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. 26, 2021.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Space Needle blending live New Year’s fireworks with an augmented reality ‘digital hug’ to Seattle
The Space Needle fireworks display has long been considered the iconic New Year’s Eve celebration for the West Coast. … Read More
‘I won’t throw another Surface’: Tom Brady says NFL will fine him if he tosses Microsoft device again
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is going to keep a better grip on his Microsoft Surface after hearing from the NFL about his tablet-tossing tantrum during a loss on Dec. … Read More
Amazon slips to 4th in global shopping app installs amid rise of international brands
Amazon’s leading position in U.S. e-commerce is well-documented, but the latest global rankings for app installs show the potential for newer brands to upend the online shopping juggernaut. … Read More
Bristol Myers Squibb exec on the company’s growth in Seattle and beating cancer with immune cells
Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has been quietly growing in the Seattle area. … Read More
Steam outage in China raises more questions about a potential ban
Reports of a Chinese ban on Steam’s international client appear to have been a false alarm, but it’s raised more questions about the country potentially blocking the widely-used video game storefront. … Read More
Christmas was so Meta: Big jump in Oculus app installs signals a tipping point for VR
New installations of the Oculus mobile app jumped more than 150% over the Christmas weekend, compared to past years, according to numbers released Tuesday morning by Apptopia. … Read More
Changing the tune on dating apps: Tech vet wants to connect people through their taste in music
Remember making a mix tape for someone you were dating? … Read More
Year in Space: Jeff Bezos and his billionaire rivals finally usher in the age of commercial spaceflight
For 25 years, I’ve been recapping the top stories about space and looking forward to next year’s trends on the final frontier — and for most of that time, the dawn of the era of commercial spaceflight has been one of the things I’ve been looking forward to the most. … Read More
Top 10 video game stories of 2021: Successes, surprises, big hits — and what could have been
It’s been a strange year in a strange business. … Read More
Curi Bio raises $10M for stem-cell based drug discovery platforms
Seattle-based startup Curi Bio has raised $10 million to advance its platforms for drug discovery, based on human stem cells. … Read More