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 31, 2016.
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Exclusive: Apple acquires Turi in major exit for Seattle-based machine learning and AI startup
Machine learning and artificial intelligence startup Turi has been acquired by Apple in a deal characterized as a blockbuster exit for the Seattle-based company, formerly known as Dato and GraphLab, GeekWire has learned. … Read More
First Amazon Prime airplane debuts in Seattle after secret night flight
The first freighter jet to carry the Amazon brand is primed for its public debut in Seafair’s sunny skies, after making a stealthy flight from New York to Seattle in the middle of the night. … Read More
Donald Trump disses America’s space program; what would Hillary Clinton do?
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has been going through a series of reversals this week, and today’s highlights include the dissing of America’s space program. … Read More
Zillow says climate change could leave 2M U.S. homes underwater — literally
The U.S. housing market is finally recovering from the Great Recession — but now comes the tide of an equally insidious threat: Climate change. New Zillow research shows that unchecked climate change could leave 1.9 million homes underwater by 2100. … Read More
How aerodynamics saved skydiver Luke Aikins during parachute-less landing feat
Kids, don’t try this at home: Veteran skydiver Luke Aikins made an amazing injury-free landing without a parachute on national television Saturday night – thanks to decades of experience, two years of planning, a bouncy 100-by-100-foot net, and the realities of aerodynamics. … Read More
SpaceX’s HR guy addresses tales of overworked engineers and more on Reddit
SpaceX’s engineers are pursuing the high-flying goal of getting people to Mars, and by some accounts, the workload can lead to high levels of stress and even lawsuits. … Read More
Comcast sued for $100M by Washington state AG, alleging 1.8M violations of consumer protection law
Post updated below with news conference video and copy of complaint. … Read More
Out of this world! Seattle sisters launch their Loki Lego 2.0 balloon craft past 100,000 feet
Update: A new YouTube video, below, captures the preparation and launch of Loki Lego Launcher 2.0. … Read More
Former Microsoft exec and Sling Media co-founder Blake Krikorian dies at 48
Blake Krikorian, the former CEO of Slingbox maker Sling Media who was also a Microsoft executive and Amazon.com board member, has died at 48, Recode reported Thursday. … Read More
Microsoft Azure just behind Amazon Web Services in Gartner’s new IaaS rankings; Google is a distant third
For the third straight year, Microsoft Azure ranks just behind Amazon Web Services in the coveted upper-right corner of Gartner’s annual “Magic Quadrant” ranking of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers, released today. … Read More