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 May 28, 2023.
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Amazon confirms abrupt departure of AWS data center chief Chris Vonderhaar
The Amazon Web Services executive who oversaw the cloud giant’s massive network of data centers is suddenly gone, without explanation. … Read More
How big was that Amazon walkout crowd?
Paging Sean Spicer. The former White House press secretary made a quick name for himself at the outset of Donald Trump’s presidency in 2017 when he was dispatched by his boss to debate inauguration crowd sizes. … Read More
Amazon employees walk out, seeking bolder climate action and end of return-to-office policy
Some Amazon employees in Seattle and other offices around the world walked out in protest Wednesday, urging the company to take bolder climate action and to reconsider its return-to-office policies. … Read More
Microsoft vets lead secretive education startup using generative AI to help students learn
Two decades after selling their startup to Microsoft, Eran Megiddo and Liviu Asnash are going back to their entrepreneurial roots. … Read More
Salesforce stops reporting individual revenue figures for Slack and Tableau
Salesforce said it would no longer divulge the individual revenue numbers of acquired companies including Slack and Tableau in its quarterly earnings filings and instead focus on percentage changes. … Read More
Amazon employee groups expect nearly 2,000 workers to participate in walkout
The walkout is on. Amazon employee groups say they expect more than 1,900 workers around the world to participate in a planned protest of the company’s return-to-office mandate and climate-related impact. … Read More
Zulily enters another era as Qurate sells Seattle e-commerce retailer to investment firm
Ownership of Seattle e-commerce retail company Zulily is changing hands again. … Read More
Seattle school cuts a bold new STEM program, showing challenges of reimagining education
As the school year winds down, Trish Millines Dziko is focused on helping students at Washington Middle School in Seattle prep for their big STEM expo. … Read More
Amazon starts testing new mobile app layout, moving search box to bottom of the screen
In its neverending quest to remove every possible barrier from the shopping experience, Amazon has started testing a new mobile app configuration that moves the search box to the bottom of the screen. … Read More
Seattle Metro Chamber survey shows high adoption of hybrid work and most popular days in office
A survey by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce found that a hybrid work model is the most popular option among employers in downtown Seattle, and most companies are seeing employees in the office three or more days per week. … Read More
