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 Sept. 5, 2021.
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Study of Microsoft employees shows how remote work puts productivity and innovation at risk
A new study finds that Microsoft’s companywide shift to remote work has hurt communication and collaboration among different business groups inside the company, threatening employee productivity and long-term innovation. … Read More
Washington state tracks down another Asian giant hornet nest, with plans to eradicate it soon
The Washington State Department of Agriculture said Friday that it has located a new Asian giant hornet nest — the second of 2021 — just a couple weeks after removing a sizable colony of the invasive species from a tree east of Blaine, Wash. … Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith warns that U.S. is repeating a key Sept. 11 mistake in digital era
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the U.S. … Read More
Opendoor acquires Seattle startup Pro.com and Skylight, will shut both platforms down
Opendoor, the online real estate giant that lets people directly buy and sell homes online, has acquired Seattle-based startup Pro.com and San Francisco-based Skylight. … Read More
Seattle startup City Pods aims to address homelessness with standalone indoor mini homes
When COVID-19 served up a global crisis that threatened to sink his startup, Keenan O’Leary shifted his plans to help address another emergency: widespread homelessness. … Read More
Microsoft hires Google and Facebook product vet, building out ‘Teams for Life’ consumer group
Microsoft made another key hire for a new consumer technology group on Wedneday, adding former Facebook and Google product leader Amit Fulay as vice president of product. … Read More
University of Washington awarded $16M for ‘third phase’ of human genome research
University of Washington scientists will help decode how variations in DNA influence health and disease with $16 million in new funding. … Read More
Seattle-area psychedelics startup CaaMTech raises $22M to advance to human testing
CaaMTech, a Seattle-area startup developing new psychedelic agents, has raised $22 million in funding, the company announced this week. … Read More
Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment firm buying controlling stake in Four Seasons Hotels
Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment LLC is acquiring a controlling stake in Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the company announced Wednesday. … Read More
Robotics pioneer Yoky Matsuoka’s Panasonic venture debuts personal assistant service in Seattle
Yoky Matsuoka is known for her pioneering work in neurorobotics, assisting humans by connecting the central nervous system to the central processing unit. … Read More