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 Sept. 30, 2018.
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T-Mobile CEO John Legere slams Verizon’s new 5G offering: ‘Will never scale … but it is first, right’
Verizon today lit up what it called the “first commercial 5G network on the globe,” but T-Mobile CEO John Legere was not impressed, unleashing a trolling tweet thread roasting the mobile giant Monday. … Read More
Housing market slowdown could have major impact on U.S. economy, Redfin CEO says
For years, the number of available homes in hot markets like Seattle, Portland and San Francisco has been virtually zero, but in recent months that has changed. … Read More
Watch as hundreds receive President Trump’s emergency alert test during GeekWire Summit
The nation received a text from President Trump on Wednesday. … Read More
Updated: Big data stalwarts Cloudera, Hortonworks to merge, Cloudera CEO Tom Reilly to run new company
Cloudera and Hortonworks have been symbolic of the “big data” era as two of the most successful companies built around the Hadoop open-source project, but apparently this market isn’t big enough for the both of them. … Read More
Seattle police try new tactic to give game streamers and others defense against ‘swatting’ crimes
Law enforcement agencies across the country have found few answers when it comes to dealing with the dangerous and sometimes deadly practice of “swatting,” when a fake emergency call is used to draw a large police response to an unsuspecting person’s address. … Read More
Salesforce singles out gaps in Microsoft and Oracle’s services as its road map for growth
Business-to-business marketing, at least in tech, is all about making the tech buyer absorb the talking points they need to justify the purchase to their bosses. … Read More
Recommendations startup Likewise emerges from Bill Gates’ private office, letting friends track and share their favorite things
A new startup cooked up by one of Bill Gates’ top executives, hatched in his office and funded by the Microsoft co-founder himself, is coming out of hiding today after more than a year of development under the radar. … Read More
Pebblebee’s Finder tracking device now selling at Costco, putting little startup on path for big growth
Costco shoppers can find a wide array of items in one of the big-box retailer’s more than 500 U.S. … Read More
Meet Karat: This startup has quietly conducted 20K technical interviews for MuleSoft, Intuit, Pinterest
Before Mo Bhende and Jeff Spector decided to go all-in on a startup idea, they took a little trip around America. … Read More
MASCOT lander sends back otherworldly views of asteroid Ryugu’s rugged terrain
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe and the German-French MASCOT lander have teamed up to send back amazing views of an asteroid that’s more than 180 million miles from Earth, including a snapshot of the lander falling toward the asteroid and an on-the-ground view of its rocky terrain. … Read More