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 Dec. 10, 2023.
Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter.
Most popular stories on GeekWire
New round of layoffs at Hasbro impacts Wizards of the Coast — read CEO’s memo to staff
Employees at Renton, Wash.-based gaming giant Wizards of the Coast were affected by a new round of layoffs at its parent company, Hasbro. … Read More
‘Just infuriating’: Online retailer Zulily flip-flops, now plans to lay off employees amid holidays
Zulily employees received notice last week that they’d lose their jobs in February. … Read More
Hasbro laying off Wizards of the Coast staff is baffling — and could lead to a brain drain
A new round of layoffs at Hasbro has impacted its subsidiary Wizards of the Coast, despite Wizards’ strong recent performance and its status as a linchpin for Hasbro’s overall revenue stream. … Read More
Glowforge lays off 30 employees as maker of 3D laser engravers gets ‘ready for what’s next’
Glowforge, the Seattle-based maker of 3D laser engravers, has laid off 30 employees, co-founder and CEO Dan Shapiro confirmed to GeekWire on Friday. … Read More
Spendy and slow Tesla repairs frustrate drivers as automotive tech drives up cost of collisions
When Kelly Campbell bought a metallic gray Tesla last year, the Seattle resident was delighted. … Read More
How Pfizer’s $43B acquisition of Seagen may impact Seattle and broader biotech market
Editor’s note: William Canestaro is managing director at Seattle venture capital firm WRF Capital and leads the biotechnology investment team. Seagen’s sale to Pfizer would have seemed unthinkable a few years ago. … Read More
Researchers map the entire mouse brain, cataloging 5,322 different types of cells
Neuroscientists have unveiled their most comprehensive and detailed map of cell types across the entire mouse brain, delivering the latest results of a six-year-long scientific effort in which Seattle’s Allen Institute has played a leading role. … Read More
Zulily sues Amazon, alleging that price-fixing and supplier coercion sank its attempts to compete
Updated with Amazon statement. Less than a week after cutting hundreds of jobs and signaling its intent to go out of business, online retailer Zulily filed suit against Amazon on Monday — alleging that the e-commerce giant’s tactics made it impossible to compete on price without jeopardizing its relationships with key suppliers. … Read More
Surviving Amazon: Work, life, and bias inside one of the world’s most ambitious businesses
[Editor’s Note: We’re excited this week to welcome a guest host to the GeekWire Podcast, Ross Reynolds, whose voice is well-known in the Seattle region from his 34 years at KUOW, the public radio station from which he retired in 2021. … Read More
Jeff Bezos on AI: Large language models are ‘not inventions, they’re discoveries’
Jeff Bezos sat down for an extensive and wide-ranging discussion with Lex Fridman about his life, work, the future of humanity and what’s next for technology on an episode of the computer scientist’s popular podcast, published today. … Read More
