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 Feb. 23, 2020.
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SpaceX’s Starship SN1 prototype blows up during pressure test on its Texas pad
A prototype for SpaceX’s Starship super-rocket was destroyed tonight during a pressure test on its pad at the company’s South Texas facility. … Read More
Expedia cuts 3,000 jobs, including 500 at new Seattle HQ — read the internal email to employees
Expedia Group is laying off 12 percent of its workforce, about 3,000 employees, in an effort to “streamline and focus” the Seattle-based online travel giant under chairman Barry Diller following the ouster of its CEO and CFO late last year. … Read More
Inside ‘Amazon Go Grocery’: Tech giant opens first full-sized store without cashiers or checkout lines
Amazon Go is going full grocery. Two years after launching a chain of convenience stores without cashiers or checkout lines, Amazon is opening its first “Amazon Go Grocery” store in Seattle on Tuesday morning, enlarging the footprint for surveillance-style shopping and signaling a larger challenge to the broader world of brick-and-mortar retail. … Read More
Seattle-area tech workers earn $279K/year on average in total compensation, according to new BLS data
Editor’s note: This story and headline were updated to clarify that the average wage numbers include non-wage cash payments such as bonuses, travel expenses, 401K plans, and stock options. … Read More
Ex-Microsoft engineer convicted of 18 felonies after stealing $10M in digital currency
A former Microsoft worker was convicted of 18 federal felonies after he stole $10 million worth of digital currency from his ex-employer and used the funds to finance extravagant purchases, including a $1.2 million lakefront home and $160,000 Tesla vehicle. … Read More
‘No time to waste’: Bill Gates outlines actions to combat coronavirus now as well as future crises
While governments and citizens across the globe prepare and react in assorted way to various stages of the coronavirus pandemic, Bill Gates says there “is no time to waste” and a number of things should be happening immediately to deal with the crisis. … Read More
Amazon Web Services VP Adam Bosworth exits, says secret AWS product ‘coming relatively soon’
Adam Bosworth, a veteran tech executive known for his work at companies including Microsoft, Salesforce and Google, is leaving his role as an Amazon Web Services vice president but says the mysterious project he has been leading will be unveiled “relatively soon,” and has “as much potential as any I’ve ever built.” Bosworth, who joined Amazon in 2016, said in a post on LinkedIn that he will work as an independent consultant for a small number of clients. … Read More
Price analysis shows Amazon Go Grocery is already undercutting nearby retail rival
Amazon made headlines Tuesday with the debut of its newest cashierless grocery store concept in Seattle. … Read More
Why this tech investor thinks a recession might actually help the Seattle region
Recessions typically don’t help businesses and cities. … Read More
Hawaii police release Google Cloud product leader arrested in connection with wife’s death
Police have released a Bellevue, Wash. man suspected of second-degree murder after his wife’s body was found in Hawaii. … Read More
