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 Feb. 10, 2019.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Steve Ballmer’s Los Angeles Clippers sign cloud deal with Microsoft rival Amazon Web Services
Imagine Lakers legend Kobe Bryant selling season tickets for the Los Angeles Clippers. … Read More
Future unicorns: Algorithm predicts the next $1B companies, including one Seattle startup
Can algorithms predict the next billion-dollar companies better than human venture capitalists? … Read More
Demolition set to begin on Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct — watch it fall with web cams and more
The Seattle snowpocalypse may have slightly delayed the start of the demolition of the now-closed Alaskan Way Viaduct, but there’s no stopping the fact that the aged elevated roadway will soon disappear from the city’s waterfront. … Read More
Bill Gates patched things up with Paul Allen, hoped to travel the world with Microsoft co-founder
Paul Allen was brutally candid about Bill Gates in his 2011 memoir, “Idea Man,” and the Microsoft co-founders didn’t speak for more than a year after it came out. … Read More
Pop culture toymaker Funko expands into board games with acquisition of Seattle studio
Funko, the maker of the popular Pop! figurines and other pop culture items, has acquired Seattle board game studio Forrest-Pruzan Creative. … Read More
Activision Blizzard subsidiary Z2 shuts down Seattle game studio amid larger layoffs
Z2, a Seattle game studio owned by Activision Blizzard, is shutting down. … Read More
In stunning reversal, Amazon drops plans for HQ2 in New York City in the face of growing backlash
Amazon is canceling its plans to build a 25,000 person office in New York City in an extraordinary twist to the “HQ2” story that has dominated the news for more than a year. … Read More
Amazon’s birthplace for sale: Home where Jeff Bezos started company listed for nearly $1.5M
Silicon Valley might have the HP Garage, but Seattle has the Amazon Mailbox. … Read More
GeekWire grills Bill Gates on a meaty issue for Seattle fast food lovers: Dick’s or Burgermaster?
Globalism. Politics. Education. Clean energy. … Read More
Bill Gates explains why putting America first means giving a damn about the rest of the world, too
With a wave of nationalism sweeping the globe, Bill Gates contends that doing right by the country starts with helping the rest of the world. … Read More