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 Jan. 14, 2024.
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Amazon Business leader taking leave of absence; Devices exec will step in to fill role
Alex Gagnon, vice president of Amazon Business and a 21-year veteran of the tech giant, is taking a leave of absence from the company, GeekWire has learned. … Read More
Zulily’s downfall: How the high-flying online retailer soared, sank, and shut down
For hundreds of people once associated with Zulily, their time at the Seattle-based online retailer was meaningful and formidable — which is why many are bemoaning the tech company’s recent evaporation. … Read More
Copilot Pro vs. ChatGPT Plus: Microsoft’s new paid service offers alternative to OpenAI subscription
Microsoft’s new $20/month AI chatbot subscription, Copilot Pro, promises to give individual users priority access to the latest AI models, starting with OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo, along with AI integrations in Microsoft’s productivity suite that were previously reserved for business users. … Read More
Washington state’s capital gains tax stands as U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of law
The U.S. Supreme Court today decided not to hear an appeal of a Washington state Supreme Court ruling from March 2023 that found a statewide tax on capital gains to be lawful. … Read More
Scanning against scammers: Costco testing membership card readers at store entrances
Membership has its privileges at Costco, and in a bid to keep it that way, the retail giant is piloting a new way to keep non-members out of its stores. … Read More
The most promising pitches from Techstars Seattle Demo Day 2024
The 2011 cohort of Techstars Seattle will be hard to beat. … Read More
Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft CVP joins Builder.ai as president; Moonbeam hires Seattle marketing vet
— Vahé Torossian, a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft, joined software development startup Builder.ai as president and chief partner officer. … Read More
PowerLight joins Blue Origin to study power beaming system for the moon
Kent, Wash.-based PowerLight Technologies says it’s joined a team headed by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture to design a power beaming system that might someday charge up robots on the moon. … Read More
Amazon logistics leader John Felton takes new role as CFO of Amazon Web Services
John Felton, a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team who most recently helped lead the company’s logistics operations, took a new role as senior vice president and CFO of Amazon Web Services. … Read More
Three Pacific Northwest space companies win awards from Space Force venture fund
SpaceWERX, which essentially serves as a venture fund for the U.S. … Read More
