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. 23, 2022.
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Needl, a YC startup based in Seattle, raises $2.5M to build ‘a search bar for your entire life’
Needl, a Seattle startup building a personal search product that pulls information from across different web apps, raised $2.5 million. … Read More
Convoy lays off more employees as part of reorganization at Seattle trucking startup
Seattle-based trucking marketplace startup Convoy is doing another round of layoffs. … Read More
Exclusive: Google quietly acquired a Seattle digital health startup that built an app to monitor breathing
Google’s got a thing for Seattle health tech startups. … Read More
Amazon stock tanks nearly 20% after lower than expected holiday quarter guidance
Amazon stock dipped nearly 20% in after-hours trading Thursday following the company’s third quarter earnings report. … Read More
Amazon readies 172,000-square-foot Kirkland factory to build Kuiper satellites
Amazon says it’ll open a 172,000-square-foot production facility in Kirkland, Wash., to manufacture thousands of satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation. … Read More
Zillow Group lays off around 300 employees in latest tech industry job cuts
Zillow Group is slashing about 300 jobs as the Seattle company looks to curb costs amid a slowing real estate market and broader economic uncertainty. … Read More
Tech Moves: Madrona hires former Bezos technical advisor; Seattle Children’s names COO
— Seattle-based firm Madrona Venture Group appointed Wei Gao as venture partner and Anna Baird as operating partner. … Read More
After Seattle launch, personal concierge service Yohana goes nationwide to help more busy families
Yohana, the personal concierge service launched in Seattle by a robotics pioneer juggling life as a busy mom, is expanding nationwide. … Read More
Amazon CFO says tech giant is preparing for ‘what could be a slower growth period’
Amazon founder and chairman Jeff Bezos last week issued a warning sign of sorts, tweeting that “the probabilities in this economy tell you to batten down the hatches.” It seems Amazon is following that mantra to some extent with ongoing inflation and recessionary fears. … Read More
Amazon makes staff cuts at Amp, the app it launched this year to ‘reimagine radio’
Amazon’s plan to “reimagine radio” has run into a bit of static as the company is making staff cuts at Amp, the app it launched earlier this year. … Read More