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 21, 2021.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Expert skywatchers quickly solve Pacific Northwest’s meteor mystery
Was it a meteor? A broken-up satellite? Maybe a UFO? … Read More
Why Microsoft would want to acquire Discord, which is reportedly exploring a $10B-plus sale
The gaming-focused VoIP app Discord is reportedly on the market, and it’s possible that Microsoft might be the buyer. … Read More
Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky will return to Amazon Web Services as CEO, replacing Andy Jassy
Tableau Software CEO Adam Selipsky will be the new CEO of Amazon Web Services, replacing Andy Jassy, who will take over as Amazon’s CEO later this year. … Read More
Seattle hoops legend Jamal Crawford defends his use of BlackBerry phone: ‘It’s the keyboard’
Don’t try adding Jamal Crawford to the group text. … Read More
PowerLight is hitting its targets with a power beaming system that uses lasers
Wireless power transmission has been the stuff of science fiction for more than a century, but now PowerLight Technologies is turning it into science fact … with frickin’ laser beams. … Read More
Microsoft to reopen HQ campus to more employees March 29 as focus shifts to hybrid work model
Microsoft is going to start bringing some of its Seattle-area employees back to the office next week, just over a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a radical shift to remote work. … Read More
Seattle’s newest unicorn: Rec Room raises $100M as social gaming popularity fuels big growth
Seattle-based Rec Room has raised $100 million in new funding. … Read More
Vacation home startup Pacaso raises $75M, hits $1B valuation less than a year after launching
New funding: Pacaso raised $75 million in a Series B funding round and $1 billion in debt financing. … Read More
Trulia founder, Zillow vets invest in $1.5M round for new real estate startup Instashowing
Instashowing, a startup with an online real estate tool designed to help agents easily schedule home showings, has raised $1.5 million in a funding round led by veterans of the industry. … Read More
Legal writing startup Clearbrief raises $1.2M from Madrona, Sequoia, Avvo founder, others
New funding: Clearbrief, a new Seattle startup that has developed AI-fueled writing technology for the legal industry, raised $1.2 million. … Read More
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