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 Aug. 14, 2016.
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Amazon experiments with tech teams consisting entirely of part-time employees, with full benefits
A new pilot program inside Amazon is creating technical teams consisting entirely of part-time employees — including managers — in the the company’s latest attempt to compete for tech talent and build a reputation as a flexible place to work. … Read More
T-Mobile shifting entirely to unlimited data in new bid to shake up industry
T-Mobile will shift to a single wireless plan offering unlimited data — a surprise move that the company’s CEO, John Legere, says he doesn’t believe rivals Verizon and AT&T will be able to match. … Read More
Mysterious ‘Project X’ points to Amazon drive-up grocery store in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood
Amazon is planning to open a drive-up grocery store in Seattle, newly discovered planning documents suggest. … Read More
Carbon fiber report whips up interest in SpaceX’s plans for a colony on Mars
Is SpaceX planning to buy billions of dollars’ worth of carbon fiber for future Mars-bound spaceships? … Read More
Moz cutting 28 percent of its workforce as it shifts focus back to SEO
Seattle-based Moz, a 12-year-old maker of marketing software, will cut 28 percent of its workforce as part of a broader initiative to refocus on search engine optimization as other parts of the business have lagged. … Read More
Microsoft Research and MIT unveil DuoSkin, the latest in smart tattoos
Smart tattoos made out of super-thin electronics have been a thing for years, but now the technology is getting closer to fashionable prime time. … Read More
Olympic Peninsula gets its close-up from the International Space Station
You can see the snow dusting the tops of the Olympic Mountains in a newly released portrait captured from the International Space Station. … Read More
Highest-paying jobs in tech: Seattle tops list for software engineers, analysts
Seattle is the best place for software engineers, data analysts, and quality analysts to earn a living. … Read More
Hotel operator accuses Expedia of diverting customers with misleading ads in ‘brazen’ bait-and-switch
A California hotel operator has filed suit against against Expedia, alleging that the online travel giant buys search and social media advertising for properties not listed on its sites and then attempts to get interested customers to book with one of its partner hotels instead. … Read More
Adam Selipsky, sales and marketing head at Amazon Web Services, leaving company
Adam Selipsky, the head of sales and marketing at Amazon Web Services and a lieutenant to AWS CEO Andy Jassy, is leaving the company, AWS confirmed. … Read More