Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 3, 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 April 3, 2016.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Amazon now has three CEOs: Tech powerhouse promotes Andy Jassy and Jeff Wilke to CEO roles of respective divisions
Amazon.com is changing the titles for the top bosses who run two of the company’s most lucrative business units. … Read More
Astronaut Scott Kelly says he suffered damaging stress during year in space
During his year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said he could do another year if he had to. … Read More
In annual letter, Jeff Bezos says Amazon is an ‘invention machine’ defined by failure
Amazon’s culture has been in the media spotlight since last summer, when The New York Times published a widely read article about the company’s “bruising” workplace environment. … Read More
Why is AI female? How our ideas about sex and service influence the personalities we give machines
Consider the artificially intelligent voices you hear on a regular basis. … Read More
Working Geek: Microsoft Chief Experience Officer Julie Larson-Green shares her productivity secrets
Julie Larson-Green has built her career around product development and user interface design. … Read More
‘Vikings Unearthed’: Watch how a satellite spotted a lost village in North America
Archaeologists worked hard to unearth what might well be only the second Viking site ever discovered in North America – but they had a little help from a higher power. … Read More
BMW takes on Car2go and Uber with new car-sharing service in Seattle, will expand to 10 cities
Starting today, Seattleites have a new way to get around town, while companies like Car2go and Uber now have new competition. … Read More
Rare Space Needle construction photos make us wonder whether tech billionaires’ projects will stand test of time
Look in any direction in Seattle today and the view is sure to include a common sight: construction cranes. … Read More
Microsoft marketing chief on HoloLens: ‘We totally underestimated the commercial interest’
For many people, the first thought upon experiencing Microsoft’s HoloLens is how they might use it in their homes, for holographic video games or Skype video calls in 3D. … Read More
More than half of South Lake Union tech workers live outside of Seattle, Zillow finds
Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood has become a microcosm of the changes and challenges the city faces. … Read More