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. 27, 2015.
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Speculation mounts over Elon Musk’s plan for SpaceX’s Mars Colonial Transporter
In the wake of SpaceX’s successful rocket landing, some of the company’s most ardent fans are guessing at the shape of the biggest thing to come: the Mars Colonial Transporter. … Read More
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits 85 miles north of Seattle; largest in Northwest since 2004
The Northwest’s largest earthquake since 2004 shook up the region Tuesday evening as a magnitude 4.8 quake hit 11 miles northeast of Victoria, British Columbia. … Read More
This is the smartwatch that President Barack Obama wears
President Barack Obama seems to like his smartwatch. … Read More
Seattle software pioneer Doug Walker dies in New Year’s eve hiking accident on Granite Mountain
Doug Walker, who co-founded the Seattle software company WRQ in 1981 and later went on to become one of the city’s leading philanthropists, died in a hiking accident on Granite Mountain on New Year’s eve. … Read More
Customers complain as Uber prices surge near 10X on New Years Eve
Uber prices neared 10 times the normal rate on New Years Eve and early this morning. … Read More
How to lead a global company: What Tableau’s CEO learned during his year in London
When Tableau Software CEO Christian Chabot told his board members that he wanted to work at the company’s satellite office in London for one year, most thought he was a little crazy. … Read More
Amazon Prime adds more than 3M new members in 1 week at peak of holiday shopping season
Amazon said tonight that it added more than 3 million new Amazon Prime members globally in just one week at the height of the holiday shopping season this year. … Read More
How to compute fireworks: The technology behind the Space Needle’s epic New Year’s show
While pyrotechnics may be imagined and installed by human beings, the design and execution of the Space Needle’s New Year’s fireworks extravaganza in Seattle spends most of its life inside a computer. … Read More
Tech hubs dominate ranking of 30 most competitive neighborhoods for home buying
The fast-moving tech industry is driving a significant boom in cities like Seattle, San Francisco, Boston and Portland. … Read More
Billionaire Space Club pits Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos vs. Richard Branson vs. Paul Allen and more
When Jeff Bezos welcomed SpaceX to the rocket landing “club” last week, it set off a round of twittering over whether Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and fellow billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX were really in the same league. … Read More