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 Sept. 23, 2018.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Green Bay Packers and Microsoft win domain name fight after family sought cash, tickets and tablets
A family of Green Bay Packers fans sitting on a website domain name — which they offered to give up in exchange for cash, lifetime season tickets, and Microsoft Surface Pro tablets — have come out on the losing end of a dispute with the NFL franchise and the tech giant. … Read More
He lost his website to the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, but diehard fan stands by his tech idea
Michael Wienckowski was raised in Green Bay, Wisc., and has been a Green Bay Packers fan his entire life. … Read More
Japan’s ispace strikes deal with SpaceX for launches to the moon in 2020 and 2021
SpaceX has been signed up to provide rides to the moon for a pair of payloads built by ispace, a Japanese robotics and resource exploration company. … Read More
After getting $1B from Amazon, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff gets another knock from ‘Shark Tank’
“Shark Tank” investors didn’t bite five years ago when Ring founder Jamie Siminoff pitched his video doorbell on the popular show. … Read More
Microsoft employees say goodbye to original buildings as massive campus refresh rolls on
Microsoft staff are beginning their building farewells as the company prepares for a major overhaul of its Redmond, Wash. … Read More
Here are the 9 biggest announcements from the Microsoft Ignite tech conference
Microsoft is announcing a slew of new features and products across a variety of business areas at the Ignite conference for IT pros and developers in Orlando this week. … Read More
Internal memo: Big Fish Games cutting 15% of its workforce, including key executives
Big Fish Games is cutting about 15 percent of its workforce, including several key executives, according to an internal memo to employees obtained by GeekWire. … Read More
Tableau marketing chief Elissa Fink leaving after 11 years with data visualization company
Elissa Fink, the marketing leader who helped Tableau Software grow from ambitious tech startup to international public company with more than $877 million in annual revenue, is leaving after 11 years with the Seattle-based data visualization company. … Read More
Microsoft teams up with Adobe and SAP on Open Data Initiative to link data across their products
Modern enterprise technology generates a ton of valuable data, but putting that data together can be quite tricky. … Read More
After reportedly butting heads with Larry Ellison, Oracle’s top cloud executive is leaving the company
Weeks after Oracle said its top cloud executive was taking a temporary leave of absence from the company, it confirmed Friday afternoon at the end of the longest week ever that Thomas Kurian has officially moved on. … Read More