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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 [GeekWire]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Billions served: Bill Gates photographed standing in line for a burger at Dick’s Drive-In in Seattle]( Update, Saturday, Jan. 19, 3:30 p.m.: This story has been updated to add comment from Paul Rich, who took the photograph. [AWS For Everyone: New clues emerge about Amazon’s secretive low-code/no-code project]( The promise of so-called “low code/no code” software-development tools is to enable anyone to create business applications around their custom needs. [Penny Arcade partners with Wizards of the Coast to publish official ‘Acquisitions Incorporated Dungeon Manual’]( Penny Arcade, the Seattle-based webcomic that spawned the popular PAX video game conventions, is partnering with Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast to release an official Acquisitions Incorporated Dungeon Manual, the first official third-party D&D book. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Salesforce has the #1 solutions for Sales, Service, and Marketing]( [Stratolaunch space venture sharply scales back its operations, months after Paul Allen’s death]( Stratolaunch, the space venture created by the late Paul Allen, says it's discontinuing its programs to develop a new type of rocket engine and a new line of rockets. [Seattle Sounders and Reign FC unveil new jersey sponsor, replace Microsoft with online retailer Zulily]( Microsoft Xbox may be out as the Seattle Sounders jersey sponsor, and rumors are swirling about which company will take its place. [Nike unveils new self-lacing basketball shoes controlled by a smartphone app]( Nike is disrupting shoelaces. The Beaverton, Ore.-based shoe giant unveiled its latest technological innovation on Tuesday, showing off the new Nike Adapt BB basketball shoes that use a power-lacing system designed to automatically tighten and loosen around a foot, depending on an athlete’s activity. SPONSORED: GEEK HOME OF THE WEEK [The Trento Grande: Inspired Living by JayMarc Homes]( [Trump mocks Amazon’s ‘Jeff Bozo’ over divorce and tabloid exposure]( Perhaps it was only a matter of time until the president tweeted about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' divorce from MacKenzie Bezos, his wife of 25 years. [Seattle left off Zillow’s hottest housing markets ranking as real estate slowdown continues]( Seattle’s booming tech sector helped push the city to the title of the nation’s hottest housing market for close to two years — for better or worse — but now Seattle isn’t even in the top 10, thanks to a recent real estate slowdown that has hit several West Coast markets. [SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship leaves space station and splashes down in the dark]( SpaceX's robotic Dragon cargo ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean tonight, bringing science experiments and used hardware from the International Space Station back to Earth. [Cryptocurrency at the grocery store: Coinstar launches bitcoin purchasing feature at kiosks]( Coinstar, the maker of kiosks that turn loose change into cash and gift cards, has partnered with cryptocurrency ATM startup Coinme to let users buy bitcoin. [Jeff Bezos on going to space vs. making Earth better: ‘It shouldn’t be either-or’]( Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person and the founder of Amazon as well as the Blue Origin space venture, is defending his billion-dollar-a-year expense on space travel. [SpaceX says it’ll build and test its Starship prototypes in Texas, not Los Angeles]( SpaceX says it'll build and test the prototypes for its Starship space cruiser and Super Heavy booster in South Texas, moving away from a deal struck in Los Angeles. [With another new office lease for Amazon, this Seattle-area city is almost out of downtown space]( Amazon will take another high rise tower in Bellevue, Wash., according to a real estate brokerage report, and because of the tech giant’s rapid growth, the downtown area is virtually out of available office space. [From Microsoft to Zulily: Why the Sounders teamed up with Seattle e-commerce company that aims for rebrand]( Zulily? Really? That was the reaction from many Sounders FC fans on Thursday as Seattle’s pro soccer team announced its new jersey sponsor. [How Netflix’s new subscription pricing matches up with Amazon Prime Video and Hulu]( Netflix is raising prices for the fourth time in its history, but its offerings remain in line with the cost of competitors like Amazon Prime Video and Hulu. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Hiya: Sr.Software Engineer- Search Engines]( - [Hiya: Product Manager, API & SDK]( - [Point B: Salesforce System Administrator]( - [OfferUp: Software Development Engineer – Front End Web]( - [Point B: Salesforce Developer]( - [GeekWire: GeekWire Managing Editor]( - [MGM Resorts International: Senior Product Manager]( - [OfferUp: Software Development Manager – Backend]( - [SkyKick: Sr SDET]( - [City of Bothell: Information Systems Application Analyst]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? 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