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. 29, 2023.
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Jeff Bezos’ move out of Washington state sparks questions about wealth taxes
Did Jeff Bezos’ decision to leave Washington state for Miami have anything to do with taxes? … Read More
‘Seattle, you will always have a piece of my heart’: Jeff Bezos leaving Amazon’s hometown for Miami
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is moving away from Seattle, the city where he started an online bookseller that grew into a global tech giant. … Read More
Washington state senator behind wealth tax proposal responds to Bezos’ departure
Washington Sen. Noel Frame isn’t disappointed in Jeff Bezos’ decision to move to Miami, despite the potential loss of revenue from a wealth tax she’s been pushing for in her home state. … Read More
Blue Origin’s chief architect lifts the veil on stealth moon startup at Pathfinder Awards
Gary Lai’s resume features his status as chief architect and pioneer spaceflier at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture — but when he received a Pathfinder Award this weekend at Seattle’s Museum of Flight, the veteran engineer highlighted a lesser-known job, as co-founder and chief technology officer of a moon-centric startup that’s still in stealth mode. … Read More
Tech Moves: Amazon Alexa VP departs; Zillow exec joins Autodesk; F5 adds board member
— Longtime Seattle-based tech leader Joseph Sirosh has left Amazon. … Read More
Flexport buys Convoy’s tech; Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, other employees to join freight company
Freight company Flexport has acquired technology and a few dozen employees from Convoy, the one-time giant of the Seattle startup world that abruptly shut down last month. … Read More
How the Pacific Northwest could become a carbon-capture hub — with help from tech and basalt
The Pacific Northwest’s lush forests are a pretty obvious place to store carbon dioxide pulled from the atmosphere. … Read More
Zillow Group acquiring Follow Up Boss for up to $500M in quest for ‘housing super app’
[This story originally appeared on Real Estate News.] Zillow Group is adding to its arsenal of agent tools with the acquisition of Follow Up Boss, a popular customer relationship management system for agents and brokers. … Read More
Swimming from Seattle? Jeff Bezos’ big move brings us full circle from the mid-1990s
The news that Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle feels like a bookend, of sorts — not a doomsday moment for the city, by any stretch, but perhaps the symbolic end of an era. … Read More
Amazon tests letting warehouse workers listen to music and other audio via Bluetooth earplugs
A trial program now under way in some Amazon warehouses lets workers listen to music, podcasts, and other audio using Bluetooth-enabled earplugs, when working on tasks where it’s deemed safe. … Read More