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 Nov. 28, 2021.
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Satya Nadella sells half his Microsoft stock, weeks before state implements capital gains tax
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sold half of his stake in the company in a series of transactions last week, divesting about 840,000 shares for a sum of more than $285 million, according to a regulatory filing. … Read More
Is the internet going to end? Signs around Seattle beg the question ahead of unique date, 12022021
If the internet ends this week, this story and any proof that I bothered to think about this, is going to go with it. … Read More
Reality check: Microsoft, David Bowie, Bill Gates, and a creepy video game called ‘Omikron’
Yes, there was a game called Omikron: The Nomad Soul, starring a virtual David Bowie, released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows. … Read More
Melinda French Gates on the ‘absurdity’ of extreme wealth and what she’s learned about real giving
Melinda French Gates on Tuesday morning reaffirmed her commitment to the Giving Pledge, in which the world’s wealthiest people commit to give away (or “give back,” in the words of the pledge) the majority of their wealth. … Read More
Investor presses Microsoft to release results of Bill Gates investigation after rare shareholder win
After winning support from Microsoft shareholders for more transparency and independence in the company’s handling and disclosure of sexual harassment cases, an investor is calling on Microsoft to publicly release the results of an independent investigation into past allegations against co-founder Bill Gates. … Read More
Amazon cloud chief Adam Selipsky hints at new directions for AWS as re:Invent begins
Amazon Web Services this week is holding its first re:Invent conference without Andy Jassy at the helm of the tech giant’s cloud unit. … Read More
‘Mind-blowing’ gift to Univ. of Washington computer science honors Ed Lazowska’s ongoing legacy
Ed Lazowska has played an instrumental role in the growth of the Seattle region’s technology industry, as a driving force behind University of Washington computer science and engineering for more than four decades. … Read More
Density dilemma: Bellevue faces housing hurdles with massive tech growth on the horizon
Mayor Lynne Robinson knows it’s coming. … Read More
Rethinking home inspections: Zillow and Flyhomes vets land $8M for Seattle startup Inspectify
The news: Inspectify, a 2-year-old Seattle startup tackling the home inspection process, raised $8 million from several VCs, real estate giant Redfin, and execs from startups such as Built Technologies, Side, Sundae, Flyhomes, and Steadily. … Read More
Univ. of Washington researchers to test psilocybin in healthcare workers affected by pandemic
Can psilocybin help relieve the mental health burden of clinicians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? … Read More