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 Oct. 1, 2017.
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How hot is Seattle’s real estate market? This boarded up house with no bedrooms is $595K
We’ve seen plenty of houses with actual windows and bedrooms sell for way more than they’re worth in the real estate madness that has gripped Seattle in recent years. … Read More
New images show design for Space Needle’s glass restaurant floor in remodel 500 feet above ground
Looking down is part of the point of going up in Seattle’s Space Needle. … Read More
Watch Ryan Gosling lose it over a font as ‘SNL’ spoof rips on ‘Avatar’ and the use of Papyrus
Ryan Gosling will hit theaters this week as the star of the hotly anticipated “Blade Runner 2049.” But before he can do battle with replicants, the actor had to take on something from another science-fiction classic: a font. … Read More
‘Pop!’ figure maker Funko files for IPO, seeking to raise up to $100M
Funko, the Everett, Wash. company behind the popular vinyl Pop! … Read More
Streaming ratings are a secret, but new report reveals most popular Netflix, Amazon, Hulu shows
The big streaming television services — Netflix, Amazon, Hulu — don’t share their ratings like traditional broadcast outlets do, but The Hollywood Reporter has done some digging to determine which shows are the most popular on each platform. … Read More
A beloved horse dies in the night, and a startup is born bringing AI and machine learning to animals
Alexa Anthony has been around horses for much of her life. … Read More
Amazon flies cargo plane into hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico, loaded with donated supplies
Amazon flew a Prime Air cargo plane into Puerto Rico earlier today loaded with donations of supplies for the hurricane-ravaged U.S. … Read More
Seattle region unveils pitch to keep Amazon HQ2 close to home — and it doesn’t include any locations in Seattle
Executives from King and Snohomish County revealed details of their plan to convince Amazon to locate its second North American headquarters in Washington state Thursday. … Read More
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison slams Amazon Web Services in OpenWorld keynote, also mentions new database product
Given an hour in front of thousands of his company’s most important customers Sunday evening, Oracle co-founder and executive chairman Larry Ellison spent almost as much time talking about Amazon Web Services he did his own products. … Read More
A little-known reason why Pittsburgh could have an inside track on Amazon’s HQ2
Pittsburgh was Mister Rogers’ neighborhood, but a couple key connections could make it a front runner to become Mr. … Read More