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 March 31, 2024.
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Amazon Web Services cuts hundreds of jobs in sales, training, and physical stores tech group
Amazon Web Services will cut several hundred jobs in its Sales, Marketing, and Global Services organization, and a few hundred jobs on its Physical Stores Technology team, executives in the tech giant’s cloud computing division informed employees Wednesday morning in internal emails. … Read More
Where Amazon Web Services is still hiring after cutting hundreds of jobs this week
Amazon Web Services announced hundreds of job cuts this week, in areas including training, sales, and physical stores technology, but noted that it’s still hiring in core areas of its business, with thousands of jobs currently posted. … Read More
Google reportedly pausing Kirkland Urban office buildout in Seattle area
Google’s growth plans east of Seattle appear to be on pause, according to a new report from real estate firm Broderick Group. … Read More
Concur founder Steve Singh leads acquisition of Direct Travel in ongoing quest for ‘perfect trip’
Steve Singh is one step closer to the “perfect trip.” The Seattle-based business leader and investor, former CEO of companies including Concur and Docker, is leading a group of investors in the acquisition of Direct Travel Inc., a Colorado-based corporate travel management company, founded in 2011, with more than $300 million in annual revenue and 1,800 employees. … Read More
Tableau releases Einstein Copilot beta as part of Salesforce’s broader AI rollout
Tableau is releasing a new artificial intelligence tool that aims to make its advanced data analysis and visualization features more accessible to a broader set of users. … Read More
Microsoft and Quantinuum report a way to turn down the noise in quantum computing
Microsoft and Quantinuum say they’ve demonstrated a quantum computing system that can reduce the error rate for data processing by a factor of 800. … Read More
Amazon closing smaller Fresh grocery store in Seattle as it focuses on expanded format stores
Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, the company confirmed Wednesday, saying that it plans to focus on redesigned stores with an expanded selection. … Read More
Washington governor signs bill that could stoke semiconductor industry, draw CHIPS Act funding
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law that key players hope will be a boon for the semiconductor industry statewide and may open the door for more federal funding. … Read More
Tech Moves: F5 adds CTO and HR chief; Adaptive names CFO; Techstars Seattle leaders depart
— Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 announced two new executive appointments this week: Lyra Schramm, the company’s new chief people officer, and Kunal Anand, chief technology officer. … Read More
Seattle office market continues to struggle as vacancy rates rise for ninth consecutive quarter
A new Q1 report from Kidder Mathews shows regional vacancy rates in the Seattle area rising to 15.1%, up from 13.9% at the end of 2023, the ninth consecutive quarterly increase. … Read More
