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 25, 2017.
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NASA gives OK for design of super-quiet supersonic experimental airplane
NASA says it’s cleared a significant milestone on the path to reviving supersonic passenger jet travel in the U.S. … Read More
Zillow threatens architecture critic who runs ‘McMansion Hell’ website over her use of images
Update: Follow this link for the latest developments on this story. The creator of the popular architecture criticism website “McMansion Hell” took the site down on Monday after receiving a letter from Zillow Group in which the Seattle-based real estate media company demanded that she stop using Zillow content. … Read More
Zillow drops complaint against ‘McMansion Hell’ blog after backlash over copyright claim
The architecture criticism blog McMansion Hell is back up and running days after a threatening cease-and-desist letter from Zillow Group scared the popular site’s creator into taking it down. … Read More
Geek of the Week: Azure chief of staff Aseem Datar’s Microsoft success story leads to the cloud
Aseem Datar’s rise at Microsoft has taken him all the way to the cloud. … Read More
Amazon rolls out Alexa intercom function, letting users ‘drop in’ on Echo speakers remotely
Amazon is taking a big step forward in its quest to turn Alexa into the operating system for the home. … Read More
Report: Microsoft reorganizing its sales organization around cloud strategy
Microsoft has reinvented itself over the past few years as a cloud-focused software company, and looks like it is applying that strategy to more and more parts of its huge operation with a reorganization of its sales force, according to a report. … Read More
Uber, Instagram, Fitbit investors put $2.4M behind job interview matching platform TalentWorks
It can be difficult to find a job that matches your interests and qualifications, particularly just after graduating from college or university. … Read More
Alaska Airlines sets up flight to chase total solar eclipse – with a two-seat giveaway
Alaska Airlines has scheduled a flight from Portland to chase views of the Aug. … Read More
Microsoft debuts ‘Sports Performance Platform’ to help teams make data-driven decisions
Microsoft is making more moves in the sports arena. … Read More
Sizing up the cloud wars: Three Seattle VCs break down the competition between Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google
When it comes to the public cloud, there are three companies at the forefront of everyone’s mind: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google. … Read More