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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 8, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 8, 2023. Read More

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Robots, AI, and the future of labor: An economic opportunity ‘way bigger than the steam engine’

The global conversation about robots and the workforce has shifted substantially in recent years, from widespread concerns about robots taking… Read More

Amazon partners with Petco in latest expansion of return drop-off footprint

Amazon is teaming up with another retail competitor to offer customers more places to return products. The Seattle retailer confirmed… Read More

Q&A: James Miles wants to boost Seattle’s creative economy — and tech mixes with art in the plan

Among the laundry list of ideas and goals in Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s “Downtown Activation Plan,” the city’s arts and… Read More

Analysis: Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard, which shifts the balance of power in video games

OK, now what? I wasn’t sure we’d ever get here, but 21 months later, Microsoft has successfully fended off the… Read More

Jeff Bezos buys $79M mansion in Florida’s exclusive ‘Billionaire Bunker’

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is expanding his real estate portfolio with the purchase of a $79 million mansion in South… Read More

Pacific Northwest selected as a national hydrogen hub eligible for up to $1 billion in funding

The Pacific Northwest will be home to one of seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) announced Friday by the U.S.… Read More

Ag-tech startup Aigen, which sells solar-powered weed-thumping robots, lands $12M

Aigen raised $12 million in fresh cash, providing a boost for the company rolling out a solar-powered robot that uses… Read More

We asked 24 startups in the new Techstars Seattle class about how AI is impacting their business

The startups in the latest Techstars Seattle batch span a range of industries — and AI is having a significant… Read More

Microsoft completes landmark Activision Blizzard acquisition after 21-month regulatory saga

Updated on Oct. 13 with details of acquisition closing. Microsoft completed its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard on Friday… Read More

Meet 6 women of color-led startups that showed off their businesses in Seattle

Open up your networks. That’s the message to investors from Jill Johnson, co-founder and CEO of the Institute for Entrepreneurial… Read More

Seattle’s former Cinerama becomes SIFF Cinema as new signs go up on iconic movie theater

It’s time for the second act at a beloved Seattle movie theater. The former Cinerama is now SIFF Cinema — for… Read More

Tech Moves: Dreambox Learning CEO steps down after acquisition; Zuper hires sales exec; and more

Jessie Woolley-Wilson, president and CEO of DreamBox Learning, is stepping away from day-to-day duties at the Seattle-area edtech company following… Read More

Trupanion sues entrepreneur over trade secrets after it acquired his pet care app

Seattle-based pet insurance company Trupanion is suing the founder of an app it acquired, alleging that he stole trade secrets… Read More

Atlases lay out detailed maps of the brain for humans and other primates, cell by cell

In a tour de force for neuroscience, teams of researchers have published a voluminous set of brain-cell atlases for humans… Read More

Amazon Fresh store in Seattle becomes world’s first grocery to win Zero Carbon certification

An Amazon Fresh store in North Seattle is the world’s first grocery store to be certified as Zero Carbon by… Read More

Seattle startup Flyhomes vacates prime office space near new waterfront project

Flyhomes has a new home. GeekWire spotted lease signs at the company’s former 9,000 square-foot Seattle headquarters near the new… Read More

Fluid apps, open models, and free markets: Inside the AI-focused Intelligent Applications Summit

Everything in AI is in flux. In fact, a lack of predictability will define this new era. That was one… Read More

Seattle startup Optimize Health lands $18.6M to boost remote care software

Optimize Health, a Seattle-based startup that sells remote care software to the healthcare industry, raised $18.6 million in a Series… Read More

IRS audit finds Microsoft owes nearly $29 billion in taxes, company plans to appeal

An IRS audit examining nearly a decade of Microsoft financial reporting has found that the company owes $28.9 billion in… Read More

Is AI overhyped or underhyped? Here’s what techies in Seattle think

Depending on who you ask, artificial intelligence is getting too much attention — or not enough. That was one takeaway from… Read More

Tech Moves: J.P. Morgan hires startup-focused VP in Seattle; Earth Finance adds climate advocacy vet

— Earth Finance, the Seattle corporate strategy and climate investing company, announced Wednesday it acquired Molecule, a Seattle-based climate advocacy… Read More

Seattle startup’s co-founder rejoins Israeli military in war: ‘I cannot just stand aside and do nothing’

When Boaz Arbel woke up Saturday to the news of what was happening in Israel, he knew immediately that he… Read More

Get your GeekWire Summit tickets before early bird pricing ends this week

The GeekWire Summit is fast-approaching — and so is the deadline for early bird tickets, which ends this Thursday. We’re reinventing… Read More

Microsoft CEO ‘heartbroken’ by attacks on Israel; tech giant has nearly 3k employees in the country

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella issued a statement on the war in Israel and the company shared a memo it sent… Read More

Coast Guard engineers examine Titan sub's aft titanium endcap

Coast Guard brings up additional debris and remains from OceanGate sub wreck

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has recovered and transferred the remaining evidence and debris from OceanGate’s Titan submersible to… Read More

Speed read: This new AI-powered tool helps researchers skim through scientific papers

Don’t worry, this article will be short enough to not create a time-consuming task for readers looking to absorb its… Read More

Washington state wants a bigger piece of the growing offshore wind sector

Washington leaders on Wednesday launched an initiative to support companies in the state that want to play a role in… Read More

Sana Biotechnology will lay off 29% of workforce

Sana Biotechnology will reduce its workforce by 29%, the Seattle-based cell and gene therapy company revealed in a SEC filing… Read More

Washington startups receive $25K grants aimed at boosting state’s life sciences sector

A group of 20 early-stage life sciences startups in Washington each received $25,000 grants, part of an effort to fuel… Read More