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 May 26, 2019.
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Report: Oracle lays off hundreds from its Seattle office as its cloud strategy remains grounded
Over the last few weeks and months, Oracle has laid off hundreds of employees at the Seattle office once viewed as the future of its cloud computing strategy, according to a report. … Read More
Portland quietly launches mobile location data project with Alphabet’s controversial Sidewalk Labs
People in the Portland metro area with smartphones may not realize it, but they have digital clones. … Read More
From software to soft serve, Bill Gates joins Warren Buffett in dishing up ice cream at Dairy Queen
Bill Gates made a name for himself with software. … Read More
Lego launches a 1,087-piece Apollo 11 lunar lander model, astronauts included
That’s one giant heap of Lego bricks: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Lego Group is unveiling a 1,087-piece building set that recreates the mission’s Eagle lunar module. … Read More
MacKenzie Bezos promises to give away half her fortune, highlighting Jeff Bezos’ absence from ‘Giving Pledge’
One of the richest women in the world will give the majority of her fortune away to charity. … Read More
Microsoft reveals criteria for $500M affordable housing fund as it prepares to take applications
In about a week, Microsoft will begin accepting applications for its pioneering $500 million affordable housing fund. … Read More
Amazon dumps controversial security firm at Seattle HQ in favor of union-backed contractor
Amazon is ending its contract with embattled security contractor Security Industry Specialists (SIS) in favor of two union-backed firms. … Read More
Science-fiction master Neal Stephenson blends high tech and high fantasy in ‘Fall’
Are we living in a simulation? Is there an afterlife? … Read More
Adaptive Biotechnologies files for $230M IPO, banking on big Microsoft and Genentech deals
Adaptive Biotechnologies, a high-flying startup that makes technology to read the human immune system, has officially filed to go public and seeks to raise $230 million from investors. … Read More
Former Wave Broadband execs scoop up Northwest operations of ex-rival Frontier for $1.35B
WaveDivision Capital, an investment company operated by the founder of Wave Broadband and several former executives, has teamed up with Searchlight Capital Partners to acquire the Northwest operations of internet and TV provider Frontier Communications for $1.35 billion. … Read More