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 Jan. 6, 2019.
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Elon Musk says SpaceX has assembled Starship test rocket with shiny, retro look
For weeks, photographers have been snapping pictures of a retro-looking, shiny stainless-steel rocket that’s been taking shape at SpaceX’s launch site in South Texas — and tonight, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk declared that assembly of the first Starship short-hop test rocket is complete. … Read More
Stratolaunch gets world’s biggest airplane ready for takeoff with 136 mph taxi test
Stratolaunch, the aerospace venture created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says its twin-fuselage, six-engine aircraft raced as fast as 136 mph down the runway at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port today during its latest taxi test. … Read More
Amazon Web Services calls MongoDB’s licensing bluff with DocumentDB, a new managed database
The latest managed database to emerge from Amazon Web Services is based around MongoDB, setting up a new confrontation between the cloud giant and the company behind that open-source project. … Read More
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s $74B acquisition of Juno parent Celgene puts Seattle biotech world on alert
Things are a little on edge in Seattle’s biotech scene after the Jan. … Read More
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos plan to divorce after 25 years of marriage
Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, announced this morning via the Amazon CEO’s personal Twitter account that they’ve decided to divorce after 25 years of marriage. … Read More
Bezos divorce highlights hidden challenge for company founders: keeping their marriages intact
If creating and running a successful business isn’t challenging enough for many entrepreneurs, it can be mind-boggling to think about what it takes to do that and maintain a healthy personal relationship. … Read More
Microsoft says goodbye to its past as demolition begins on original buildings ahead of big renovation
REDMOND, Wash. — Matthew Whilden has been at Microsoft for 11 years. … Read More
Microsoft and Kroger to challenge Amazon and Whole Foods with futuristic retail technology
Can Microsoft and Kroger upgrade the grocery experience better than Amazon and Whole Foods can? … Read More
‘No, that’s not true,’ Amazon’s Alexa tells Qualcomm executive during CES demo
Alexa is center stage at the big CES tech show in Las Vegas this week, and Monday she went way off script. … Read More
Apptio CEO Sunny Gupta gets $196 million payday as private equity buyout closes
It’s a good day to be Sunny Gupta. The Apptio co-founder and CEO stood to make $196 million as the deal to take the company private was completed on Thursday. … Read More