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. 17, 2016.
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For defying no-call lists, Dish faces potential fines totaling $24 billion
Dish’s telemarketers allegedly failed to heed no-call lists, and the satellite-TV provider may be fined up to $24 billion, a sum larger than the company’s current market value. … Read More
Senior Zillow economist blames rising Seattle home prices on ‘Silicon Refugees’
A very different kind of refugee crisis may drive Seattle home prices even higher in 2016. … Read More
Venture capitalist Paul Graham responds to criticism from Seahawks lineman Russell Okung
Seattle Seahawks lineman Russell Okung has received a lot feedback since penning a heartfelt response on GeekWire to Paul Graham’s recent essay on economic inequality. … Read More
New Donald Trump programming language seeks to make programming great again
A team of software engineers at Rice University has introduced a new programming language called TrumpScript. … Read More
High-tech football helmet startup Vicis closes $8M round from more than 140 investors
From Hall of Fame quarterbacks to prominent spine surgeons, more than 140 investors are betting on a Seattle startup that has spent two years developing a high-tech football helmet. … Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin does it again: Used rocket goes into space and lands intact
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent up its New Shepard suborbital spaceship on another flight test to outer-space altitudes today, and brought it back to a safe landing. … Read More
New series ‘Dark Net’ raises questions about tech’s hidden side
Many of us have a love/hate relationship with the role technology plays in our lives. … Read More
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson ribs space billionaires amid Blue Origin buzz
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture may have done another flight test, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX is making waves with its rocket progress – but don’t forget about Richard Branson. … Read More
Amazon’s post-holiday party will feature Fall Out Boy’s special brand of pop-punk
If you’re used to partying like it’s 1999, fast forward a bit to 2005 or so for Amazon’s annual post-holiday party this week. … Read More
Twitter truce: Jeff Bezos takes the high road, offers kudos to Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Rocket launches can sometimes turn into flame wars, as shown by last year’s Twitter tug of war between space-minded billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. … Read More