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Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 29, 2024.

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Downtown Seattle leader calls Amazon’s return-to-office mandate ‘influential’ as 5-day policy begins

Will other companies follow Amazon’s lead? … Read More

Judge denies Uber’s motion to block new Seattle law regulating the driver deactivation process

A federal judge denied Uber’s effort to stop the enforcement of a new Seattle law that establishes labor standards for the driver deactivation process. … Read More

Bench Accounting to be acquired by Employer.com following abrupt shutdown

After a surprise shutdown that shocked customers, Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Bench Accounting will be acquired by Employer.com. … Read More

Barnes & Noble sells ‘a better book’ than Amazon: CEO credits bookstore experience at revived chain

Barnes & Noble went from near-bust to back in action and the CEO of the nation’s largest remaining book chain credits a revived, independent-minded experience for helping the company take on Amazon. … Read More

Zoom lands in Microsoft’s backyard with new Bellevue office

Zoom is the latest tech company to open a satellite office in the Seattle region, planting a flag nearby rivals Microsoft and Google. … Read More

Investor predictions 2025: Seattle VCs sound off on AI, remote work, and city’s tech ecosystem

What do startups need to do to succeed in the year ahead? … Read More

On the ground from Amazon HQ in Seattle: Small businesses ‘excited’ as 5-day policy kicks in

Standing inside her food truck Spice on Curve in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood on Thursday, Nasima Akhter was prepping for the lunchtime rush of Amazon employees. … Read More

The Year in Space: Amazon’s Project Kuiper revs up to join the megaconstellation market

Get ready for Amazon’s Project Kuiper to pick up the pace in the megaconstellation space race. … Read More

Can Microsoft avoid the ghost of Clippy? Familiar theme emerges in Copilot rollout for Office apps

In late October, Microsoft announced that it was starting to test the integration of its Copilot AI assistant into Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions — consumer versions of Office apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote — in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. … Read More

Microsoft offers U.S. a roadmap to win AI race vs. China, signals $80B in FY25 capital spending

The United States needs an overarching national strategy to ensure it prevails in the global AI race — focusing on R&D funding, education, and workforce development, and ensuring that American tech companies aren’t slowed down by “heavy-handed regulations,” Microsoft President Brad Smith writes in a post today. … Read More