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 Feb. 16, 2020.
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Google Cloud product leader arrested on suspicion of murder after wife goes missing in Hawaii
Police in Hawaii on Wednesday arrested a Bellevue, Wash. … Read More
The definitive account of Amazon’s perilous ambition: Key scenes from PBS’s epic investigation
The highly-anticipated PBS Frontline documentary about Amazon’s historic 25-year ascension aired Tuesday evening. … Read More
Scientists create atomic-scale map of coronavirus’ deadly weapon, pointing out a path to fighting it
Biochemists have created the first 3-D, atomic-scale map of key proteins in the killer coronavirus, opening up new possibilities for developing treatments and a vaccine. … Read More
Jeff Bezos launches $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, kicking off his own effort to fight climate change
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he’s launching a $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund that will issue grants aimed at addressing climate change — a move that comes less than a month after hundreds of Amazon employees criticized what they saw as the company’s weak commitment to tackling the issue. … Read More
Billionaire beef: Elon Musk charged up over Bill Gates’ purchase of an electric Porsche over a Tesla
Elon Musk seems unhappy about fellow uber rich person Bill Gates’ choice in vehicles. … Read More
SpaceX sends 60 Starlink broadband satellites into a different orbit, but misses 50th booster landing
SpaceX launched 60 more satellites for its Starlink internet broadband constellation on a Falcon 9 rocket today, bringing the total count to 300. … Read More
Bernie Sanders takes on the ‘billionaire class’ at rally near Seattle, home to Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates
Inside an arena 30 miles south of Seattle — and in the backyard of Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates — Sen. … Read More
Tech Moves: PayScale hires legal chief; Amazon’s first Distinguished Engineer departs; and more
— Compensation software provider PayScale named Kristin Boraas its new general counsel, responsible for the growth of the Seattle-based startup’s legal department. … Read More
Office lunch delivery startup Peach raises $5M — here’s how the company bounced back after layoffs
Investors are putting more juice behind Peach, the Seattle startup that delivers lunch to office workers. … Read More
Microsoft opens its third India engineering center
Microsoft today announced the launch of a new engineering center in India, doubling down on the country where it first established operations in 1990. … Read More