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Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update] Top stories so far this week [Seattle-area AT&T employees were bribed to install phone unlocking malware on company network, authorities say]( A 34-year-old citizen of Pakistan is charged with paying more than $1 million in bribes to employees at AT&T’s Seattle-area offices and call centers to install malware on the company’s network to unlock millions of smartphones. [Inside the abrupt shutdown of BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service in Seattle and Portland]( ReachNow’s 75 employees learned they were losing their jobs just hours before the company told customers that the car-sharing service was shutting down. [The spectacle of Gen Con, the country’s largest (and possibly friendliest) tabletop game convention]( Your intrepid Seattle-based gaming correspondent Tim Ellis (that’s me) hit the road this weekend to visit Indianapolis, home of Gen Con, the nation’s largest and oldest tabletop gaming convention. [How the specter of irrelevancy helped Microsoft Corporate VP Julia Liuson drive massive change]( Yes, Satya Nadella is the visionary Microsoft CEO who five years ago began implementing a massive shift in operations that contributed to making the software and cloud giant the world’s most valuable company. [Cost of living study ranks Seattle as fifth most expensive U.S. city to live in]( A study looking at the cost of living in 257 cities across the United States has ranked Seattle as the fifth most expensive place to live in the country. [Seattle-area web services provider becomes haven for online extremism following El Paso shooting]( The Seattle region may have a reputation as a liberal enclave but it’s also home to a safe haven for right-wing extremism. [Infusing marijuana with data: Cannabis industry vets aim to clear the haze in a booming industry]( Cy Scott, Brian Wansolich, and Scott Vickers had just sold their popular cannabis directory Leafly to Privateer Holdings. [How tech is sneaking into the cardboard world of tabletop gaming at Gen Con]( Gen Con — the largest gaming convention in the country — bills itself as “The Home of Tabletop Gaming™” and as such, is primarily focused on tabletop gaming such as card games, board games and role-playing games. [Microsoft acquires e-commerce marketing company PromoteIQ to bolster advertising business]( Microsoft scooped up New York-based PromoteIQ, a startup that helps retailers build digital advertising and e-commerce offerings, for an undisclosed amount. [Rapidly growing Zillow Offers direct home sales program opens in 15th market, with more to come]( Zillow Group is betting its future on directly buying and selling homes, and it is rapidly expanding the service across the U.S. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Lumedic: Product Manager]( - [Rad Power Bikes: Director, Growth Marketing]( - [Quorum: Full-stack Software Engineer]( - [Lumedic: Data Architect]( - [Lumedic: Senior Web Developer Lead]( - [RealNetworks: Director, Product Management – SAFR]( - [Rad Power Bikes: IT Director]( - [Rad Power Bikes: North American eCommerce Coordinator]( - [Lumedic: Senior Manager of Software Development]( - [Highspot: Principal Backend Software Engineer]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2019 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](