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. 15, 2017.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Shocked by Trump win, Seattle tech vets start news site ‘Presterity,’ using facts to foil new president
Jan Miksovsky admits, like many people, to being very surprised by November’s presidential election result. … Read More
T-Mobile CEO scolds Sprint CEO for laughing at Chelsea Handler’s Twitter joke about car crashing into T-Mobile store
John Legere did a bit of scolding on Twitter this afternoon. … Read More
‘Give it back to you. The people.’ Trump speech line echoes villain Bane in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
President Trump didn’t just go dark in his inaugural address on Friday, he went Dark Knight. … Read More
Inside Salesforce’s new 70K square-foot Bellevue office: Mindfulness zones, social spaces, and more
One of the world’s fastest growing enterprise software companies today opened the doors to its new home in the Seattle area. … Read More
Amazon Web Services’ secret weapon: Its custom-made hardware and network
It’s not unusual for internet and software giants to design and even make their own hardware, to increase efficiency and build a competitive advantage. … Read More
How Amazon parties: Inside the tech giant’s massive post-holiday celebration and concert
Amazon turned Seattle’s largest event center into its own wonderland on Friday night as a way to say “thank you” to thousands of employees. … Read More
Amazon wins patent for Treasure Truck as it makes plans to expand beyond Seattle
If you’re thinking about building a knockoff of Amazon’s Treasure Truck, the funky delivery vehicle for flash deals ranging from cameras to candy, consider yourself warned: The design is now patented. … Read More
Oh, Snap! Big new Seattle office lease signals major expansion for Snapchat engineering center
Snap Inc., the company behind the hit Snapchat app, is poised to significantly grow the footprint of its Seattle engineering office, GeekWire has learned. … Read More
Tech shines as bright spot in Donald Trump’s dark inaugural speech
Donald Trump’s first address as president may have sounded like a “Make America Great Again” campaign speech, but he did include at least a few bright words about the promise of science and technology. … Read More
Eight richest men, including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, have same wealth as 3.6B of world’s poorest
Eight men own just as much wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world’s population. … Read More