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 Nov. 12, 2017.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
His company sells a giant Teddy bear that went viral for the wrong reasons: ‘It’s actually not a joke at all’
Nikola Matic is serious about Teddy bears. … Read More
Wall Street Journal analysis picks 3 likely front-runners for Amazon HQ2
Dallas, Boston, and Washington D.C. have the best chances of landing Amazon’s second corporate headquarters, according to a new analysis from the Wall Street Journal. … Read More
Seven minutes of terror: AI activists turn concerns about killer robots into a movie
As if the mere phrase “killer robots” weren’t scary enough, AI researchers and policy advocates have put together a video that combines present-tense AI and drone technologies with future-tense nightmares. … Read More
Don’t flip out, but even the robots are more athletic than you — watch the latest from Boston Dynamics
I can’t even do jumping jacks without fear of pulling something. … Read More
Elon Musk frets about love life (and sheds a few tears) in Rolling Stone interview
Elon Musk may know how to get to Mars with SpaceX, and how to revolutionize the transportation industry with Tesla and the Hyperloop, but he’s still trying to figure out how to find true love. … Read More
After researchers foil Amazon Cloud Cam, just how secure are our ‘smart’ homes?
Amazon’s Key service left some people unsettled when it was first announced, letting the company open a user’s front door remotely to give a delivery person access to drop off packages inside. … Read More
‘Sónar Calling’ campaign broadcasts music and messages to an alien super-Earth
Scientists and artists have banded together to beam coded radio transmissions toward a star that has a potentially habitable planet, just 12.4 light-years from Earth. … Read More
Navy admits its pilots are to blame for huge sky penis drawn over Washington town
The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle, so the song goes. … Read More
Cards Against Humanity’s latest holiday stunt: Stop Trump’s border wall and more surprises for $15
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … to send a few bucks to the irreverent folks at Cards Against Humanity and wait to see what they do with the money. … Read More
From biscuits to ‘Buff Bezos’: Amazon CEO on shedding his poor eating habits and awful breakfast routine
Jeff Bezos didn’t always look so damn buff. … Read More