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Read the latest tech headlines from GeekWire [View this email in your browser]. October 22, 2016 [Top Stories] [Find a Job] [GeekWire Events] [GeekWire 200] [Become a Member] Tickets available now for Oct. 23 – 25 at Benaroya Hall. [National Geographic Live’s A Photographer's Life of Love and War] Today's top stories [Microsoft closes week at all-time stock high of $59.96, eclipsing previous 1999 record and signaling new era] By John Cook It took 17 years, but Microsoft has eclipsed its all-time stock high. [Tech executives explain how cyberattacks took down Amazon, Twitter, Reddit and more] By Nat Levy DNS host Dyn is continuing to deal with issues caused by a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks Friday that knocked out service to major websites, including Amazon, Twitter, Spotify, Reddit. Sponsored Post [UW Launches Tech Degree for the Next Generation of Innovators] The University of Washington’s Master of Science in Technology Innovation teaches the skills needed to take a connected device solution from concept to launch. The 15-month intensive program features courses in design thinking, software/hardware development and business. Join the first UW program offered by the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX). Applications due Jan 31. [RSVP for an Info session: Nov 2 & Dec 13] [Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Google acquisition of Twitter could start a ‘beautiful friendship’] By Taylor Soper Steve Ballmer likes Twitter. But he thinks it could be even better with a new owner: Google. [NASA’s Mars orbiter spots the blackened remains of Europe’s lost Schiaparelli lander] By Alan Boyle NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has caught sight of the blackened spot where a European lander apparently hit the Martian surface. [Google to host camping trip on its campus lawn to get kids more interested in national parks] By Nat Levy Google Kirkland employees unfortunate enough to have to come in on Saturday will at least get to see and enjoy a group of 60 kids camping out on the lawn and having fun outside. [Geek of the Week: Teen geek Sonja Marcus finds purpose and pride writing for her gaming blog] By Kurt Schlosser The internet can be a big and scary place for just about anyone who spends much time there, but especially so for a teenager who is trying to find her place in the world and her voice online. [Report calls Seattle the ‘crane capital of America’ as ongoing tech boom transforms cityscape] By Kurt Schlosser If looking up in Seattle has you feeling down — because change is hard — a new report may not make things any better, or it will at least confirm what you already knew — that the city is growing up and up and up and there really are more cranes than anywhere else in the country. [GeekWire Deals: Last chance to enter to win the iPhone 7 giveaway] By Christie Brydon The tech world hasn’t stopped buzzing about the iPhone 7 since its announcement. [Read more of today's news on GeekWire >] Today's top jobs - [Zillow: Product Marketing Manager – Agent Marketing] - [Nintex: Cloud Engineer] - [GeekWire: GeekWire Sales Professional] - [The Dyrt: Frontend Developer] - [AnswerDash: Marketing Manager] - [Whitepages: Software Engineer – Front End] - [OfferUp: Sr. Software Development Engineer – Backend] - [Versium: Director of Marketing] - [OfferUp: Senior Site Reliability Engineer] - [Zillow: Product Manager] [Hiring? Buy a featured job listing to appear here.] [Find more jobs on GeekWork >] [CLICK FOR GEEKWIRE DEALS Great prices on the best gear, gadgets, classes and software, hand-picked for GeekWire readers] Galactic Sponsors [Salesforce 200x140] [bank-of-america] Platinum Sponsors [EY-Logo-293x300] [Wave Business] Gold Sponsors [Moz] [LOGO STYLE SHEETS] Silver Sponsors [perkins-coie-rgb] [Seattle-U-Engineeringrgb] [Print] [WSGR] [NuanceLogo_Horz_k] [Atlas_Logo_Black] [Stratos_Logo-RGB] [Whitepages] [level11] [First Tech] [OfferUp 300px] [Avalara] [realself-rgb] [Wells Fargo] [About GeekWire] [Contact Us] [Advertise with GeekWire] Copyright © 2016 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC. Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 1416 NW 46th Street Suite 105 PMB #246 Seattle, WA 98107 [change email frequency or address] | [unsubscribe]