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 Feb. 7, 2016.
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It’s official: Seattle drivers really are terrible, study confirms
Between traffic and new construction, Seattle can feel like an obstacle course. … Read More
Fetch! Microsoft’s latest artificial-intelligence trick is an app to ID dog breeds
Microsoft has used artificial intelligence to release apps that can determine how old people are, whether two people are twins, and even the length of a person’s mustache. Next up: dog breeds. … Read More
Why this 9-year-old visited Amazon’s secret drone facility, and delivered a package to Jeff Bezos
A few days before the New Year, a 9-year-old boy named Evan was granted a wish: to fly from his hometown of Charlotte, N.C., to visit with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in Seattle. … Read More
Super Bowl fans use a record 10TB of data on Levi’s Stadium WiFi network, up 63% from 2015
Embed from Getty Images Turns out that the 400 miles of data cable, 12,000 network ports, 1,300 WiFi access points, 1,200 Bluetooth beacons, and 40 Gb/s of available bandwidth at Levi’s Stadium did a good job of helping fans stay connected at Super Bowl 50 on Sunday. … Read More
Amazon’s first-ever Super Bowl commercial stars Alec Baldwin, Dan Marino, Missy Elliott
Alexa helped Amazon make its Super Bowl commercial debut on Sunday. … Read More
Gravitational waves found! LIGO experiment watches two black holes smash together
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After more than a decade of looking, scientists say they’ve detected the gravitational waves given off when two black holes merged into one bigger black hole. … Read More
This Seahawks star was obsessed with Pokemon as a kid and still plays today
We have more confirmation that Richard Sherman is a bonafide geek. … Read More
Tableau shares continue to sink as Wall Street analysts turn negative
Shares of Tableau Software continued to fall on Monday morning following a devastating fourth quarter financial report in which executives claimed “softness” in customer spending. … Read More
After raising $28M in record crowdfunding campaign, Glowforge delays initial shipments
Glowforge is delaying initial shipments of its innovative 3D laser printer. … Read More
The Obamas have terrible Wi-Fi and T-Mobile’s John Legere thinks he’s found the solution
Over the weekend, President Obama pledged to get “the whole tech thing” sorted out for the next first couple entering the White House. … Read More