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 Nov. 6, 2022.
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Meta layoffs ripple through Seattle region, taking some of the luster from ‘Silicon Valley North’
Mark Zuckerberg got it wrong. The Meta CEO and Facebook founder admitted this explicitly Wednesday morning, announcing the layoff of 13% of Meta’s workforce, or more than 11,000 people. … Read More
Redfin CEO: ‘The housing market could get worse’
The U.S. housing market continues to show signs of weakening, impacting Seattle real estate tech companies such as Zillow Group and Redfin. … Read More
Seattle voters overwhelmingly reject tech-backed approval voting system, early election results show
Seattleites disapprove of approval voting. … Read More
Total lunar eclipse could be tricky to watch in the sky — but it’s sure to shine online
If you’re on the West Coast, watching tonight’s total lunar eclipse will require a willingness to stay awake in the middle of the night — plus a lucky break on the weather. … Read More
When Mark Zuckerberg met Seattle: Facebook, Meta, and a turning point for Silicon Valley
The year was 2011, Facebook was serving a mere 600 million users, and Mark Zuckerberg was making his pitch to a crowd of prospective hires inside the company’s fledgling office near Pike Place Market — explaining why the social network had chosen Seattle for its first remote engineering hub. … Read More
Flyhomes does another round of layoffs as slowing housing market hurts real estate tech companies
Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes is laying off employees for the second time in five months. … Read More
Boeing-built X-37B space plane lands after completing record 908-day orbital mission
The U.S. Space Force’s Boeing-built X-37B space plane today completed yet another record-setting mission, landing like an airplane at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida 908 days after it was launched. … Read More
Redfin to cut 13% of workforce and shut down home-flipping business RedfinNow
Redfin will wind down its home-flipping program RedfinNow and lay off employees for the second time this year as it cuts expenses in response to a slowing housing market. … Read More
The story behind those ‘Homelessness’ billboards in Seattle — designed to ‘get people talking’
The crisis around homelessness in Seattle — and in cities across the country — is nothing short of a source of daily conversation among those experiencing it, witnessing it, or working to combat it. … Read More
DoorDash expanding engineering footprint in Seattle with new downtown office space
DoorDash, the food ordering and delivery company, is expanding its office footprint in Seattle two years after starting an engineering outpost in the city. … Read More