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 28, 2017.
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LinkedIn maps out where new Seattleites are coming from, and it’s exactly what you’d expect
Seattle is the fastest-growing big city in the country, its population just passed 700,000, and more than 1,000 new people are moving here every week. … Read More
Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems brings monster plane out of hangar for first time
Six years after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen started up Stratolaunch Systems, the billionaire’s air-launch venture brought its humongous twin-fuselage airplane out in the open for the first time today. … Read More
Inside Sonos’ Seattle office, where the music is bumpin’ and the team is growin’
Sonos, the high-tech connected speaker maker that opened a Seattle office about two years ago, is turning up the volume on its local presence. … Read More
BMW’s ReachNow investigating cases of cars getting stuck on Washington State Ferries
Update: State ferry system advises drivers to avoid driving BMW ReachNow cars aboard until technical issue is resolved Original story: Be careful the next time you take a BMW ReachNow vehicle on a ferry. … Read More
Google reveals top misspelled words in America — some states should be e-m-b-a-r-r-a-s-s-e-d
A new Google Trends map showing which words are misspelled most often in each state will have you doing a search of how to spell flabbergasted. … Read More
‘Long Strange Trip’ indeed — Amazon’s 4-hour Grateful Dead film hits Prime Video on Friday
Decades of music, concerts, films and countless hazy recollections about the Grateful Dead will give way Friday to a new documentary on the legendary band when “Long Strange Trip: The Untold Story of the Grateful Dead” makes its debut on Amazon Video. … Read More
Northern lights, cameras, action: Night sky watchers capture dramatic aurora over Seattle
The beautiful sunshine in Seattle on Saturday gave way to an equally awesome display in the night sky as the northern lights made a rare appearance over the city and parts of Washington state. … Read More
Donald Trump’s midnight tweet turns #covfefe into viral meme
President Donald Trump’s tweets made news yet again early on Wednesday, though this time is certainly unique. … Read More
Amazon patents shipping label with built-in parachute for dropping packages from drones
It’s a bird, it’s a plane … oh wait, it’s my package of diapers. … Read More
I tested McDonald’s new UberEats delivery service at midnight — here’s how it works
For better or worse — in regard to my physical and mental health — I had McDonald’s delivered to my house early this morning using only a smartphone. … Read More