3 years ago218Get 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 Jan. 3, 2021.
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Fraud allegations fly in dispute over brain-scanning tech made famous on Netflix’s ‘Making a Murderer’
Neuroscientist Larry Farwell doesn’t read minds, but he can usually catch a liar. … Read More
What you need to know about the newly detected, more contagious COVID-19 variant
In a final parting shot, 2020 delivered this bit of late-breaking bad news: A new variant of COVID-19 has emerged that appears more contagious and last week was confirmed in one man in Colorado and another in California. … Read More
Seattle startup Yesler raises $3.3M for its B2B lumber and building materials marketplace
Matt Meyers can build anything he wants, thanks to his decades in the lumber and building materials (LBM) space. … Read More
Amazon tops 75,000 employees in Seattle area as company looks elsewhere in region for growth
Amazon has surpassed 75,000 employees in the Seattle region, a new milestone that reflects the tech giant’s continued growth in its hometown over the past decade. … Read More
F5 Networks will buy Volterra cloud computing startup for $500M in latest major acquisition
F5 Networks announced an agreement to acquire cloud computing startup Volterra Inc. … Read More
Boeing says its composites R&D center will be turned to other purposes, ending an era
Boeing says it’ll be repurposing the Seattle-area facility that has served as the focus for research into the composite materials used in aircraft ranging from the B-2 Stealth bomber to the 787 Dreamliner. … Read More
Amazon Air makes first outright purchase of planes, buying 11 Boeing jets to expand cargo fleet
In case there was any doubt, Amazon just signaled just how serious it is about building its own transportation and delivery network. … Read More
Haven will shut down, ending joint healthcare bid by Amazon, Berkshire, JP Morgan
Haven, the healthcare joint venture led by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Chase, is shutting down next month. … Read More
Is Microsoft tweeting shade at Trump? Probably not, but many followers feel like they’re in on a joke
At the end of what’s certainly been a rough week, logging off for the weekend is probably something lots of people were looking forward to. … Read More
Well-funded stealthy biotech startup Nautilus hires former Smartsheet, Isilon, GenapSys execs
Sujal Patel is getting the band back together at his secretive new biotech startup Nautilus Biotechnology. … Read More
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