy collapse: Read CEO’s memo detailing sudden shutdown of Seattle trucking startup
Convoy’s plan to transform the trucking industry has come to a screeching halt. … Read More
Report: Amazon will use Microsoft 365 cloud productivity tools in $1B ‘megadeal’
Amazon has committed more than $1 billion to license Microsoft 365 cloud productivity software for 1 million of its corporate and frontline workers in a surprise “megadeal” between the crosstown rivals, Insider reported Tuesday, citing an internal document and a person familiar with the matter. … Read More
Convoy reportedly cancels shipments as questions swirl about status of Seattle trucking marketplace
Seattle-based trucking marketplace company Convoy has paused shipments, leaving the future status of the company unclear. … Read More
Writers respond to Marc Andreessen’s AI optimism with their own manifesto: ‘It’s mostly nonsense’
How will “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto,” venture capitalist Marc Andreessen’s paean to economic growth and artificial intelligence, play to a wider audience? … Read More
‘The markets crushed us’: In tearful farewell to employees, Convoy execs reflect on shutdown
Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, eyes watery from an emotional speech, said goodbye. … Read More
Inside Amazon’s Rivian electric van: A greener, quieter ride — and a sliding door fit for Star Trek
For 25 years, my dad delivered packages for UPS in one of the company’s classic, boxy, brown trucks. … Read More
Duolingo for AI: Seattle startup wants to teach people how to use generative tools like ChatGPT
As a project leader at Boston Consulting Group, Rene Bystron quickly incorporated generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Midjourney into his daily workflow. … Read More
Wizards of the Coast’s ‘Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse’ is a reintroduction to infinity
In retrospect, Planescape was a solid 30 years ahead of its time. … Read More
JPMorgan Chase’s Seattle tech hub tops 320 people amid broader industry cooldown
With ping-pong and pool tables, an open floorplan, a fully stocked breakroom, and dedicated spaces for collaboration and quiet contemplation, JPMorgan Chase’s engineering center in Seattle feels like a time warp to the heyday of the tech boom. … Read More
Logistics giant Flexport lays off 165 people from Bellevue office as part of larger cuts
The layoffs at Flexport are hitting the company’s Seattle-area office, with 165 employees affected, according to a new filing Monday with the Washington state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) system. … Read More