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 April 30, 2023.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
AI researcher sues Amazon for withdrawing job offer amid cutbacks after 8-month visa process
A London-based artificial intelligence researcher who accepted a role as an applied scientist with Amazon in May 2022 says he went through an eight-month U.S. … Read More
A setback for Microsoft: New Xbox exclusive ‘Redfall’ gets negative reviews on launch day
One of the big system exclusives for Microsoft’s Xbox video game system was met with poor critical reception on Monday, shortly ahead of its wide release. … Read More
ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines unveil turboprop that could become largest green aircraft to take flight
Executives from ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines joined elected officials in Everett, Wash., on Monday to kick off an effort to electrify and fly the largest zero-emissions aircraft yet. … Read More
DocuSign — which is forcing employees back to the office — touts report about remote work benefits
DocuSign released a report Wednesday highlighting the benefits of remote work — which caught our attention given that the company is forcing employees back to the office. … Read More
Inside the ultimate Star Wars house, where two fans built a galaxy-sized collection of toys and more
On a piece of wooded property not that far, far away from Seattle, a life-size C-3PO figure is visible through a front window of the house at the end of a long driveway. … Read More
Analysis: Amazon’s ‘Great Return’ to the office is just one aspect of a downtown Seattle comeback
One major harbinger of a post-pandemic swing to normal in downtown Seattle is Amazon’s much-heralded return to the office this week, which I like to call the “Amazon Great Return.” In Seattle, which has one of the slowest rates of workers returning to the office, hopes are high. … Read More
Microsoft vet and ex-Beats by Dre CEO lead new hardware-focused Seattle startup studio
A new startup lab founded by a pair of tech veterans aims to help incubate and launch hardware-focused companies. … Read More
Amazon workers, and a familiar energy, return to Seattle HQ as new in-person office policy kicks in
Is this what 2019 felt like? It’s hard to remember after three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work, an empty downtown, and start-and-stop policies for getting back to the office. … Read More
DocuSign joins growing list of tech companies summoning employees back to the office
Another tech company wants its employees back in the office. … Read More
Speech analysis startup releases AI tool that simulates difficult job interview conversations
What if you could simulate a difficult interview or conversation before it ever happened? … Read More
