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 [Alaska Airlines issues ground stop in Seattle after tech problem causes ‘significant disruption’]( Alaska Airlines experienced a “significant IT outage” on Sunday evening that delayed flights and forced it to request a ground stop at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. [Microsoft details ‘largest cybersecurity engineering effort in history’ — securing its own code]( Microsoft gave new details about its security initiatives, less than five months after CEO Satya Nadella made security its top priority. [Submarine builder recounts how a trip in OceanGate’s Titan sub unnerved him]( At a Coast Guard hearing, submarine builder Karl Stanley recounted a harrowing trip that he took on OceanGate's Titan sub in 2019. [Smartsheet to go private in $8.4 billion deal with Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone]( Follow-up: Smartsheet acquisition: Competing bids unlikely; $8.4B deal could fuel other private equity buyouts Smartsheet announced Tuesday that it agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in a deal valued at $8.4 billion. [A big, fast electric boat made in Seattle could whisk the ultra rich to and from their megayachts]( Before electric boats even create a significant enough ripple on the lakes and waterways near you, Seattle-based Zin Boats is creating a vessel that it says will beat all the rest — in speed, power, range and more. [GM-backed electric boating startup Pure Watercraft selling assets as part of receivership process]( Pure Watercraft, the Seattle-based makers of electric outboard motors that hoped to revolutionize the pleasure boating industry and raised investment from General Motors, is “being sold for parts” according to a report from TechCrunch over the weekend. [F5 layoffs impact in-house content creation employees]( F5 is laying off employees working for the company’s marketing-related content production team, GeekWire has learned. [Seattle battery startup founded by father-son team brings new buzz to growing field]( Housed in a scruffy gray building on the north shore of Seattle’s Lake Union is a next-gen battery startup with a potentially game changing product. [Tech Moves: Madrona expands Bay Area team, Microsoft vet returns, Veeam adds tech experts]( Anna Chen is joining Madrona’s Bay Area office as the longtime Seattle investment firm strengthens its presence in Silicon Valley. [The winning ideas from AI Tinkerers’ human-in-the-loop AI agent hackathon in Seattle]( A hackathon in Seattle this past weekend provided a glimpse of how AI systems can effectively work with humans in both personal and professional capacities. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Gable.ai: Staff Software Engineer – Data]( [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](