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: Become a GeekWire Summit sponsor. Explore opportunities within your budget to activate: [Connect with GeekWire today!]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [New ‘murder hornet’ nest located in Washington state as scientists again use tiny tracking tech]( Tech has passed the test again in helping to track down another Asian giant hornet nest in Washington state. [‘Myst’ remake confirmed for Aug. 26 release date, on PC, Mac, Oculus, and Xbox Game Pass]( Cyan, headquartered in Spokane, Wash., announced Tuesday that its latest remake of the original Myst is planned for release on Aug. [T-Mobile data breach: More than 47M current and former customers affected, carrier says]( T-Mobile on Wednesday released more details about a “highly sophisticated cyberattack” that exposed data from more than 40 million former or prospective customers who had applied for credit with the company, as well as 7.8 million current postpaid subscribers. SPONSOR MESSAGE [GeekWire’s Summer Roodftop BBQ + Sounders Day Returns]( The party kicks off at 4:00 p.m. with a pre-game BBQ at First Mode in Pioneer Square, just footsteps away from Lumen Field. We can’t wait to get our favorite Geeks together to connect and enjoy the views! [Purchase tickets!]( [Amazon exec Wei Gao, a former technical advisor to Jeff Bezos, latest to leave tech giant]( Wei Gao, an Amazon executive who helped lead the company’s grocery efforts, is leaving the Seattle tech giant after more than 16 years. [Ready to deliver on robotic pizza: Picnic sets price and starts taking orders for pie-making machine]( Order up! Picnic, the Seattle food automation startup, announced Tuesday that it is accepting pre-orders from U.S. [Microsoft hires former Uber product chief Manik Gupta to build ‘world-class consumer experiences’]( Manik Gupta, an investor and startup advisor who worked previously as Uber’s chief product officer and a Google product leader, has joined Microsoft as a corporate vice president for Teams Consumer, Skype, and GroupMe. SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [Legacy Living: Bill Russell’s Mercer Island Estate]( [Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board]( — Law enforcement technology company Axon added former HTC Vive exec Chris Chin as vice president of immersive tech. [Seattle Kraken in the game as EA Sports’ ‘NHL 22’ features new hockey team and new arena]( Hockey fans dying for a look inside Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, the soon-to-be home of the Seattle Kraken, can turn to a video game announcement today to get their fix. [How this husband-wife duo launched a startup while battling cancer and homeschooling their kids]( Samir and Amy Lakhani have had quite the year — one that involved quitting full-time jobs, working on their first startup, homeschooling kids, and a cancer diagnosis, all during a global pandemic. [NASA agrees to pause SpaceX lunar contract until November after Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin files suit]( NASA paused its contract with SpaceX to take astronauts back to the moon pending the initial outcome of a lawsuit filed by Blue Origin. [Are we just ants in a death spiral? Researchers call for scientific studies of social media networks]( As misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines is spiking, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) is gearing up its efforts to document, understand and combat the rampant spread of unfounded claims across social media platforms. [How this travel startup raised $5M from ex-CEOs of Orbitz and Vacasa in the middle of a pandemic]( The travel industry took a major blow when the pandemic hit last year, slashing revenue for airlines, hotels, and tech companies such as Expedia or Airbnb. [Extra high tech in Seattle: Photos show worker at tip of Space Needle spire installing new PanoCam]( There’s Seattle tech, and then there’s Seattle high tech, and then there’s, well, even higher Seattle tech. [High-speed rail proponents make another push for Pacific Northwest project; poll shows voter support]( Three of every five voters in Oregon and Washington support a regional, high-speed rail line, according to a poll released by proponents of a proposed high-speed rail system to carry passengers from Eugene, Ore., to Vancouver, B.C. 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