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, 2022.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Spaceflight Inc. hails a pair of successful launches as it deals with frictions in SpaceX relationship
Thanks to its role in handling pre-launch logistics, Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. … Read More
Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best joins Microsoft as director of global security risk operations
Carmen Best has joined Microsoft as director of global security risk operations. … Read More
Blue Origin vets unveil startup seeking small solution to massive challenge of fusion energy
As Avalanche Energy founders Robin Langtry and Brian Riordan have been grinding through the development of their fusion technology, they keep expecting to hit a wall. … Read More
Microsoft acquires Minit business process mining company in latest wave of tech acquisitions
Microsoft is joining a hot trend in tech acquisitions: process mining. … Read More
Innovation of the Year: 5 technology breakthroughs named finalists in GeekWire Awards
From fuel cells to fusion energy, there’s a common theme among many of the finalists for Innovation of the Year in the GeekWire Awards this year: alternative sources of power and new forms of transportation. … Read More
Securing the metaverse: Microsoft exec Charlie Bell calls on industry to learn lessons of the early web
Charlie Bell has the metaverse on his mind. … Read More
Amazon ‘disappointed’ with union vote, may file objection based on ‘undue influence’ by NLRB
A group of Amazon warehouse workers just voted to form a union. … Read More
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s $212M in annual compensation isn’t quite what it seems
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s total compensation for 2021, including his first six months as the tech giant’s chief executive, was more than $212 million, Amazon reported in its annual proxy statement Friday morning. … Read More
Where’s my jetpack? It was at MARS conference, along with Jeff Bezos and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
Billionaire Jeff Bezos missed out on his usual chauffeuring duties at the West Texas launch orchestrated today by his Blue Origin space venture, but he had a good excuse: He was presiding over Amazon’s MARS 2022, an invitation-only conference held this week in California. … Read More
Announcing the finalists in the 2022 GeekWire Awards: Voting now open in a dozen categories
After processing hundreds of nominations and convening a community-based judging panel, we are excited to announce more than 50 finalists in the 2022 GeekWire Awards. The breadth of this year’s finalists showcases the amazing entrepreneurial spirit of the Pacific Northwest, with innovations ranging from cutting-edge robotics to life-altering medical therapies to practical software systems. … Read More