GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update] Top stories so far this week [Seattle-area EV drivers left searching for fast chargers due to ‘epidemic’ of cable theft]( Electrical vehicle drivers in Seattle currently looking for a fast charge at a public station are likely to find a frayed stump where the charging cable used to be.  In the last 12 months alone, thieves have stolen at least 100 EV charging cables across the city in pursuit of the small amounts of copper within that can be sold as scrap. [Snowflake moving into larger office in Bellevue to support growth plans]( Cloud computing and data giant Snowflake confirmed that it will move into a new office in Bellevue, Wash., next year to support growth plans for its Seattle-area engineering center. [Microsoft lays off employees in new round of cuts]( Microsoft conducted another round of layoffs this week in the latest workforce reduction implemented by the Redmond tech giant this year. [Universal Hydrogen runs out of runway and shuts down, one year after first flight]( Universal Hydrogen — which tested a prototype for a hydrogen-fueled airplane last year — has run out of money and is shutting down. [Blink … and it’s over: After 24 years at Seattle tech firm, Karen Clark Cole has a new user experience]( Karen Clark Cole is ready to tackle her next big idea. [Jeff Bezos selling $5B worth of Amazon shares as company’s stock hits all-time high]( Jeff Bezos is selling 25 million Amazon shares worth $5 billion, according to a regulatory filing on the day the tech giant’s stock hit a record high. [Warren Buffett says ‘no money’ going to Gates Foundation after his death]( Once 93-year-old Warren Buffett dies, his donations to the Gates Foundation will dry up. [Tech Moves: Tomo co-founder steps down; Usermind co-founder joins Ironclad; ex-Google director back at Microsoft]( — Carey Schwaber Armstrong, the former Zillow exec who co-founded real estate startup Tomo four years ago, has stepped down from the company. [Amazon discontinues Astro for Business robot security guard to focus on Astro home robot]( Amazon plans to discontinue Astro for Business less than a year after launching its robot security guard, to focus on Astro for the home. [ADHD and the tech industry: Understanding the spectrum of ‘operating systems for the brain’]( This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we learn about ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence in the tech industry and the workplace. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Chief Marketing Officer]( - [INRIX: Senior Accountant]( - [INRIX: Senior Frontend Engineer]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Full-Stack Software Engineer]( - [Pioneer Square Labs: Principal]( - [INRIX: Corporate Controller]( - [BRINC: Content Writer]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2024 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](