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. 22, 2017.
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A betting man would put money on this city for Amazon’s HQ2
When it comes to Amazon’s pick for its second corporate headquarters in North America, all bets are off. … Read More
Amazon Alexa chief: Saturday Night Live spoof of Echo speaker is actually ‘kind of spot on’
When Saturday Night Live spoofed Amazon’s Echo smart speaker with a version for the “Greatest Generation,” it turns out they might have been on to something. … Read More
It’s Bill Gates’ birthday, and as usual, his wife Melinda shared the best picture on Instagram
Throwback photos of Bill Gates are the gift that keeps on giving. … Read More
Banner day for Little Rock, Ark., as city flies ‘no thanks’ message to Amazon over Seattle
The city of Little Rock, Ark., has plenty of love, but none for Amazon. … Read More
Full-body workout in 20 minutes: Testing electrical muscle stimulation exercise technology
My butt has never been so sore. It was two days after my first electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) session, during which I spent 20 minutes wearing a wireless vest with 16 nodes that buzzed my entire body while I did simple exercise moves. … Read More
Simulations show how major 9.0 earthquake could impact Northwest — and what Seattle should fear
“None of the pictures is rosy,” says a line in a new report from the University of Washington detailing a research project that simulated 50 different ways that a magnitude-9.0 earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone could unfold. … Read More
Amazon receives 238 HQ2 proposals from regions across North America
More than 200 metro areas entered to win Amazon’s massive HQ2 contest before the Oct. … Read More
The incredible shrinking operating system: How containers and serverless computing are changing the cloud
Hang around enterprise computing types long enough, and you’ll wind up talking about “the stack” at some point. … Read More
Aurora alert: Northern lights could flare in the sky … if clouds don’t block your view
The chances of seeing the northern lights are higher for the next couple of nights, but Western Washington’s trademark fall weather could cloud things over. … Read More
Seattle’s housing market is growing twice as fast as San Francisco’s — signaling a tech exodus
Seattle’s housing market is seeing the fastest appreciation in home values in the country, according to the latest data from Zillow Group. … Read More