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Tech Moves: Microsoft IP chief Erich Andersen is leaving; Kristen Hamilton joins board of education software startup; and more
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Snowball fights, beer and board games, Star Wars fondue, and more
Geek of the Week: Bioengineer by day and artist by night, Amanda Woodcock lives to create
Amazon is delivering half of its own packages, reducing reliance on third-parties, analysts find
The most powerful console yet, or a refrigerator? Reactions to Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X
Wizards of the Coast expands ‘Magic’ and ‘D&D’ further beyond tabletop with two new video games
Despite Amazon’s legal challenge, Microsoft reportedly moving forward with JEDI hiring push
Hiya’s ‘State of the Phone Call’ report shows 108% jump in spam calls to 54.6 billion in 2019
Microsoft unveils its next Xbox console: ‘Series X’ will debut in 2020, with mini-tower design
Hubble image shows distant galaxy photobombing an interstellar comet as it swings around the sun
Rocket Lab’s Virginia launch pad opens for business, with Air Force as first customer
Tech experts agree it’s time to regulate artificial intelligence — if only it were that simple
Tech industry’s password problems come home to roost with Ring security camera hacks
It’s all systems go from NASA for uncrewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner to space station
Leaders from Seattle’s ‘boring’ unicorns on staying private and their most important lessons learned
Be cool, Alexa … actor Samuel L. Jackson now voices the weather and more for Amazon
How Jeff Bezos personally helped the University of Washington recruit its AI ‘superstars’
New documents reveal details of Seattle scooter-share pilot, including ban on sidewalk riding
Airbus acquires MTM Robotics, which makes aircraft-building systems in Boeing’s backyard
Hackers infiltrate Ring cameras in Florida and Tennessee and harass children
Amazon expands Bezos’ elite ‘S-team,’ adding 6 execs from emerging branches of the company
Coolest Cooler shuts down after 5-year saga, leaving 20,000 backers without Kickstarter reward
The most powerful console yet, or a refrigerator? Reactions to Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X
Harbour Air’s all-electric seaplane makes its first flight, sparking a quiet buzz in B.C.
Windows dressing: Microsoft’s latest holiday ‘ugly sweater’ soft-wear pays tribute to XP
These are the cities where Redfin and Zillow are directly buying and selling the most homes
A new Windows 10 ransomware threat? Examining claims of a ‘potentially unstoppable’ vulnerability
Microsoft unveils its next Xbox console: ‘Series X’ will debut in 2020, with mini-tower design
Cloud Wars: Why Amazon is escalating its battle against Microsoft in enterprise tech
After weather delay, Blue Origin counts down to test flight of suborbital spaceship
Boeing helps Disney put X-Wing fighters into the air for dedication of ‘Star Wars’ thrill ride in Florida
Exclusive: Buyer of Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture is secretive Trump ally
Microsoft and Ford try using quantum-style computing to solve Seattle’s traffic problem
Bill Gates reflects on what he read in 2019 and offers up 5 books for your holiday wish list
New program in Seattle aims to help tech workers leave big companies and launch their own startups
LEGO Space Needle uses 55,000 bricks to create a 14-foot-high tribute to Seattle landmark
Gates Foundation CEO donates her 5-year bonus to community center project run by ex-Seahawks star
‘Big fan’ Bill Gates makes appearance in ‘Silicon Valley’ series finale as HBO comedy logs off
Study finds ‘crisis of regional imbalance’ as Seattle and 4 other regions dominate tech job growth
Leaders from Seattle’s ‘boring’ unicorns on staying private and their most important lessons learned
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