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 July 10, 2016.
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Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff buys $20 million L.A. mansion near O.J. Simpson’s former estate
The real estate business has been good to technology entrepreneur Spencer Rascoff. … Read More
‘Microsoft got cool again’: Office 365 lands Facebook in big customer win
Facebook has agreed to use pieces of Office 365 software as a service, vindicating the usefulness of Microsoft’s cloud-based productivity suite for a high-profile, fast-moving tech company. … Read More
Seattle region’s population growing at historic pace, making biggest annual gain in a century
Seattle and its surrounding counties added 86,320 new residents between April 2015 and 2016, marking the region’s biggest population gain this century, fueled in large part by the region’s technology industry. … Read More
Nintendo’s $60 ‘NES Classic Edition’ mini console will come with 30 retro games and an HDMI cable
How’s this for a throwback? Nintendo, which has spent the past week reconnecting with gamers through the Pokémon Go phenomenon, got nostalgic again this morning with the unveiling of a new version of its classic Nintendo Entertainment System. … Read More
Prime Day primer: Everything you need to know about Amazon’s biggest sale ever
The second Amazon Prime Day starts at midnight tonight, but you probably already knew that. … Read More
Employees buy Tesla for CEO who raised their minimum salaries to $70k
Employees of Gravity Payments have chipped in to buy a new Tesla for Dan Price, the CEO who made headlines for boosting their salaries to a minimum of $70,000 a year — showing their support following his victory last week in a hard-fought court battle with his brother, the company’s minority shareholder. … Read More
Starbucks’ Howard Schultz outlines pay increase, dress code flexibility and more changes for employees
As Starbucks continues to invest in technologies meant to better serve its customers, chairman and CEO Howard Shultz announced a few initiatives Monday aimed at serving the people who work for the Seattle-based coffee giant. … Read More
T-Mobile offers its ‘best deal ever’: (almost) free Galaxy smartphones for people on family plans
T-Mobile made a splash when it started advertising special offers for customers every Tuesday, and today the self-proclaimed Un-carrier came out with what it calls its best deal ever. … Read More
Gotta map ’em all: Trulia builds heat map for Pokémon Go
Here’s a new wrinkle for Pokémon Go trainers frustrated by fruitless searches to catch ’em all. … Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plays role in ‘Star Trek Beyond,’ fulfilling a dream
As a kid growing up in Texas, Jeff Bezos loved to play “Star Trek” with his friends from the neighborhood, complete with cardboard tricorders and phasers. … Read More