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. 29, 2017.
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Watch: Huge great white shark bites underwater camera used in Paul Allen’s FinPrint project
A camera positioned underwater near the Kermadec Islands, north of New Zealand, with the goal of capturing footage of sharks and other marine life, reeled in a big one recently when a great white took a special liking to the rigging. … Read More
Netflix stops production of new season of ‘House of Cards’ to deal with Kevin Spacey allegations
UPDATE, Oct. 31: Production of Season 6 of the Netflix streaming television hit “House of Cards” has been suspended in the wake of sexual assault allegations against the show’s star, Kevin Spacey. … Read More
Thousands of trick or treaters converge on epic Harry Potter Diagon Alley in Seattle driveway
Jon Chambers was truly blown away. The Seattle dad who wanted to create something cool for his kids for Halloween ended up crafting the go-to attraction for Seattle and beyond with his driveway version of Diagon Alley from the Harry Potter book and film series. … Read More
Jeff Bezos-backed indoor farming startup Plenty opens 100K square-foot facility in Seattle region
An indoor farming startup backed by some of the biggest names in tech has arrived in Seattle, expanding its effort to change how people eat fruits and vegetables. … Read More
Where does consciousness come from? Brain scientist closes in on the claustrum
SAN FRANCISCO — For decades, neuroscientist Christof Koch has been searching for the seat of consciousness — a quest that has taken him deep within the brains of mice, and to the doorstep of the Dalai Lama. … Read More
Particle physicists detect a mysterious Big Void inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza
An international team of researchers has detected a mysterious, previously unknown void deep inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid that may be as large as an art gallery space. … Read More
Jeff Bezos sells more than $1 billion in Amazon stock
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sold more than 1 million shares of company stock in the past three days, worth nearly $1.1 billion, according to a regulatory filing this afternoon. … Read More
Funko CEO reacts to stock’s 40% plunge on figurine maker’s first day as a public company
Funko’s new era as a public company got off to a rough start Thursday as shares in the Everett, Wash.-based pop culture figurine maker dropped more than 40 percent on the company’s first day of trading. … Read More
Technology, a president and Russia: Lessons from Ronald Reagan’s Moscow microchip speech
As an American historian, University of Washington history professor Margaret O’Mara says she’s particularly interested in understanding “how did we get to now?” During a talk at the recent GeekWire Summit in Seattle, O’Mara discussed learning from the past to understand the future, and how the bigger story of American technology relates to American history. … Read More
Amazon launches augmented reality iPhone feature to see virtual products in real world before buying
Amazon is rolling out a new augmented reality feature for iPhone users, dubbed AR view, that lets customers place virtual versions of products into real-world scenes before buying, allowing them to see how that toaster or coffee maker will look on the kitchen counter when the real one arrives. … Read More