GeekWire's Most-Read Stories of the Week

Catch up on the top tech stories from this past week. Here are the headlines that people have been reading on GeekWire. ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: The GeekWire Awards return May 20, 2021: [Celebrate the Pacific Northwest's leading innovators, entrepreneurs and technologists at one of the most-anticipated tech events. Register today!]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Why the sad face? Amazon driver leaving packages upside down as part of ‘No More Smiles’ protest]( Amazon is probably not smiling this morning about an apparent protest movement started by a driver who is placing cardboard boxes upside down during deliveries to make it look like the company’s logo is a frown. [27 years after death of Kurt Cobain, group uses AI software to create a ‘new’ Nirvana song]( The death of Kurt Cobain 27 years ago today left fans of Nirvana forever wondering what new music the celebrated grunge band might have produced over the years. [How to find a COVID-19 vaccine shot: Volunteer-run site flags open spots in Washington state]( In 10 days, Washington state will open up COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone 16 and over who wants a shot. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Become a member, support independent journalism!]( GeekWire members support independent journalism at a time when trusted storytelling and community engagement is more important than ever. [Tech Moves: Rad Power Bikes co-founder resigns; WRF CEO Ron Howell to retire; and more]( — Rad Power Bikes co-founder Ty Collins has stepped down from the rapidly growing e-bike startup. [You got vaccinated. Now what? 7 things to know for your post-COVID vaccine behavior]( On April 15, anyone in Washington state who is 16 or older can roll up their sleeve and get a shot of COVID-19 vaccine. [SpaceX leases new 125,000-square-foot complex in Seattle area as Starlink satellite operation grows]( SpaceX is leasing a 124,907-square-foot building complex that’s under construction in Redmond Ridge Business Park, east of Seattle, according to the latest industrial real estate market report from Kidder Mathews. SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [5424 NE 13th Place]( [Former Facebook exec Vijaye Raji leads new startup Statsig to help developers build features quickly]( New startup: Vijaye Raji, a tech vet who previously led Facebook’s 5,000-person engineering outpost in Seattle, is CEO and founder of Statsig, a Seattle-area company that just formed to help developers build and launch features quickly. [T-Mobile launches home internet service and small town initiative as part of latest ‘Un-carrier’ move]( The news: T-Mobile made a series of announcements Wednesday as part of its latest ‘Un-carrier’ initiative, including the official launch of its new home internet service, 5G phone offerings, and new investment in rural areas. [Amazon union vote: Here’s how the ballots will be counted this week]( The unionization votes are now in the hands of the National Labor Relations Board and the two factions have completed their challenges to individual ballots in the year-long battle to organize nearly 6,000 Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala. The next two days are going to determine which of the two sides has the upper hand: Amazon, which aggressively opposed unionization in the Alabama fulfillment center, or the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union, which has been trying to convince the plant’s workers to form the retail company’s first unionized employee group. So what happens now? [Starbucks trying reusable cups to cut down on waste while teaming with Seattle recycling startup]( Starbucks is launching a new effort to cut down on waste from its ubiquitous beverage cups with a limited trial in Seattle of a “Borrow a Cup” program. [Tech Moves: AWS exec named Splunk president; Amazon vet joins Overstock as CMO; and more]( — Former Amazon Web Services and Microsoft executive Teresa Carlson will join Splunk in the new role of president and chief growth officer effective April 19. [Amazon on verge of thwarting union vote in Alabama; remaining ballots to be counted Friday]( Amazon appears well on its way to thwarting an attempt to unionize workers at its Bessemer, Ala. [These startups are solving Amazon’s potty problem, helping delivery drivers find relief on the go]( Amazon stepped into an unexpected public relations mess recently when company officials claimed that its workers would never have to resort to urinating in bottles. [Livestreaming report: The sudden rise of sleep streaming; GTA role-playing; Twitch keeps growing]( Twitch hit another viewership record last month, buoyed by hot content like watching people sleep and a roleplaying mod for an eight-year-old sandbox game. [Google to begin opening some Seattle-area offices for optional in-person work starting April 20]( Google has announced plans to start bringing workers back to the company’s offices in the Puget Sound region, including on campuses in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood and in Kirkland, Wash. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Symetra: Sr. Solutions Engineer]( - [Horry-Georgetown Technical College: Network Engineer]( - [AutoDevTech: Software Engineer]( - [Amazon: Principal Program Manager, Finance Operations – Physical Stores Procure-to-Pay Technology]( - [Symetra: Software Developer]( - [Bonanza.com: Senior Rails Developer]( - [Symetra: Sr. Security Engineer]( - [INRIX: VP- Enterprise Sales]( - [Icertis: Senior Director Demand Generation]( - [TrueBlue, Inc.: Director, Oracle Cloud Applicaations]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2021 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. 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