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 Sept. 17, 2023.
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Report: Departing Microsoft exec Panos Panay set to lead Amazon’s Alexa and Echo business
Amazon is expected to name Panos Panay, the longtime Microsoft Windows and Devices leader, as the new executive in charge of the division that includes its Alexa voice assistant and Echo smart devices, Bloomberg News reports, citing unnamed people familiar with the situation. … Read More
Amazon to add commercial breaks to Prime Video shows and movies
Amazon is ready to interrupt Prime Video programming to bring commercial breaks to its streaming shows and movies, the company announced Friday. … Read More
On the record: New vinyl Hi-Fi lounge in Seattle skips the algorithm and gets back to music basics
The term “Seattle sound” often refers to the heyday of grunge music in the city. … Read More
Amazon to hire 250k U.S. holiday workers, up 100k from last year, projecting strong shopping season
Amazon says it will seek to hire 250,000 people for the holiday season, a significant increase from past years, citing projections for a strong holiday shopping season. … Read More
Should Amazon be ‘pumped’ to land Panos Panay? A closer look at longtime Microsoft devices leader
Microsoft developed its first Surface tablet more than a decade ago under strict secrecy to give then-CEO Steve Ballmer the option to pull the plug shortly before it launched if the company’s PC partners objected. … Read More
Stoke Space puts its test rocket through a successful hop in central Washington state
A four-year-old Seattle-area startup called Stoke Space executed a successful up-and-down test of its “Hopper” developmental rocket vehicle today, marking a major milestone in its quest to create a fully reusable launch system. … Read More
Longtime Microsoft hardware leader Panos Panay is leaving the company after 19 years
UPDATE: Report: Departing Microsoft exec Panos Panay set to lead Amazon’s Alexa and Echo business Panos Panay, the Microsoft chief product officer who oversees the Windows and Devices division, is leaving the company in a surprise departure. … Read More
Tech Moves: Seattle startup vet Joanna Lord lands new gig; Outreach exec resigns; Maveron hires CFO
— Joanna Lord, a marketing exec who led teams at Seattle companies including Porch Group, Big Door, and Moz, is now chief marketing officer at Spring Health. … Read More
More layoffs at Outreach: Seattle sales software startup cuts 12% of staff
Outreach laid off 12% of its staff this week, the latest round of layoffs at the Seattle-based startup. … Read More
‘It’s kind of like the ’90s are back’: Microsoft previews unified AI ‘Copilot’ initiative
Microsoft executives appeared in New York City this morning to unveil a torrent of new AI features for Windows and other products, in addition to new Surface PCs. … Read More
