GeekWire's Most-Read Stories of the Week

Catch up on the top tech stories from this past week. Here are the headlines that people have been reading on GeekWire. ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Get your ticket for AWS re:Invent, happening Dec. 2–6 in Las Vegas: [Register now for AWS re:Invent.]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [NTSB spots flaws in hull of Oceangate’s Titan submersible and focuses on a bang]( Investigators found flaws in the hull that was made for OceanGate's Titan sub — plus changes in how the hull responded during dives. [Chip giant Nvidia acquires OctoAI, a Seattle startup that helps companies run AI models]( OctoAI, a Seattle software startup that sells tools to help build and run generative AI models more efficiently, has been acquired by chip giant Nvidia. [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. 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[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. [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. [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. [Survey by Blind finds 91% of Amazon employees not happy about return-to-office policy]( An overwhelming majority of Amazon employees are not happy about the company’s mandate to return to the office five days per week, and many say the directive has them considering a search for new work. [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. [Radian Aerospace completes its first round of ground testing for prototype space plane]( Radian Aerospace has finished the first round of ground testing for a prototype aircraft that's meant to blaze the trail for a rocket plane. [Inside the new ‘serendipity factory’ trying to spark the startup scene in Seattle]( Foundations hosted a lively launch party Thursday evening at its space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, where the organization hopes to build a new community for the city’s tech entrepreneurs. [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. [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. [Washington state drivers snap up EV rebates so fast that half of funds are gone 60 days into program]( A Washington state program to get lower-income drivers into electric vehicles is proving more popular than expected, with more than half of the available funding already deployed less than 60 days since it launched. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS [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](