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. 31, 2016.
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Broncos vs. Panthers: Here are Super Bowl 50 predictions from Madden and Microsoft
If you need help figuring out who will win next Sunday’s Super Bowl, Madden simulations aren’t a bad place to start. … Read More
Grayl uses Kickstarter to launch Ultralight, the ‘world’s best’ water purification bottle
Grayl, the Seattle-based maker of portable water-purification bottles, is seeking additional funds through a Kickstarter campaign for its latest offering, the Ultralight — billed as the world’s best purifier and filter bottle. … Read More
Seattle electric bike startup Propella debuts affordable e-bike, taking cues from Tesla and Apple
A few years ago, 2011 UW graduate Ben Tarassoli was looking for an electrically-assisted bicycle (e-bike). … Read More
Governments and earthquake experts intensify planning for the ‘Really Big One’
A public-private campaign to improve America’s resilience to future earthquakes, like the “Really Big One” that’s expected to hit the Pacific Northwest someday, received a multimillion-dollar boost today. … Read More
The top 20 most impressive employee benefits — and the unusual perk that landed Zillow on the list
Over the past year, rising competition for top talent has led to a benefits battle among tech companies. Industry titans reworked their policies and announced new, more lavish perks to gain a recruiting edge. … Read More
New data: Apple’s iPad Pro outsells Microsoft Surface tablets in debut quarter
The iPad Pro may be following in the footsteps of the Surface tablets — with its detachable keyboard, big screen and digital pen — but Apple’s new high-end device came out ahead of Microsoft’s first-party tablets in the key holiday quarter, according to new estimates released this morning by the IDC market research firm. … Read More
Hate Uber’s new logo? Join the crowd, as designers take their own shot at app icon
Forget backseat drivers, since unveiling its rebranded look this week, Uber is hearing it from backseat designers who think the company missed the mark big time with its new app icon and more. … Read More
Shares of Tableau plunge nearly 50% after company posts $41M loss in Q4
Shares of Tableau Software fell more than 35 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the data visualization company reported a $41 million loss for the fourth quarter. … Read More
Amazon’s ‘Treasure Truck’ finally arrives, selling discounted GoPro cameras after 7-month delay
Welcome back, Treasure Truck. Amazon’s deals vehicle, which was first announced in June but mysteriously disappeared before launching, is finally back on the road in Seattle today after a 7-month delay. … Read More
Amazon’s giant Seattle biodomes start getting huge steel exoskeleton
Workers reached a milestone this week in the construction of the most distinctive element of Amazon’s new Seattle campus — lifting and welding into place the first massive steel pieces in the external structure of the giant biodomes going up at the base of the company’s new office towers just north of downtown. … Read More