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. 19, 2018.
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Amazon leases entire Expedia HQ tower as travel giant prepares for move to Seattle
Amazon has scooped up the Bellevue, Wash., Expedia headquarters building that the travel giant will soon vacate as it prepares to move into its new waterfront headquarters in Seattle. … Read More
As Seattle’s smoke clears, experts weigh what’s ahead for Pacific Northwest skies
After enduring days of record-setting, eye-watering levels of smoke in the air, the Seattle area is in for relief, thanks to a shift in wind patterns. … Read More
Microsoft developer chases Miss America dream, with hopes of inspiring more girls to pursue tech
What if the annual Miss America pageant could spark an interest in technology? … Read More
Is the tide turning on tech’s boom? Seattle’s hot real estate market finally cools in new Zillow report
Smoky skies may have kept us from seeing this one coming, but during the hottest time of the year in Seattle — in the nation’s hottest market — the housing situation has cooled a bit. … Read More
Spocket raises $1.2M for platform that allows anyone to become an e-commerce retailer
This week, Spocket closed a $1.2 million fundraising round to double the Vancouver, B.C., startup’s team and push further into social media e-commerce. … Read More
‘Minecraft: Education Edition’ comes to iPad, as education features expand to mainstream version of game
Just in time for back-to-school, “Minecraft: Education Edition” is coming to Apple’s iPad. … Read More
From Amazon to Zillow, new coalition of tech titans will rally their workers around city’s tough problems
Seattle’s tech industry and the rest of this booming city are at odds like never before, and tech leaders acknowledge that any efforts to mobilize the tech community to solve civic problems will be met with a healthy dose of skepticism. … Read More
A ripple in Google Street View: 360-degree camera on a boat captures Bill Gates’ mansion and more
If you live in the Seattle area, or have visited, and have had the pleasure of boating on Lake Washington, chances are you’ve drifted past the Medina mansion of Bill Gates and family for a closer look at how the billionaire set lives. Maybe you’ve even snapped a few pictures, hoping to preserve your offshore visit to the Microsoft co-founder’s $60 million lakeside dwelling. … Read More
Five experts explain how software development and operations teams are adjusting to the rapid changes caused by cloud computing
While software continues to eat the world, the philosophies and tactics used to build that software are constantly changing. … Read More
Go private? Never mind: Elon Musk says Tesla will remain a public company
After more than two weeks of discussions, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says feedback from shareholders and experts has convinced him that “the better path is for Tesla to remain public” rather than becoming privately held. … Read More