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. 19, 2017.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Amazon quietly reduces free shipping minimum back to $35/order for non-Prime members
Facing new competition from Walmart’s free shipping program, Amazon has reverted to a minimum order of $35 for people who aren’t members of its Prime subscription program to qualify for free shipping. … Read More
Why Amazon is giving all customers a puzzling $8.62 discount today
Sometimes, even history’s most successful e-commerce company needs to take a moment to pat itself on the back. … Read More
Exclusive: Apple expanding its Seattle engineering center, making a big bet on artificial intelligence
Apple plans to significantly expand its engineering operations in Seattle — further establishing the satellite office as a hub for developing future artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies for products such as the iPhone, MacBook, Apple Watch and other Apple devices and services. … Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has plans for big expansion of Seattle-area HQ
Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has out-of-this-world ambitions – with expansion plans to match. … Read More
Think Seattle has the world’s worst traffic? Not even close, says new study
Seattle commuters might find this difficult to believe, but when it comes to traffic, it could be much worse. … Read More
Microsoft strikes exclusive cloud deal with Flipkart, Amazon’s biggest online retail rival in India
Flipkart, the top online marketplace in India, has agreed to adopt Microsoft Azure as its exclusive public cloud platform, augmenting its own data centers with the Redmond company’s technologies as it tries to fend off an aggressive push by Amazon’s e-commerce business in the country. … Read More
Google Fiber’s Webpass internet service coming to Seattle, job posting reveals
Google Fiber plans to bring its Webpass service to Seattle, adding a new gigabit Internet alternative in a city that has struggled for years to expand access to super-high-speed broadband. … Read More
Get a drone’s-eye view of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket landing – and much, much more
SpaceX’s first-ever commercial rocket launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was picture-perfect, but the landing was arguably even more photogenic – or should we say “dronogenic”? … Read More
Seattle Mariners use GoPro camera to show catcher’s perspective during Spring Training
Ever wonder what it’s like to catch a 90 MPH fastball from a Major League Baseball pitcher? … Read More
Google to take over former gym space from Tableau as it continues to grow in Seattle
Google’s massive new campus in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood is still a few years out, but that hasn’t stopped the search giant from growing in its current neighborhood of Fremont. … Read More