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 March 13, 2022.
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‘SNL’ has a go at Amazon Go in spoof on how white and black shoppers may view ‘Just Walk Out’ tech
Are people really convinced that it’s safe to just grab and go from a cashierless Amazon Go store? … Read More
New Amazon CEO Andy Jassy crosses tough items off tech giant’s to-do list — what’s next?
An Amazon stock split has long been on shareholders’ wish list, promising to make the company’s shares more affordable for individual investors. … Read More
Seattle-area high school senior awarded $250,000 for gravitational wave research
Christine Ye, a senior at Eastlake High School in Sammamish, Wash., has won the top award in the nation’s oldest and most prestigious competitions for science students, thanks to her research into the mysteries of black holes and neutron stars. … Read More
It’s a no-go: ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson scrubs Blue Origin suborbital space ride
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has called off plans to put “Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson on the next flight of its New Shepard suborbital spaceship. … Read More
Seattle entrepreneur creates list of corporations boycotting Russia, and those that are not
Alex Algard watched in horror as the Russian army invaded Ukraine. … Read More
Seattle sisters lead fast-growing e-commerce startup selling ethnic fashion products worldwide
It started three years ago after a casual conversation about ethnic fashion between former technology executives. … Read More
Microsoft reports a Majorana development in its quest to build quantum computers
Microsoft says its researchers have found evidence of an exotic phenomenon that’s key to its plans to build general-purpose quantum computers. … Read More
Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and Amazon: Inside the tragic final days of a fabled entrepreneur
Tony Hsieh was a legendary entrepreneur who built Zappos and sold the online shoe retailer to Amazon for $1.2 billion in 2009. … Read More
Amazon closes $8.5B MGM deal, its second-largest acquisition ever
Amazon said Thursday that its deal to acquire Hollywood studio MGM, announced in May 2021, has closed. … Read More
The future of downtown Seattle: Reasons for hope, concern — and opportunity to change for the better
By some statistical measures, Seattle’s downtown is back. … Read More