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 Oct. 27, 2019.
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WWII destroyer located by Paul Allen’s research vessel is deepest shipwreck ever discovered
The late Paul Allen’s ship-hunting team aboard the Research Vessel Petrel has reached record new depths with its latest discovery. … Read More
Vacation rental platform Vacasa raises huge $319M round — here’s how it differs from Airbnb
Vacasa just raised a whopping $319 million in new funding as the Portland, Ore.-based company aims to extend its reach in the vacation rental industry and fuel growth of a new real estate offering. … Read More
T-Mobile adds 1.7M customers, says it now expects Sprint merger to close in ‘early 2020’
T-Mobile added a net total of more than 1.7 million customers in the third quarter, its 26th straight quarter with more than 1 million net additions, bringing its total to 84.2 million customers in its quest to catch its larger rivals AT&T and Verizon. … Read More
What is JEDI? Explaining the $10B military cloud contract that Microsoft just won over Amazon
Questions about the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract have been swirling since news broke late Friday that Microsoft has won the 10-year agreement to build the U.S. … Read More
Tableau employees hold rally in Seattle, ask leadership to sever ties with ICE and CBP
Tableau employees are adding their voices to the chorus of tech workers demanding their employers cancel contracts with the federal government to protest its immigration agenda. … Read More
Amazon and JPMorgan to roll out new health insurance plans as part of Haven joint venture
Haven Healthcare, a joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway, created its first offering in the form of health insurance plans for tens of thousands of employees. … Read More
Fast-growing Sonos turns up volume at new Seattle office dedicated to people, product and music
For 17 years, Sonos has been working to perfect what it calls the “sound experience,” with its commitment to multi-room wireless home audio. … Read More
Cygnus cargo ship heads to space station with satellite built by students in Seattle
Northrop Grumman launched a robotic Cygnus cargo capsule to the International Space Station today, marking one giant leap for a small satellite built by students at the University of Washington and Seattle’s Raisbeck Aviation High School. … Read More
Seattle startup Modus raises $12.5M to be the ‘operating system’ for all real estate transactions
Pete Flint knows a thing or two about real estate. … Read More
Seattle Sounders connect with diehard fan whose rave green celebration stood out in L.A. and online
Johnathan Davis has been cheering soccer in Seattle for the better part of 25 years. … Read More