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 7, 2024.
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Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy
In his annual letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company’s Project Kuiper satellite venture will be “a very large revenue opportunity” in the future — but he’s hedging his bets as to exactly when that future will be. … Read More
Amazon’s total Washington state employment declines for the first time, new numbers show
Amazon’s employment in Washington state, including warehouse and corporate workers, fell by 3,000 people to 87,000 employees between early 2023 and early 2024 — its first recorded year-over-year employment decline in the state since the company was founded nearly 30 years ago in Jeff Bezos’ Bellevue garage. … Read More
Exec pay: New filing shows how much Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made in compensation in 2023
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s compensation for 2023 totaled $29.2 million, including his base pay, the value of shares that vested during the year, and security costs, according to a new filing by the company. … Read More
Vertex will buy Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9B in another big Seattle biotech deal
Boston-based biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals agreed to acquire Seattle-based Alpine Immune Sciences for $65 per share, totaling about $4.9 billion in cash, a 38% premium over Alpine’s closing price on Wednesday afternoon. … Read More
Bill Gates really digs his visit to a hydrogen startup, filling a pothole with carbon-trapping asphalt
Bill Gates grabbed a wheelbarrow and shovel on Wednesday to fill a parking lot pothole with a new carbon trapping asphalt. … Read More
Amazon Dash Cart vs. ‘Just Walk Out’: We put the tech giant’s new grocery strategy to the test
Amazon has been trying to reinvent the way people buy groceries for 17 years. … Read More
New study for early detection of Alzheimer’s shows promising results
A new test for the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease — potentially even before symptoms are present — show that the diagnostic caught the neurodegenerative disease in 100% of the samples from patients symptomatic for Alzheimer’s. … Read More
Amazon names business and tech leader Andrew Ng to its board, boosting AI expertise
Amazon’s newest board member is Andrew Ng, a business and technology leader, serial startup founder, investor, and educator who specializes in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and online education. … Read More
Seattle Public Schools piloting AI software from new startup for students and teachers
Seattle Public Schools (SPS) this month started rolling out new software from a startup called MagicSchool AI that sells generative AI tools to help teachers quickly generate lesson plans, student feedback, and more. … Read More
Top 10 funding deals in Q1 for Pacific Northwest startups
Startup fundraising activity didn’t budge much in the first quarter of 2024 across the U.S. … Read More