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. 9, 2022.
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Fireball lights up the skies over the Pacific Northwest, sparking oohs, ahhs and LOLs
What was that flash in Wednesday night’s skies? … Read More
Seattle’s record-setting warm and dry weather is both random and a dress rehearsal, experts say
Seattle’s identity has been synonymous with drizzle, moss and the angsty grunge music and compulsive coffee drinking that’s fueled by its notoriously damp, gray weather. … Read More
Melinda French Gates counters Bill Gates’ prediction that their foundation will end in 25 years
Melinda French Gates this week offered a different timetable for the future of the Gates Foundation than the one laid out last month by her ex-husband Bill Gates. … Read More
William Shatner describes ‘overwhelming sadness’ he felt for Earth in his Blue Origin flight to space
William Shatner’s journey to the final frontier aboard a Blue Origin spaceship last fall seemed like the perfect opportunity to strike profound joy and celebration into a man who had played a space traveler on TV for decades. … Read More
University of Washington computer science professor Yejin Choi wins $800K ‘genius grant’
Yejin Choi, a University of Washington computer science professor and senior research manager at Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), won a $800,000 “genius grant” given annually by the John D. … Read More
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center receives ‘transformative’ $710.5M gift from the Bezos family
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center on Wednesday announced an enormous philanthropic gift of $710.5 million from Jackie and Mike Bezos, the parents of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, pledged on behalf of the Bezos family. … Read More
Microsoft goes Meta: Here’s what Nadella and Zuckerberg announced for the new Quest Pro
Microsoft will make Windows, Office, Teams and other programs available for the new Meta Quest Pro and existing Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headsets under an expanded partnership with Facebook’s parent company. … Read More
Meta officially cuts ribbon on growing Bellevue office space as tech and art merge in Spring District
With cranes still swinging overhead and construction continuing on the Spring District in Bellevue, Wash., Meta officially threw open the doors Tuesday on its own offices at the sprawling development. … Read More
Real estate report points to Blue Origin’s rapid expansion near HQ in Seattle area
The workforce at Blue Origin, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space venture, has been growing by leaps and bounds — and so has the need for office and lab space. … Read More
Microsoft Places app will manage ‘fusion of digital and physical space’ for hybrid work
Microsoft previewed a new app that will attempt to help companies, workers, and real estate facilities managers address some of the emerging challenges of the new era of hybrid work. … Read More
