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 Aug. 30, 2020.
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Seattle-based Big Fish Games lays off 250 people — read the memo sent to staff
Big Fish Games on Tuesday laid off approximately 250 people as part of a substantial restructuring at the 18-year-old gaming Seattle company. … Read More
Former Facebook, Dropbox, Amazon, Convoy leaders are building a secretive new Seattle startup
Four leaders from top Seattle tech companies are working together on a stealthy new startup. … Read More
Report: TikTok chooses buyer for U.S. operations, deal could be announced Tuesday
After a tumultuous few weeks, the future of hit social video app TikTok in the United States could soon become more clear, but it might not be the end of the saga. … Read More
This 35-year-old female CEO is about to crack the glass ceiling, shattering a dismal IPO track record
Leen Kawas is truly a unicorn. The 35-year-old co-founder and CEO of Seattle biotechnology company Athira Pharma would be the first woman to guide a company to an initial public offering in Washington state in more than two decades. … Read More
President Trump says U.S. must be ‘well compensated’ in TikTok deal
President Trump again called for a payment to the U.S. … Read More
The real HQ2: Amazon adding 10k more jobs in Bellevue, growing further beyond downtown Seattle
The city of Bellevue, Wash., is looking more and more like Amazon’s actual second headquarters location. … Read More
Judge approves $155M class action settlement related to Big Fish Games and online gambling lawsuit
The past and current owner of Seattle-based Big Fish Games will pay $155 million to recover payments made by users of its social casino games after a judge on Monday granted preliminary approval of two class action settlements. … Read More
David Blaine pulls off balloon stunt — with help from famed skydiver who jumped with no parachute
David Blaine went way, way up in his latest stunt on Wednesday. … Read More
Amazon tears into Trump after Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of $10B JEDI cloud contract
[Updated at 3 p.m. Pacific on Friday, Sept. … Read More
Former Amazon, Microsoft engineers raise $120K for Seattle cloud startup Cloudshim
A new startup out of Seattle called Cloudshim just raised $120,000 to help grow the company’s self-serve cloud management platform. … Read More