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Top stories so far this week

Rivian spinout Also lands in Seattle, with REI vet leading micromobility startup’s new office and retail hub
The 17,459-square-foot space at the north end of Lake Union is situated at the epicenter of the city's bike culture along the busy Burke-Gilman Trail. Chief Commercial Officer Ben Steele is heading up the office. Read More
Amazon lays off 121 workers across corporate and fulfillment jobs in Washington state
The largest single concentration of cuts is at the SEA106 building in Bellevue, where 49 employees — ranging from entry-level software development engineers and applied scientists to a vice president of legal and senior software managers — were notified. Read More
What if Rivian spawned an e-bike? We test rode the new two-wheeler from the EV maker’s Also spinoff
From pedal-by-wire mechanics to regenerative braking, the micromobility startup’s TM-B treats hardware like software — and flattens Seattle's steepest hills. Read More
Drone meets bobcat: Police find novel use for UAV after wild animal breaks into Seattle-area home
Video shared by the Kirkland Police Department shows an indoor drone monitoring a wild bobcat perched near the top of a home's staircase before officers safely corralled the animal. Read More
Bill Gates in his own words: How he’s using AI, and why he’s worried about the future
Bill Gates warned this week that the AI industry is crossing safety lines it set for itself, and that no one is preparing for what comes next. On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we play highlights from our interview with Gates about the essay, and debate his three proposals. Read More
Fermi Explorer team plans to launch a probe that will reach the star system next door … in 80,000 years
Seattle-area nonprofit group kicks off a campaign to raise $15 million and solicit bids for a milestone interstellar mission. Read More
Amazon accused of rigging ad auctions to inflate prices in new suit filed by FTC and 22 states
State attorneys general and federal regulators have sued Amazon, alleging the tech giant deceptively inflated advertising prices by $20 billion through fake auction participants and hidden surcharges. Amazon denies the claims, arguing that its pricing structure reflects standard industry approaches and relies on ad relevance, boosting performance for advertisers. Read More
Redfin fills CEO role with former Meta VP Alessio Sanfilippo after acquisition by Rocket
Redfin has named former Meta executive Alessio Sanfilippo as CEO, succeeding Rocket CEO Varun Krishna, who had run the company since Glenn Kelman's departure in January. Sanfilippo previously led data and insights at Meta's Reality Labs and WhatsApp. The move follows Rocket's $1.75 billion acquisition of Redfin last year. Read More
Madrona’s annual IA40 list shows an AI industry splitting in two
Madrona's sixth annual Intelligent Applications 40 names 45 private AI companies that have raised $410 billion combined, with Anthropic, OpenAI and Databricks accounting for 92% of that total. Rising round sizes forced the firm to raise its own funding thresholds for what counts as an early-stage company. Read More
Seismic CEO on the Highspot merger: revenue, job cuts, Seattle, AI, and the Salesforce question
Two weeks after Seismic completed its merger with Highspot, CEO Rob Tarkoff disclosed the combined company's revenue for the first time and addressed questions about job cuts, the future of Highspot's Seattle offices, and how AI is reshaping the competition with Salesforce. Read More
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