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. 2, 2022.
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Seattle mayor expresses concern about city tax revenue loss due to remote work
Tech companies are looking beyond Seattle for new office space, and the pandemic is enabling more employers to allow remote work. … Read More
Meta’s new Seattle leader: ‘The road to the metaverse passes through the Pacific Northwest’
In Paresh Rajwat‘s 20-year journey across the tech landscape, he’s held leadership positions at Apple, Criteo, Yahoo!, and Microsoft. … Read More
LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer gives impassioned speech at NBA preseason game in Seattle
It was a bit of a throwback scene here in Seattle on Monday evening: Steve Ballmer revving up the crowd at the top of his lungs, and NBA hoops back on the hardwood. … Read More
Report: Amazon freezes corporate hiring for its retail business for remainder of year
Amazon is freezing hiring for corporate roles in its retail business, according to a report from The New York Times on Tuesday. … Read More
Nordstrom CTO Edmond Mesrobian to step down from Seattle retail giant
Edmond Mesrobian, Nordstrom’s chief technology and information officer, is stepping down on Oct. … Read More
Magic Leap jumps into the enterprise market for augmented reality in ‘coopetition’ with Microsoft
Now that the metaverse is finally getting real, Magic Leap isn’t playing games. … Read More
After selling startup to Baidu, tech vets launch company building AI tools for call centers
Seasalt is building customizable speech recognition tech for enterprise call centers. … Read More
TwinStrand CEO and co-founder steps down from Seattle biotech startup amid reported layoffs
TwinStrand Biosciences’ co-founder Jesse Salk has stepped down from the CEO role, according to a statement issued by the Seattle biotech company Friday. … Read More
Expedia removes COVID vaccination requirement for employees and others to enter most offices
Expedia Group is removing a COVID-19 vaccination policy at most of its offices around the world, a policy which required employees and others to be vaccinated and boosted in order to work in or visit the company’s physical spaces. … Read More
Amazon stops field tests and scales back work on Scout, its home delivery robot program
Amazon is scaling back its work on Scout, the package delivery robot that looks like a cooler on wheels. … Read More