Google takes over Tableau building in Seattle | Amazon fights warrant in Echo murder case | Apple's Vancouver, Wash., hub still going strong

Read the latest tech headlines from GeekWire [View this email in your browser](. February 23, 2017 [Top Stories]( [Find a Job]( [GeekWire Events]( [GeekWire 200]( [Become a Member]( Ping pong, dodgeball, foosball, tabletop games, beer pong, video games and more. Get your tickets today! [The GeekWire Bash, March 15: Seattle’s biggest, geekiest tech party.]( Today's top stories [IAU and New Horizons science team make peace over the names on Pluto’s map]( By Alan Boyle The International Astronomical Union and the science team behind NASA's New Horizons mission have struck a deal for naming features on Pluto and its moons. [Google to take over former gym space from Tableau as it continues to grow in Seattle]( By Nat Levy Google massive new campus in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood is still a few years out, but that hasn’t stopped the search giant from growing in its current neighborhood of Fremont. Sponsored Post [Type Fast. 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[Initialized Capital leads $4M round for Privacy Labs startup that helps users ‘take control of their data’]( By Taylor Soper Giri Sreenivas and Dirk Sigurdson already launched and sold one security company. [Amazon fights search warrant for Echo voice data in Arkansas hot tub murder case]( By Nat Levy Amazon is fighting part of a search warrant that would require the online retail giant to hand over audio recordings and other records for an Echo belonging to the suspect in a 2015 murder case in Arkansas, arguing that dialog between users and Alexa-powered devices is covered by the First Amendment. [Apple’s little-known Vancouver, Wash., engineering team still going strong after 25 years]( By Kurt Schlosser It’s hard not to associate Apple with California when picturing the home base for the maker of Macs, iPhones and much more. [Google commits $11.5M in grants to improve racial equity in the justice system]( By Jillian Stampher Google has committed $11.5 million in grants to organizations working to reduce racial inequalities in the criminal justice system, the company’s charitable arm announced Thursday. [Exclusive: Apple expanding its Seattle engineering center, making a big bet on artificial intelligence]( By Todd Bishop Apple plans to significantly expand its engineering operations in Seattle — further establishing the satellite office as a hub for developing future artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies for products such as the iPhone, MacBook, Apple Watch and other Apple devices and services. [Apple’s Turi acquisition funds new $1M UW professorship in AI and machine learning]( By Todd Bishop A new $1 million endowed professorship, made possible by Apple’s acquisition of Seattle-based machine learning startup Turi last year, will give the University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering department a chance to attract more top talent in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence. [Ex-Microsoft Windows CMO launches data analytics-focused digital marketing firm Fjuri]( By Taylor Soper Microsoft’s former Windows marketing chief is launching his own firm to help Fortune 500 companies improve their brand marketing strategies with data intelligence technology. [Bionic Leaf project that can ‘make food out of thin air’ receives $100,000 Amazon Catalyst grant]( By Clare McGrane Earth faces some troubling conundrums. On one front, increased levels of carbon dioxide and other gasses are fueling drastic climate change. 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Amazon sued over name of its new online conferencing technology]( By Jillian Stampher A New York-based tech company has filed a federal trademark suit against Amazon Web Services over the name of the cloud giant’s newly launched Chime online conferencing and collaboration technology. [Tesla posts another loss but says it’s on track to roll out Model 3 cars in July]( By Alan Boyle Tesla says it's "on track" to start producing its mass-market Model 3 electric cars in July, and plans to build 5,000 per week by the end of the year. [‘Upstarts’ author Brad Stone on Uber’s scandals, Airbnb’s regulatory fight, and lessons from Amazon]( By Monica Nickelsburg When it comes to disruption, Brad Stone wrote the book. [Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has plans for big expansion of Seattle-area HQ]( By Alan Boyle Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has out-of-this-world ambitions – with expansion plans to match. [Biotech startup tries unique weapon in fight against chronic pain and opioid addiction: snail venom]( By Clare McGrane If you didn’t know snails could be venomous, you’re not alone. [GeekWire Deals: Upgrade your WordPress site with beautiful, responsive, and optimized themes from Theme Junkie]( By Christie Brydon Good news: services like WordPress make it easier than ever to create a beautiful website. [Twitter tests feature allowing businesses to create custom profiles in direct messages]( By Jillian Stampher As Facebook pushes to include more bots in its messaging feature, Twitter has shifted in the opposite direction. 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