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 14, 2021.
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Microsoft 365 authentication issue causes Microsoft Teams and other services to go down
Microsoft is investigating an authentication issue impacting multiple Microsoft 365 cloud services including Microsoft Teams, as well as Xbox Live. … Read More
Smart home startup Deako raises $12.5M, says its light switches are becoming ‘industry standard’
New funding: Seattle startup Deako Lighting raised $12.5 million as part of a Series B round to fuel growth of the company’s smart light switch technology. … Read More
Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff leads SPAC deal to acquire Offerpad, a rival to his former employer
Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff is jumping back into the real estate game in a big way. … Read More
Tech Moves: Microsoft hires activist fired by Amazon; ex-Sprint CEO leaves F5 Networks board
— Maren Costa, one of two former leaders of the Amazon Employees for Climate Justice group who was fired by Amazon last April, is now a principal lead designer at Microsoft. … Read More
Seattle-area tech exec pleads guilty in scheme to obtain and launder $5.5M in PPP loans
A Washington tech executive charged in a scheme to obtain more than $5.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and launder the proceeds pled guilty on Monday. … Read More
Seattle real estate startup Modus hit with cease-and-desist order by insurance commissioner
Seattle startup Modus is facing a cease-and-desist order from the Washington state insurance commissioner for allegedly violating real estate regulations. … Read More
Capital gains tax in Washington state: Is it about fairness and funding, or will it drive away startups?
Tech workers, business owners, public policy advocates and private citizens weighed in this week in favor of and against a proposed capital gains tax in Washington state. … Read More
Tech voices speak out against anti-Asian hate crimes in wake of Atlanta shootings
The killing of eight people, including six Asian women, near Atlanta on Tuesday has sparked a wave of grief and outrage across the U.S. … Read More
Google tops 6,300 employees in Seattle area, will invest $7B in new U.S. offices this year
The pandemic may have sent large portions of the Google workforce home. … Read More
Cannabis retail tech startup Dutchie valued at $1.7B after raising $200M
Dutchie, the Bend, Ore.-based creators of an e-commerce platform that helps cannabis dispensaries facilitate online orders, has raised $200 million in new funding at a $1.7 billion valuation. … Read More
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