Samsung wants 'Beast Mode' trademark | Amazon launches 'Wickedly Prime' | Comcast loses bid to toss Washington AG's $100M suit

Read the latest tech headlines from GeekWire [View this email in your browser]. December 24, 2016 [Top Stories] [Find a Job] [GeekWire Events] [GeekWire 200] [Become a Member] Application Deadline: Jan. 20! [Apply to participate in the NFL’s 1st and Future, the biggest sports-tech pitch competition all year!] Today's top stories [Samsung files for ‘Beast Mode’ trademark — but is Marshawn Lynch in on this action, boss?] By John Cook There’s only one “Beast Mode” in Seattle. [Amazon’s newest brand, Wickedly Prime, brings its private label food business out of stealth mode] By Todd Bishop Amazon has launched a new private label food brand that is notable in part because it’s much more obvious that it’s a product of the online retail giant — starting with the name, Wickedly Prime, and the logo, a version of the Amazon smile with a tongue. Sponsored Post [The Rise of the Experience Design Engineer™] At [Level 11], we embody the rise of the Experience Design Engineer™(XDE™). We employ design thinking to invent new brand experiences. Our focus on the practice of Digital Transformation has led us to our Experience Design Engineering™ methodology. Using out XDE™ methodology, we fundamentally change the way consumers engage, experience, and interact with your brand across every touchpoint in your connected ecosystem—physical, digital, in-store, online, mobile, wearable, Internet of Things—across the lifecycle of your customers. Provide your customers the experience they expect—Be Disruptive™ and learn how to achieve Digital Transformation by connecting with Level 11. Email us at [info@level11.com] [Oculus engineering leader arrested near Seattle, charged with soliciting sex from cop posing as 15-year-old girl] By John Cook Dov Katz, head of the computer vision and machine learning group at Facebook-owned Oculus, has been charged in King County for attempted commercial sexual abuse of a minor. [Judge denies Comcast’s bid to throw out $100M suit by Washington state AG] By Todd Bishop Updated at 4 p.m. with Comcast comment. Comcast on Friday lost an initial attempt to dismiss a $100 million lawsuit filed by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, accusing the company of 1.8 million violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act. Home of the Week - Sponsored Post [Behind the vintage beauty is a modern lair with 10 person theater, sound stage, billiards and bar. Bonnie Brook $4,500,000] Despite it’s historic provenance, this is not grandma’s house. Enlivened with a modern family in mind, Bonnie Brook is a testament to melding the newest in technology with the glorious ambiance of years past. Nestled on over 2 acres of Olmstead Brothers designed gardens (think Volunteer Park… [Boeing works with Donald Trump on cost concerns over Air Force One and Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jets] By Alan Boyle After meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says he'll keep the cost of the next Air Force One below $4 billion. [Startup Spotlight: VIA Global Health wants to be ‘the Amazon of the medical supply world’] By Monica Nickelsburg As Commercialization Officer for the Seattle global health non-profit PATH, Noah Perin observed a big gap in the worldwide healthcare market. [Amazon toots its charitable horn for the holidays with gifts to nonprofits] By Lisa Stiffler As part of its holly jolly makeover, Amazon this week wrapped up a season of philanthropic giving locally and abroad. [2016’s parting gift is an extra second of time — and Amazon has a last-minute cloud fix] By Dan Richman Look, we all know it’s been a tough year. [Read more of today's news on GeekWire >] Today's top jobs - [M87: Senior Software Engineer, Server/Back-end] - [M87: Software Engineer, VPN/Security] - [Enigma: DATA ENGINEER] - [OfferUp: Senior Site Reliability Engineer] - [OfferUp: Sr. Software Development Engineer – Backend] - [IMPINJ: Communications Systems Engineer] - [M87: Senior Engineer, iOS Development] - [OfferUp: Sr. Software Development Engineer – Backend] - [IMPINJ: Director of Solutions Architecture] - [Rover.com: Senior Django Software Engineer] [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 Platinum Sponsors [Wave Business] Gold Sponsors [Moz] [Knoll] Silver Sponsors [Avalara] [Whitepages] [Wells Fargo] [WSGR] [First Tech] [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]