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 [Microsoft vet who founded beer delivery app ID’d as Melinda French Gates’ new boyfriend]( The New York gossip sites are abuzz over Melinda French Gates’ love life this week, as the billionaire Seattle philanthropist was spotted holding hands with her new entrepreneur boyfriend. [‘I really want to fix this’: Microsoft vet launches Seattle startup to transform work visa applications]( Priyanka Kulkarni loved her decade working at Microsoft. [AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias]( As employers increasingly use digital tools to process job applications, a new study from the University of Washington highlights the potential for significant racial and gender bias when using AI to screen resumes. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Seattle’s coolest holiday party returns on Thursday, December 12th.]( Make the GeekWire Gala your holiday party! Bring old friends, colleagues, significant or insignificant others, and kick off the holiday season in style on Thursday, December 12th as we turn the Showbox Sodo into a winter wonderland. [Get tickets.]( [Jeff Bezos unloads $3B worth of Amazon stock in latest sale]( Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is selling more than $3 billion worth of Amazon shares, according to a new regulatory filing revealed Friday, in his latest stock sale this year. [F5 confirms new round of job cuts, continuing annual pattern of workforce reductions]( F5 continued its practice of trimming its workforce after the close of its fiscal year, impacting roles across several teams at the company. [How AI is reshaping the University of Washington computer science school]( Artificial intelligence is taking center stage at the University of Washington’s computer science school. [Inside the ‘Stranger Things’ house that a Seattle real estate startup bought and turned into an Airbnb]( Want to spend a few nights in Hawkins, Ind., circa 1983? [Seattle startup Read AI raises $50M to fuel ‘copilot everywhere’ vision for enterprise software]( The Seattle startup, which sells enterprise productivity software tools fueled by generative AI, is adding 100,000 new accounts each week and has 75% of the Fortune 500 using its products. And it hasn't spent a single dime on marketing. [Microsoft earnings preview: All eyes on AI — here are the numbers to watch for MSFT Q1-FY25]( AI will be in the spotlight when Microsoft reports its quarterly earnings, with investors seeking signs of artificial intelligence demand. [Microsoft’s financial disclosures show how OpenAI is fueling growth — and taking a toll on profits]( New financial filings show how Microsoft's losses from its OpenAI investment are hurting its profits, in addition to fueling its growth. [Amazon stock jumps 6%; Q3 revenue up 11% to $158.9B; profits hit $15.3B; AWS sales up 19%]( Amazon topped estimates for its third quarter earnings, reporting $158.9 billion in revenue, up 11% year-over-year, and earnings per share of $1.43. [Amazon corporate headcount drops year-over-year as tech giant aims for efficiency]( Amazon continues to take a cautious hiring approach with its corporate workforce, following years of huge headcount growth. [Tech Moves: Amazon grocery exec will join Marc Lore’s Wonder; AI2 Incubator adds venture partner]( Tony Hoggett, the Amazon senior vice president overseeing the company’s worldwide grocery stores business, is joining Wonder, a delivery- and takeout-focused restaurant chain based in New York led by longtime e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore. [On first earnings call, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol details plan to ‘bring order’ to mobile ordering]( Improving the mobile ordering experience at Starbucks is high on Brian Niccol’s to-do list as he takes the CEO reins at the Seattle coffee giant. [The winning ideas at the UW computer science school annual research showcase]( Some of the top computer science engineers at the University of Washington showed off their latest work this week at the annual Research Showcase hosted by The Paul G. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Revenue Accounting Manager]( - [INRIX: Cloud DevOps Engineer]( - [Gable.ai: Static Code Analysis Expert]( [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 1752 NW Market St., PMB 708 Seattle, WA 98107-5264  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](