Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 27, 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 March 27, 2016.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Inside the world’s longest floating bridge: How engineers made Seattle’s new Lake Washington span bigger, better and safer
One of the more important aspects of a floating bridge is that it stays afloat. … Read More
Nerd fight! Neil deGrasse Tyson’s blast at Elon Musk’s Mars plan sparks a volley
Is SpaceX founder Elon Musk crazy to press ahead with plans to send people to Mars? … Read More
Google’s April Fools’ Day prank goes off the rails, pulled after claims of job loss
April Fools’ Day has morphed from a fun day for playing pranks to an all-out blitz of advertising disguised as (bad) jokes, and now #brands seem to have officially stepped over the line. … Read More
Microsoft Research shows off ‘Star Wars’ holoportation with HoloLens
As Microsoft gets set to ship its HoloLens development kit, it’s previewing a “Star Wars” application called holoportation that takes full advantage of the mixed-reality headset. … Read More
Uber CTO reveals how Travis Kalanick hired him and offers advice for entrepreneurs
Thuan Pham promised himself that it was time to take a vacation. … Read More
‘Here we go!’ Buyers throng to sign up for Elon Musk’s Tesla Model 3 electric car
BELLEVUE, Wash. – As the clock counted down to the big reveal for the Tesla Model 3 electric sedan, would-be buyers lined up by the hundreds today to put down a deposit, sight unseen. … Read More
Bad news for bats: Fatal white nose syndrome shows up in Washington state
Researchers are dismayed by the first-ever case of the bat-killing disease known as white nose syndrome in Washington state, more than 1,000 miles west of where it’s been detected before. … Read More
Uber’s Seattle engineering office grows to 100 employees, with plans to double workforce
If you’ve used Uber to hail a ride around town, it may seem like there isn’t all that much that goes into the app. … Read More
Boeing takes steps to trim 4,000 jobs; more layoffs may be on the way
Boeing Commercial Airplanes says it’s following through on its job reduction plan with the target of reducing its workforce by 4,000 positions by midyear. … Read More
Amazon cuts off affiliate program in Louisiana over new sales tax law
Amazon is ending its affiliate program in Louisiana after legislators passed a law allowing the state to tax businesses without a physical presence there — the latest stand-off in the company’s long-running, state-by-state battle over Internet sales taxes. … Read More
