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Read the latest tech headlines from GeekWire [View this email in your browser]. No RSS items found. January 2, 2017 [Top Stories] [Find a Job] [GeekWire Events] [GeekWire 200] [Become a Member] No RSS items found. Today's top stories [Seattle’s top tech stocks of 2016: Newcomer Impinj leads the way, nearly doubling its stock in 5 months] By Nat Levy Seattle-based radio frequency identification technology maker Impinj made its long-anticipated debut on the stock market this summer, and it did not disappoint in its rookie year. [Cloud wars: Amazon Web Services expands pricing API in new effort to show cost savings] By Dan Richman The ability to choose from a wide range of computing and storage services is one of cloud computing’s big draws, but saving money is probably even a bigger motivator. Sponsored Post [Type Fast. Swype Faster.] Swype Keyboard is the fastest and easiest way to send messages, texts and emails from your Android device. Offering rich personalization through beautifully crafted themes and quick access to Emoji, Swype is your keyboard for life. Accept no imitations – [get the original tracing keyboard from Google Play today.] [Fiat Chrysler set to unveil all-electric car at CES this week] By Taylor Soper Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is set to unveil a new all-electric vehicle at the big Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. [SpaceX traces Falcon 9 blast to failed helium tank; return to flight set for Jan. 8] By Alan Boyle SpaceX says an investigation has concluded that the Sept. 1 explosion of its Falcon 9 rocket occurred due to the failure of a helium pressure vessel. Home of the Week - Sponsored Post [An elegant blend of historical beauty and modern functionality; Tudor style home in gated Kirkland community] Opportunity: Gracious and elegant, this Tudor style home rises above the shores of Lake Washington in an old world, gated enclave of 20 luxury homes. The gated community, the Marsh Commons, offers a peaceful sanctuary where home owners enjoy 2.8 acres of lush common grounds complete with a waterfall… [The Cloud in 2017: Seven key trends, from AWS and Azure to voice services and machine learning] By Dan Richman Here’s a no-brainer: 2017 will be a big year for the cloud. [Trump will keep using Twitter to have ‘direct’ conversations, says incoming White House press secretary] By Taylor Soper Don’t expect Donald Trump to stop using Twitter in 2017. [Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 25, 2016] By GeekWire See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 25, 2016. [Happy New Year from GeekWire — Fireworks from the Space Needle] By Kevin Lisota Photos and video from the New Years Day fireworks at Seattle's Space Needle, ringing in 2017. [Top Tech of 2016: The best phones of the year, and more of our favorite technologies] By Todd Bishop A year-end tradition on our GeekWire radio show and podcast is to bring in tech reviewer Andru Edwards of Gear Live to share his favorite consumer electronics products and gadgets of the year. [China’s ivory ban marks a jumbo step forward for Paul Allen’s elephant campaign] By Alan Boyle China's pledge to shut down its ivory trade comes as welcome news to those fighting to save the elephants – including Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. [Read more of today's news on GeekWire >] Today's top jobs - [The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2): Research Scientist] - [GeekWire: GeekWire Sales Professional] - [OfferUp: Senior Site Reliability Engineer] - [OfferUp: Software Development Manager – Backend] - [Whitepages: Sr. Software Engineer – Backend] - [M87: Senior Software Engineer, Server/Back-end] - [The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2): Young Investigator] - [OfferUp: Sr. Software Development Engineer – Backend] - [M87: Software Engineer, Android Development] - [Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence: DevOps 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 [Knoll] [Moz] Silver Sponsors [First Tech] [Whitepages] [WSGR] [Wells Fargo] [Avalara] [About GeekWire] [Contact Us] [Advertise with GeekWire] Copyright © 2017 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]