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Catch up on the top tech stories from this past week. Here are the headlines that people have been reading on GeekWire. ADVERTISEMENT []( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Geeks Give Back benefiting 5 organizations to help the homeless in Seattle.: [Join us and make an impact.]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Bill Gates pays tribute to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: ‘Personal computing would not have existed without him’]( UPDATE: Bill Gates penned extended thoughts about the passing of his friend and and fellow Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen on his blog. [Paul G. Allen, 1953-2018: Microsoft co-founder leaves legacy of innovation, philanthropy, bold bets]( Paul G. Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates before making his mark in technology investing, sports ownership, commercial space, global philanthropy, the environment, museums and the arts, has died at the age of 65, two weeks after announcing that he was diagnosed with a recurrence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to a statement Monday from his company Vulcan. [The buzz is building for Amazon’s HQ2]( With a decision believed to be imminent, here's the latest on Amazon's highly-touted HQ2, the company's ambitious plan to build a secondary headquarters that could rival — or possibly surpass — its massive operation in Seattle. [In a tiny Seattle apartment, the bed is on the ceiling, and that’s part of what makes it a smart home]( In a small apartment just a couple blocks from the waterfront in downtown Seattle, windows looking south over the Alaskan Way Viaduct usually afford a view of Mount Rainier. [Instacart valuation hits $7.6B after $600M round; Amazon removes Instacart branding at Whole Foods]( Since the announcement of Amazon’s blockbuster acquisition of Whole Foods last year, grocers reckoning with the alliance have been driven into the arms of Instacart, which has signed up or expanded partnerships with several top grocers in the U.S. [Ex-Microsoft sports director charged with attempting to steal $1.5M and selling employee Super Bowl tickets]( Jeff Tran, a former director of sports marketing and alliances at Microsoft, was indicted on five counts of wire fraud on Wednesday. SPONSORED: GEEK HOME OF THE WEEK [Open House 10/20 & 10/21, 1-4pm | Montrachet Classic: A Newly Renovated Home Perfect for Entertaining]( [Inside Niantic’s Seattle-area engineering office, the future of Pokémon Go is taking shape]( When throngs of Pokémon Go fanatics took over Downtown Bellevue Park two summers ago during the height of the augmented reality game's initial craze, engineers a few blocks away were hard at work to make sure the game would be more than just a fad. They're still dedicated to that quest. [Apollo 17 moonwalker Harrison Schmitt stirs up a buzz with climate change views]( I didn't invite Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt to give his views on climate change, but that's the topic that created the most fireworks at the ScienceWriters2018 conference in Washington, D.C. [Seattle startup vets take on Google with Helm, a new $499 personal email server]( Helm lets consumers send and receive email from their own domain. It's a bold bet that aims to provide comfort at a time when privacy and security issues are top of mind. [The cancer that changed the course of Paul Allen’s life, and shaped his legacy]( "I felt as bulletproof as most people under thirty. I took my health for granted." That's how Paul Allen described his first cancer diagnosis at age 29. The disease fundamentally changed the course of his life, leading him to take on the many cultural and scientific projects for which he will be remembered. [Review: Amazon’s Twitch NFL live stream shows potential future of live sports online]( Amazon is using Twitch and its Thursday Night Football live streams to test new gamification features that might change the way we watch live sports — particularly if legal sports betting spreads across the country. [Zillow COO Amy Bohutinsky leaving as former Starbucks exec joins real estate giant as CMO]( Zillow announced several executive changes Wednesday, as COO Amy Bohutinsky will leave the company early next year, while former Starbucks senior vice president Aimee Johnson will join the online real estate powerhouse next month as chief marketing officer. [What happens to Paul Allen’s holdings? Sports teams, real estate, museums and more face uncertain future in billionaire’s enormous estate]( What all of those ventures had in common was Allen's vision, passion, and financial support. Allen's passing Monday immediately raised questions about what will happen to his myriad projects now. [Leading urbanist Richard Florida is convinced Amazon HQ2 won’t go to a suburb]( Oddsmakers and analysts are betting on Northern Virginia to take home the much-ballyhooed prize of Amazon HQ2. 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