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. 14, 2016.

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Seattle workers increasingly choose RVs and alternative housing to escape high rents, Zillow finds

Seattle’s affordability crisis, largely propelled by an influx of skilled tech workers, is causing many residents of the traditionally blue-collar city to seek out alternative housing. … Read More

Inside Google’s expanded Kirkland campus: ‘Like a Willy Wonka chocolate factory’ for technology

Google ranks among the best when it comes to tech companies that build workspaces to encourage productivity and comfort. … Read More

Amazon recruiting heavily for Echo and Alexa engineers, hosts big invite-only event to find talent

Amazon is betting big on Alexa. That much was evident Thursday night inside the company’s newest skyscraper in Seattle, where more than 300 people gathered at an invite-only recruiting event for the Amazon Alexa team. … Read More

BMW tests car-sharing service in Seattle, taking on Car2Go in first U.S. move since halting S.F. pilot

BMW appears to be expanding its DriveNow car-sharing service in Seattle, taking direct aim at Car2Go in one of its most successful markets. … Read More

Wedding financing startup SwanLuv angers couples with surprise switch to crowdfunding platform

Updated below with SwanLuv statement and additional information. … Read More

Planned Seattle office tower aims to attract tech tenants to former Amazon site, with ‘good mojo’ included

The technology industry touches almost every corner of the Seattle region these days, and a planned downtown office building called The Launch Pad is the latest example. … Read More

AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol: Odds are shifting in $ 1 million man-vs.-machine Go match

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Both sides in next month’s big $ 1 million AI-vs.-human Go match say they’re confident they’ll prevail. … Read More

Microsoft shows off HoloLens-enabled ‘holographic teleportation’ and predicts the demise of 2D technology

Microsoft’s Alex Kipman showed off the most detailed demo of the HoloLens yet during a TED talk in Vancover, B.C., on Tuesday — demonstrating not just an augmented reality, but a form of virtual teleportation. … Read More

Windows 95 architect launches open-source, media-rich document creation platform for mobile devices

PowerPoint is fine for your business presentation, but getting your message across with a few pictures and text alone may not fit when you’re trying to give a product demo on a website or present your findings via email. … Read More

Kanye West drops new album, asks Mark Zuckerberg for $ 1 billion to bail him out of debt

Kanye West is apparently $ 53 million dollars in debt and wants help from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. … Read More

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