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 Feb. 25, 2024.
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Expedia Group cutbacks will impact 1,500 roles this year, more than 8% of workforce
Expedia Group expects about 1,500 roles to be impacted, primarily in its Product & Technology division, under an operational review announced in an internal memo to the online travel giant’s employees from CEO Peter Kern today. … Read More
Former AWS engineers raise $3M to take on tech giants with ‘world’s fastest spreadsheet’
When a spreadsheet gets big, your computer can get slow. … Read More
Pfizer to close Seagen manufacturing plant in Seattle area following $43B acquisition
Pharma giant Pfizer, fresh off its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen, said it will shut down construction on a new 270,000 square-foot manufacturing facility Seagen was building north of Seattle near its headquarters. … Read More
Former Snowflake and Microsoft execs back new data governance startup Codified
Venture capital firms and longtime tech execs are making a bet on Codified, a new startup out of Seattle that aims to help companies get a better handle on how to manage internal data access standards. … Read More
New game ‘Pacific Drive’ from Seattle studio Ironwood is the last road trip at the end of the world
Pacific Drive is a survival game where your car’s survival is more important than yours. … Read More
5 days in the office? Some tech startups are bringing workers together all week, every week
BELLEVUE, Wash. — At precisely 2 p.m. Pacific time on a recent Monday afternoon, employees of the technology startup Statsig were alerted to their regular standup meeting not by a notification on their screens, or a buzzing of their devices, but by the sound of engineering lead Marcos Arribas tapping the taut surface of one of several musical instruments specially designated for the purpose. … Read More
Glowforge gets in legal tangle with tech ‘activist’ who questions safety of startup’s laser engravers
Glowforge, the Seattle-based maker of 3D laser engravers, has been tangled in a legal dispute with a Las Vegas man who claimed online for years that the startup is selling defective and dangerous machines. … Read More
Tech Moves: Instacart COO lands at Microsoft in AI product role; ZoomInfo accounting chief departs
Asha Sharma is headed back to Seattle full-time for a new role leading product for Microsoft’s AI platform. … Read More
Author and former Navy SEAL David Goggins sues Amazon over bootleg books
Amazon has been sued by David Goggins, the author, endurance athlete, motivational speaker, and former Navy SEAL, on allegations that the company knowingly allowed the sale of fake versions of his books and other products. … Read More
Seattle biotech company Kineta lays off majority of staff, including its CEO
Kineta announced Thursday that it is laying off 64% of its workforce, or seven employees — including its CEO Shawn Iadonato — as it undergoes a restructuring process. … Read More
