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 Aug. 6, 2017.
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Amazon brings the boom to Bellevue: Here are the teams expanding into the tech giant’s big new office
Amazon is staffing up its big new Bellevue, Wash. … Read More
Facebook ventures into Zillow’s territory with targeted real estate advertising
Facebook has launched its first ad product designed specifically for residential real estate brokerages. … Read More
‘Top Gun’ star Tom Skerritt takes aim at Hollywood, raises cash for new Seattle entertainment startup
Heyou Media, a new startup launched by luminaries from Seattle’s tech and entertainment worlds, is raising cash to fuel the “alternative media revolution.” That’s according to Seattle-based actor Tom Skerritt, of “Top Gun” fame, who serves as Heyou’s chairman. … Read More
Elon Musk hails Dota 2 bot’s victory at The International, with OpenAI and Microsoft Azure
The Dota 2 esports tournament in Seattle, known as The International, demonstrates how video games have become hugely popular team sports — and today alpha geek Elon Musk took the occasion to tout a different kind of team effort. … Read More
A look inside The Shop, the new hangout for car geeks rolled out by Seattle tech and restaurant vets
Matt Bell and Ethan Stowell did their best “Dumb and Dumber” impersonation while seated on a scooter in front of their new car club and restaurant in Seattle’s SoDo district this week. … Read More
GeekGirlCon organizers resign in protest as group disputes claims of mismanagement and bullying
Five volunteer organizers of the inclusivity-focused GeekGirlCon convention publicly resigned on Sunday, making a series of claims against the Seattle-based non-profit’s board and executive director, including allegations of discriminatory practices and questionable use of charitable funds. … Read More
Zillow CEO: Redfin ‘a threat to organized real estate’
Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff isn’t worried about the threat of newly-public Redfin — but he thinks the rest of the real estate industry should be. … Read More
How Strideline inked an NFL licensing deal and aims to be the ‘fastest athletic apparel company’
SoftBank sparked headlines in the technology world this week as the tech giant prepares to invest $1 billion into online sports apparel company Fanatics, according to The Wall Street Journal. … Read More
Tech Moves: Avalara hires Amazon and Walmart vet; PATH adds VP of tech development; Remitly taps Kevin Nakao for VP role; and more
Avalara, Seattle-based makers of tax automation software, announced Monday that it has added another big name to its leadership team: Amazon and Walmart vet Sujoy Paul, who joins the company as its VP of product. … Read More
Amazon Web Services chooses its Kubernetes path, joins Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Just weeks after Microsoft signaled its support for a key cloud computing industry foundation, Amazon Web Services has followed suit, joining the Cloud Native Computing Foundation as a platinum member. … Read More