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 26, 2023.
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Will the new capital gains tax cause businesses to leave Washington state?
Now that Washington state’s new capital gains tax has the legal green light, many business leaders are sounding the alarm. … Read More
Seattle becomes first U.S. city to permanently require sick leave for delivery and app-based workers
The Seattle City Council today unanimously approved rules providing paid sick leave for food-delivery and other on-demand, app-based gig economy workers. … Read More
Microsoft job cuts surpass 2,700 in Seattle region; security technology group hit in latest round
Microsoft made another 559 job cuts in the Seattle region on Monday, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department (ESD), bringing the regional total to 2,743 layoffs since the company started making cuts in January. … Read More
Google and Apple vets raise $17M for Fixie, a large language model startup based in Seattle
The news: Fixie, a new Seattle-based startup aiming to help companies fuse large language models into their software stack, raised a $17 million seed round. … Read More
Bill Gates crosses busy London in an autonomous vehicle and sees where driving is headed
Bill Gates is a self-professed car guy who finds something meditative about driving. … Read More
Microsoft Research head Peter Lee on the applications of GPT-4 in medicine and life sciences
Peter Lee has spent a lot of time recently with GPT-4, the AI-powered tool that simulates human conversation, built by OpenAI with contributions from its partner Microsoft. … Read More
Filing: Blue Nile laying off workers and shutting down Seattle fulfillment center
Online jewelry retailer Blue Nile is shutting down a fulfillment center in Seattle and laying off 119 workers, according to a new filing with the Washington state Employment Security Department. … Read More
‘Redmond Space District’ celebrates the Northwest’s hotspot for satellite industry
REDMOND, Wash. — This Seattle-area suburb has played a role in the space industry for more than a half-century, but the city of Redmond is shining brighter than ever on the final frontier — and now it has the brand name to prove it. … Read More
FAQ: Understanding who will pay Washington’s new capital gains tax and potential exemptions
The legality of a capital gains tax was upheld by the Washington state Supreme Court last week, drawing questions about who is subject to the tax and the broader impact on the region’s business sector. … Read More
Matt McIlwain: 7 reasons why the capital gains tax is bad for Washington state
Editor’s note: We asked two Seattle venture capitalists — Civic Ventures’ Nick Hanauer and Madrona’s Matt McIlwain — to defend their opposing viewpoints on the new capital gains tax in Washington state that was ruled constitutional by the state Supreme Court last week. … Read More
