Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 5, 2016
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 June 5, 2016.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
SpaceX speaks up for its Seattle satellite operation after months of low-key work
SpaceX has provided a rare update on its Seattle-centric plans to develop a multibillion-dollar Internet satellite network, saying that the work is now at a “critical stage.” That assessment is part of the company’s argument against giving away the bandwidth required for such a network for another purpose – specifically, for 5G mobile broadband services that would be offered by Dish Network and other members of an industry coalition. … Read More
SpaceX’s Elon Musk teases ‘dangerous’ plan to colonize Mars starting in 2024
SpaceX’s billionaire founder, Elon Musk, is providing increasingly detailed previews of his plan to send colonists to Mars starting in 2024, more than a decade in advance of NASA’s Red Planet timetable. … Read More
T-Mobile customers can’t access new giveaway app after ‘high demand’ causes server slowdown
Many T-Mobile customers expecting their first freebies as part of the company’s new giveaway app were left disappointed Tuesday morning. … Read More
Here are the top-rated CEOs according to employee reviews on Glassdoor — 18 from tech make cut
Leaders from technology companies landed in 18 of the 50 spots on Glassdoor’s annual list of the Highest Rated CEOs when the job search website revealed its Employees’ Choice Awards on Tuesday night. … Read More
Here’s what the inventor of the web would do differently, if he could go back
Though typing it out is rarely required these days, “http://” is essential to the web’s DNA. … Read More
Hillary Clinton tweets ‘Delete your account’ at Donald Trump — the internet gets it, and runs with it
Donald Trump’s Twitter game may be a source of great engagement or amusement to many, but for Hillary Clinton, a three-word tweet aimed at her presumptive rival in the presidential election was enough to win the internet on Thursday. … Read More
Venture capitalist Fred Wilson calls Seattle a ‘third-tier’ startup city
The debate over how Seattle stacks up to other startup cities around the U.S. continues. … Read More
Curbing Airbnb: Property owners react to proposed rules as Seattle struggles with housing affordability
When Jordan Schwartz converted his basement mother-in-law apartment in Seattle from a long-term rental to an Airbnb listing, he more than doubled his annual earnings. … Read More
Zillow reaches $ 130M settlement with Move to end dispute over trade secrets and executive poaching
Zillow has reached a $ 130 million settlement with Realtor.com operator Move Inc. … Read More
PC sales even worse than expected as free Windows 10 update delays hardware upgrades
Are you buying new PCs less frequently than you did in the past? … Read More
