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 May 14, 2017.
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20 years after Amazon IPO, here’s what a $1,000 investment would be worth today
It has been exactly 20 years since Amazon.com made its initial public offering of stock, on May 15, 1997, and the company this morning marked the milestone by ringing the opening bell on the Nasdaq. The livestream has ended, but you can watch the archived video above. … Read More
Aerial photos: Construction begins on Google’s massive Seattle campus in Amazon’s backyard
Crews have started work on Google’s new campus in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, on the edge of Amazon’s global headquarters. … Read More
The 4 traits that make Amazon’s Jeff Bezos such an unusual tech leader, according to AWS CEO Andy Jassy
Before Andy Jassy rose through the ranks of Amazon.com to lead the company’s powerful AWS cloud computing unit, the executive served as Jeff Bezos’ technology assistant. … Read More
Amazon stock vs. Seattle real estate: Which was the better investment over the past 20 years?
Today is the 20th anniversary of Amazon’s IPO. … Read More
Tech Moves: REI CIO named CTO at Lululemon; PicMonkey CEO hands reins to new leader; and more
REI Chief Information Officer Julie Averill is leaving the company to join activewear retailer Lululemon as executive vice president and chief technology officer, GeekWire has learned. … Read More
Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveils a monster computer that’s made for Mars
What does a prototype computer with 160 terabytes of memory have to do with missions to Mars? … Read More
Amazon No. 2 on LinkedIn’s Top Companies list — see where else ‘the world wants to work now’
The biggest names in tech are also the best places to work according to LinkedIn’s Top Companies 2017 list, which was revealed on Thursday. … Read More
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau rocks Microsoft CEO Summit: Why snooping on VIPs is getting harder
So far, this year’s Microsoft CEO Summit has been all about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s talk today, but there’s been precious little information available about who else is attending – and Trudeau may be one of the big reasons why. … Read More
Jeff Bezos lays out his vision for building a city on the moon, complete with robots
SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk may have his heart set on building a city on Mars, but Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space vision looks closer to home. … Read More
Just three words: Here’s what Bill Gates would do today if he were just starting out
It’s graduation season, and Bill Gates, who has given a commencement address or two in his day, took to Twitter this morning to offer some advice to college grads, explaining what he’d focus on if he were just starting out. … Read More