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 7, 2021.
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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott marries Seattle science teacher
MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist whose fortune is tied to the early days of Amazon, has married Seattle science teacher Dan Jewett. … Read More
Critics take aim at SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper and other satellite constellations
SpaceX, Amazon and OneWeb say their satellite mega-constellations will make broadband internet goodness available to billions of people around the world who are unserved or underserved — but some say those promises have to be weighed against the potential perils. … Read More
Republican Senator Marco Rubio unleashes blistering attack on Amazon, says he stands with union effort and criticizes company’s ‘woke’ culture
It wasn’t a huge surprise when President Joe Biden earlier this month voiced support for Amazon warehouse workers’ unionization efforts at a fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala. … Read More
Report on COVID-related philanthropy credits MacKenzie Scott with powering 25% of U.S. giving
A new report looking at the global philanthropic response to COVID-19 during 2020 credits MacKenzie Scott with singlehandedly powering 25% of the giving effort in the United States. … Read More
Amazon leases another Bellevue office tower as it makes room for planned 25k employees in city
Amazon is making room for some of the 25,000 employees it plans to add in Bellevue, Wash., announcing Tuesday that it has signed a lease to occupy a 600,000-square-foot office building called The Artise which is under development in the city east of Seattle. … Read More
Investors sue Washington state bitcoin mining magnate who they say bilked them for millions
Investors who bet big on Malachi Salcido, a self-described bitcoin mining magnate, now claim the Washington state man busted his own business, and may have cost them millions of dollars. … Read More
Washington state to enter Phase 3 of COVID recovery; Biden to urge vaccines for all by May 1
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that all counties in the state will move to Phase 3 as part of the COVID-19 “Roadmap To Recovery.” The change will bring new capacity levels for indoor restaurant dining, a limited number of spectators at sporting events and new eligibility for vaccines. … Read More
Recruiting startup SeekOut raises $65M to take on LinkedIn and other talent acquisition companies
New funding: Seattle-area startup SeekOut raised $65 million to fuel growth of its recruiting software. … Read More
Seattle artist behind viral ‘Kitty Cat Dance’ meme turns to crypto art market after years of ripoffs
Seventeen years ago, Steve Ibsen was getting ready to leave his house when he noticed his cat, Kayla, sprawled on the bed. … Read More
Zillow to hire 2,000 employees — but they won’t all be in Seattle as distributed model takes root
Zillow Group plans to grow its employee base by 40% this year, adding more than 2,000 workers across the country as part of its new distributed workforce model. … Read More
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