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 Dec. 27, 2020.
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Watch the epic first-ever virtual Space Needle light show for New Year’s celebration in Seattle
Real, authentic fireworks shows are pretty amazing. … Read More
Ahoy, Jacklyn! Jeff Bezos names Blue Origin’s rocket recovery ship after his mom
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk named his rocket recovery vessels after science-fiction spaceships, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stayed closer to home for the christening of the ship that his Blue Origin space venture will use for at-sea rocket landings. … Read More
What Valve’s top Steam titles of 2020 say about the state of video games
Valve Software announced the top 100 best-performing games of the year on its digital storefront Steam. … Read More
How hacked is hacked? Here’s a ‘hack scale’ to better understand the SolarWinds cyberattacks
“Microsoft, FireEye, and the U.S. Treasury department have been hacked in the SolarWinds attacks.” This statement is true but doesn’t tell the whole story accurately. … Read More
Madrona Venture Group raises $345M for 8th fund, its largest ever, and $161M for 2nd later-stage fund
Madrona Venture Group has raised more than $500 million in fresh capital that the 25-year-old Seattle venture capital firm will use to bankroll both early and later-stage startups. … Read More
LinkedIn migration data shows that techies aren’t leaving Seattle despite ‘exodus’ in Silicon Valley
Techies are apparently leaving Silicon Valley. … Read More
Uber raising trip prices 24% in new year in response to Seattle’s new minimum wage law for drivers
The cost of an Uber trip in Seattle will jump about 24% starting Friday as the ride-hailing company is raising its prices in response to a new law requiring drivers to be paid the city’s minimum wage. … Read More
Fast-growing Qualtrics files to go public at valuation of up to $14.4B
Qualtrics, which splits its headquarters between Seattle and Provo, Utah, is aiming to go public at a valuation of $12 billion to $14.4 billion, according to a report by CNBC. … Read More
Tech Moves: Crowd Cow adds ex-Amazon leaders; former Expedia CTO joins Snap! Raise
— Seattle meat and seafood marketplace Crowd Cow hired Ian McAllister as chief product officer, Julie Pruitt as chief merchant, and Jeremy Sievert as VP of operations. … Read More
No-tech fitness tracking: Health tech entrepreneur creates a PDF to help family hit exercise goals
It’s not integrated with Apple Fitness or Peloton. … Read More