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 Jan. 10, 2016.
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Seahawks lineman Russell Okung responds to Paul Graham’s essay on economic inequality and startups
Editor’s note: Seahawks lineman Russell Okung, also co-founder of a Seattle non-profit called GREATER and an investor in local eSports startup Matcherino, wrote this piece for GeekWire in response to Paul Graham’s essay on income inequality. Just a few days ago, a kick that landed wide left in the final moments of a hard-fought game against an admirable opponent sent us, the Seahawks, into the next round of the playoffs. … Read More
Updated NFL playoff picks: Microsoft Bing predicts Super Bowl champion
Bing Predicts updated its NFL playoff picks after Wild Card weekend, but still thinks the Patriots will win Super Bowl 50. … Read More
Snoop Dogg angry with Xbox Live problems, asks Bill Gates what the f*** he’s doing
Embed from Getty Images Xbox Live went down on Wednesday and one legendary rapper isn’t happy. … Read More
Powerball math mistake fires up the Internet as $1.4 billion drawing nears
The math behind this week’s upcoming $1.4 billion Powerball drawing boggles the mind, but at least a few minds were boggled beyond the bounds of arithmetic. … Read More
Vicis reveals price, more details about high-tech football helmet that reduces brain trauma
After more than two years of research and development, Vicis is ready to sell its high-tech football helmet. … Read More
Governor stops Bertha in its tunneling tracks after sinkhole forms near troubled Seattle project
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday said he was “seriously disappointed” and ordering a stop to the Bertha tunneling machine along Seattle’s waterfront after a sinkhole formed near the project this week. … Read More
A crumbling Space Needle? MTV’s ‘Shannara Chronicles’ is TV’s latest fictional vision of Seattle
Four decades ago, when author Terry Brooks published the first novel in his incredibly successful Shannara series, readers probably didn’t know that the story’s otherworldly setting, the Four Lands, is actually a future version of the Pacific Northwest. … Read More
Zillow’s hottest housing markets for 2016: Tech drives top 3 on new list
The 10 hottest housing markets in the country are topped by three cities where technology jobs are fueling the strong outlook, Zillow announced with the release of its predictions on Tuesday. … Read More
‘Alien megastructure’ revisited: Oddly dimming star poses new mystery
He’s not saying it’s aliens – but an astronomer has raised new questions about KIC 8462852, the strange star that stirred up a debate about “alien megastructures” months ago. … Read More
Internal emails: How a Seattle startup’s ‘drama’ became a Kentucky university’s problem
“It all sounds a little strange to me!” That was a member of the University of Kentucky’s public relations and marketing staff, in a Dec. … Read More