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 [Bill and Melinda Gates announce decision to end marriage after 27 years]( Bill and Melinda Gates announced Monday that they are ending their marriage after 27 years, sending shockwaves through their hometown and around the world where their philanthropic work has touched tens of millions. [Former Amazon exec Jeff Wilke on why he left, what it was like to work for Jeff Bezos, and more]( In March, Jeff Wilke quietly stepped away from Amazon, the company he was instrumental in building from an online book retailer to one of the most valuable and influential corporations in the world. [The Gates split: While the money is outrageous, here’s why the divorce likely won’t be]( Just before he was about to begin teaching his online family law class at the University of Washington on Monday, professor Terry Price received an emphatic text from one of his former law students. SPONSOR MESSAGE [The GeekWire Awards return May 20, 2021!]( GeekWire’s annual celebration of the Pacific Northwest technology community is coming up on Thursday, May 20th via live stream. [Register today!]( [Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s family donates $15M to Seattle Children’s Hospital]( Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s family is donating $15 million to Seattle Children’s Hospital to support its work in neurosciences medicine and mental health care. [Ex-Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn leaves venture capital post after 5 weeks on job]( When Jeff Blackburn announced his retirement from Amazon in February after 22 years, the longtime Jeff Bezos lieutenant stressed that he was not retiring and hinted at news to come on his next move. [John Oliver takes on COVID vaccine myths, and no, again, Bill Gates did not inject you with a microchip]( If you’re hesitant about getting a COVID-19 vaccination because you’re worried that Bill Gates is going to plant a microchip in it and track you for some reason, John Oliver had a message for you Sunday night. SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [Notable Sale: Elegant Colonial]( [Gates Foundation reverses position on COVID vaccine patent protections after mounting pressure]( The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it supports the lifting of patent protections on coronavirus vaccine technologies. [Divorce fallout: What happens to Gates Foundation when Bill and Melinda are no longer married?]( Created more than 20 years ago, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been a global leader in philanthropy. [Jeff Bezos sells more than $2.4B in Amazon stock]( Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos sold off more than $2.4 billion in Amazon shares this week, new regulatory filings show. [Tech jobs hold steady in Seattle and other big tech hubs, but there’s another disturbing trend line]( The great migration of tech talent out of large tech hubs like Seattle, San Francisco and Boston may be overblown. [Seattle startup Modica turns shipping containers into software-driven microfactories]( Watching stacks of shipping containers come and go from Seattle’s waterfront, you might wonder what’s in them, where they came from and where they’re headed. [Here’s how Microsoft is helping India with its COVID-19 catastrophe]( With several thousand employees across 11 locations in India, and many more employees in other countries with families in India, Microsoft is acutely aware of the devastation sweeping the country during a second wave of coronavirus infections. [Amazon employee at Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment center dies]( The news: An Amazon fulfillment center worker died Thursday after being found in the bathroom of a warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. [Billionaire commander and future space crewmates bond during Mount Rainier trek]( The road to space runs through ... Mount Rainier? Billionaire Jared Isaacman used the mountain trek as a team-building exercise for his Inspiration4 crew. 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