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 April 11, 2021.
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Washington state governor expected to sign new bill ending prohibition on municipal broadband
Washington municipalities will be able to offer direct-to-consumer broadband service across the state later this year under legislation Gov. … Read More
Isilon founder lifts the hood on farming startup Carbon Robotics and its weed zapping machine
Carbon Robotics, a Seattle company led by Isilon Systems co-founder Paul Mikesell, is unveiling its self-driving robot that uses artificial intelligence to identify weeds growing in fields of vegetables, then zaps them with precision thermal bursts from lasers. … Read More
Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon leader Jeff Wilke joins Scale AI as advisor to CEO; Skilljar and Auth0 hire execs; T-Mobile board shuffle
— Jeff Wilke, the former CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, has joined Scale AI as advisor to the CEO. … Read More
Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop 4 and Surface Headphones 2+ with a Microsoft Teams button
New Microsoft devices: The tech giant unveiled several new products Tuesday, including the Surface Laptop 4, the company’s “most powerful laptop.” Surface Laptop 4: The device retains much of the traditional Surface Laptop look and design, with improved performance and battery life. … Read More
‘It’s time’: Jeff Bezos hails Blue Origin’s fiery rehearsal for crewed suborbital spaceflight
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture flew a mannequin into space today during the 15th test flight for its New Shepard reusable suborbital spaceship — but for the first time, living, breathing humans practiced all the steps leading up to launch and following landing. … Read More
Read Jeff Bezos’ shareholders letter: Amazon founder focuses on employee welfare, comments on union vote
The news: Jeff Bezos penned his final shareholders letter as Amazon’s CEO and used the annual tradition to comment on the company’s treatment of employees. … Read More
Update: Microsoft will acquire Nuance Communications for $19.7B
UPDATE: Microsoft on Monday confirmed it will buy Nuance for $19.7 billion. … Read More
Uber vets raise $12.5M for real estate property management startup Doorstead
New funding: Doorstead, a San Francisco real estate property management startup founded by former Uber employees, raised a $12.5 million Series A round led by Seattle firm Madrona Venture Group. … Read More
Why Microsoft’s $19.7B deal to acquire Nuance is a ‘perfect fit’ and ‘trophy’ for Redmond tech giant
Microsoft’s giant purchase: The tech giant announced its second-largest acquisition ever on Monday: a pending $19.7 billion deal to swoop up Boston-area company Nuance Communications, a longtime leader in artificial intelligence-fueled speech technology. … Read More
Here’s why Jeff Bezos quoted a 1986 book about human evolution in his shareholders letter
The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins’ bestselling 1986 book that skewers the notion of intelligent design while celebrating the rational science of evolution, got its star turn today in Jeff Bezos’ final shareholder letter as CEO of Amazon. … Read More
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