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 Nov. 17, 2024.
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Seattle sushi restaurant closes after popular TikTok food critic’s video sparks concerns of worm in fish
A TikTok star who reviews restaurants around the country did a swing through Seattle this month to critique a variety of food, and a popular sushi spot has closed in the wake of one of his videos. … Read More
Amazon hires former Microsoft and SAP exec Julia White as new AWS marketing chief
Julia White, a longtime Microsoft executive who spent the past four years at SAP, has been named the chief marketing officer and vice president at Amazon Web Services. … Read More
Seattle area’s ‘bomb cyclone’ storm drives demand at EV charging stations – and gas pumps
A “bomb cyclone” storm with blasting winds and rain on Tuesday caused power outages for more than 640,000 utility customers in Western Washington, forcing electric vehicle drivers who lost power at home to queue up at public charging stations to juice their batteries. … Read More
GeekWire 200 update: A new No. 1 rises to the top of our startup rankings
There’s a new name atop the GeekWire 200. … Read More
Microsoft turns a new page in the book business with its own publishing imprint
Microsoft will attempt to find the sweet spot between the speed of social media and the lasting impact of books with its own publishing imprint, 8080 Books — aiming to bring new titles to market much faster than traditional publishing allows. … Read More
Tech Moves: Former leaders at Qualtrics and AWS land CEO roles; VertueLab adds board member
— Jay Choi is now CEO of Typeform, a San Francisco startup helping companies create digital forms. … Read More
Microsoft credited with spotting sophisticated Chinese hack that hit telecoms including T-Mobile
U.S. officials say a sophisticated Chinese hack that breached the networks of telecommunication giants may not have been spotted without help from Microsoft. … Read More
Microsoft and Atom Computing leap ahead on the quantum frontier with logical qubits
Microsoft and Atom Computing say they’ve reached a new milestone in their effort to build fault-tolerant quantum computers that can show an advantage over classical computers. … Read More
Bezos calls Musk’s latest jab ‘100% not true’ as space rivals renew social media spat
The more things change the more they stay the same — at least when it comes to the recurring social media spat between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. … Read More
Silicon Valley innovation group Plug and Play plants flag in Seattle region with new startup programs
Plug and Play, a Silicon Valley-based group that operates innovation programs in more than 60 locations worldwide, is coming to Seattle. … Read More
