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 July 26, 2020.
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Is he in a barn? Where are the books? Hearing exposes design lapses in offices of tech CEOs
Seated in front of the world (virtually) during a House Judiciary Committee antitrust hearing, the CEOs of the richest technology companies on the planet offered a window into their “offices” on Wednesday. … Read More
Microsoft makes hydrogen fuel cell breakthrough in quest to power data centers with renewable energy
For the first time, Microsoft has successfully powered a row of data center servers using hydrogen fuel cells for 48 hours, a milestone the company is marking because of its potential to reduce reliance on fossil-fuel consuming generators. … Read More
MacKenzie Bezos — now MacKenzie Scott — lists organizations receiving some of her vast wealth
MacKenzie Bezos, former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, listed 116 non-profit organizations that will receive funding as part of her pledge to give away the majority of her wealth, and said she is changing her name back to MacKenzie Scott. … Read More
NBA teams and Microsoft Teams in action: How fans can get in, and get kicked out of, digital seats
The NBA returned to action on Thursday and brought along virtual fans in an experience powered by Microsoft Teams. … Read More
Porch to go public at $523M valuation in SPAC deal, marking new era for real estate tech company
Porch, a real estate technology venture and home improvement marketplace that has spent four years quietly renovating its own business, plans to become publicly traded through a merger that values the Seattle company at $523 million. … Read More
Zillow to allow 90% of employees to work from home indefinitely as pandemic ‘debunks’ old ways
Zillow Group introduced a new policy on Wednesday allowing about 90% of its employees the option of working from home, at least some of the time, indefinitely. … Read More
Fantastic? Not quite, but here’s what fans look like in NBA’s virtual experience using Microsoft Teams
Courtside seats at a Lakers game used to be such a prestigious thing. … Read More
Jeff Bezos calls social media a ‘nuance destruction machine’ during antitrust hearing, with Mark Zuckerberg on the call
Don’t expect Amazon to roll out a social media platform anytime soon. … Read More
Another unicorn in Seattle: Digital remittance startup Remitly raises $85M at $1.5B valuation
The unicorns are sprouting up in Seattle. … Read More
What would Microsoft do with TikTok? Hit social video app goes against recent trend for tech giant
[Update, Saturday, 2:50 p.m. Pacific: The Wall Street Journal reported that negotiations between ByteDance and Microsoft are on hold following the president’s comments Friday evening opposing the deal.] Welcome to the Social! That was the motto for the online community that Microsoft aspired to create around its Zune music player nearly 15 years ago. … Read More