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 June 4, 2017.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Snapchat parent Snap acquires location analytics startup Placed for more than $200M
Snapchat parent Snap has acquired Placed, a Seattle-based startup that operates a consumer location analytics platform, GeekWire has learned. … Read More
Google exec: New Seattle building ‘is going to be basically Google Cloud’
Google’s Seattle expansion is no secret, but the search giant hadn’t gone into much detail about which groups would work out of the brand new campus. … Read More
Facebook helps users show Pride this month with rainbow reactions, photo filters and more
People looking to celebrate Pride this month got a few new tools from Facebook to aid in that effort, including photo filters, reaction emojis and more. … Read More
Microsoft Azure chief Scott Guthrie on competing with Amazon, and standing out in the cloud
Amazon and Microsoft are at the top of the food chain in the growing cloud world, battling for everything from customers to talent. … Read More
Amazon Web Services’ Swami Sivasubramanian on the future of AI in the cloud
It’s pretty clear that the next big battleground for public cloud providers will involve artificial intelligence. … Read More
100 years later, researchers prove Einstein right about starlight
Albert Einstein predicted that starlight could bend and brighten when a faraway star crossed paths with a closer space body, but he never lived to see the day where it could actually happen. … Read More
Your eyes aren’t deceiving you: Amazon just quietly redesigned the Prime logo
Millions of people are accustomed to looking for the Amazon Prime logo when shopping on the e-commerce site, to ensure that the items they’re buying are eligible for free two-day shipping. … Read More
Amazon shares close above $1K, market cap nears $500B; Bezos may pass Gates as world’s richest
Amazon shares have officially closed at four digits. … Read More
Here’s how venture capitalists are thinking about cloud computing companies and technologies
Cloud computing is changing the technology world and creating opportunity for hundreds of new companies — so how are investors thinking about which ones to put their investment behind? … Read More
360-degree virtual tour gives you amazing views of Boeing’s jet factory in Renton
More than 5 million guests have toured Boeing’s airplane factory in Everett, Wash., which ranks as one of the Puget Sound region’s top attractions – but far fewer tourists have been inside the area’s other Boeing assembly plant, south of Seattle in Renton. … Read More