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 March 19, 2017.
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Boy meets artificial girl: My son got an Echo Dot, and here’s what he’s saying to Amazon’s Alexa
In my 10 years as a parent, I’ve served as the authority on a number of subjects, ranging from when one might expect a cut to stop bleeding to why there are no more dinosaurs. … Read More
Amazon Prime Air delivery drone drops off sunscreen during semi-public U.S. debut
Amazon’s Prime Air drone made its first package delivery in December, in England, but regular folks haven’t seen it in action out in the open here in the States. … Read More
Gundam? Alien? It’s Jeff Bezos, piloting a giant robot at Amazon’s MARS conference
If you’re one of Amazon’s competitors, be afraid. … Read More
Reports point to caution signals for Amazon Go checkout-free store
Amazon Go, the online retailer’s “Just Walk Out” convenience store in downtown Seattle, is still in private beta mode three and a half months after its unveiling – and some reports suggest the concept is facing tougher sledding than anticipated. … Read More
Uber GM says service may leave Seattle if landmark union law is implemented
Uber’s popular ride-hailing service may leave Seattle if a first-of-its-kind law allowing drivers to collectively bargain is implemented as planned. … Read More
IBM aims to undercut AWS and Azure with new ‘Flex’ cloud storage service
LAS VEGAS — IBM unveiled a raft of new products and services at its InterConnect conference here today, aimed at making it easier for large enterprise customers to adopt IBM’s cloud services, while also better managing existing on-premises and hybrid cloud enterprise networks. … Read More
U.S. Supreme Court set to hear arguments in decade-old Xbox 360 scratched-disc case
The U.S. Supreme Court is planning to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Xbox 360 users against Microsoft over scratched video game discs. … Read More
Microsoft outage: Office 365, Xbox Live, Outlook, and more suffer account sign-in issues
Update: Here’s Microsoft’s statement, via a spokesperson: “We’re aware that some users are having difficulties logging in to some services. … Read More
Why Alaska Airlines is killing off the Virgin America brand – and boosting perks
It all comes down to cost and consistency of branding: That’s why Alaska Airlines announced today that it would retire the Virgin America name for the airline it acquired last year. … Read More
SpaceX’s Elon Musk isn’t smiling over NASA authorization for Mars missions
President Donald Trump may be beaming over a newly signed law that calls on NASA to look into sending astronauts to Mars by 2033, but not Elon Musk. … Read More