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. 4, 2016.
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How ‘Amazon Go’ works: The technology behind the online retailer’s groundbreaking new grocery store
Amazon this morning unveiled its first convenience store, a high-tech retail location called “Amazon Go,” currently in a private beta testing in Seattle and scheduled to open to the public early next year. … Read More
Bill Gates reveals the 5 best books he read in 2016
To say Bill Gates is a voracious reader is an understatement. … Read More
Obama orders U.S. flags to fly at half-staff to mark space hero John Glenn’s passing
American flags around the world will be flying at half-staff for the next few days in memory of John Glenn, the pioneering astronaut and long-serving senator who died Thursday at the age of 95. … Read More
The stars align: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin treated in New Zealand hospital by Dr. David Bowie
Only an out-of-this-world coincidence could produce such earthly results. … Read More
Amazon to open first ‘self-driving’ grocery store, with no checkout lines, in Seattle in early 2017
Amazon just unveiled details of a new brick-and-mortar convenience store that will let shoppers pick up items off the shelves and leave without standing in line to pay. … Read More
Microsoft just completed its $26B LinkedIn acquisition: Here’s what they’re going to do first
Microsoft’s deal to buy professional social network LinkedIn for $26.2 billion has officially closed. … Read More
The votes are in: Goodreads reveals 20 best books of 2016
If you’re looking for a holiday read or you want to gift a great book to a loved one, consider a crowd-sourced recommendation. … Read More
Costco says it was 20 years ahead of the idea behind Amazon Go
Costco apparently kicked around something like the technology behind Amazon Go, the new automated convenience store concept from Amazon that everyone’s talking about, 20 years ago. … Read More
With new ‘Digits’ technology, T-Mobile has a new disruption target: the phone number
T-Mobile this morning unveiled Digits, a new technology that lets customers use the same phone number across a variety of internet-connected devices as well as add multiple numbers to one phone. … Read More
‘It’s fun!’ Microsoft vet Bob Muglia speaks out on competing with Amazon, his first CEO post, and his stint in Redmond
It takes a certain amount of courage to compete with public-cloud giant Amazon Web Services — especially when your own product runs exclusively on AWS. … Read More