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Read the latest tech headlines from GeekWire [View this email in your browser](. [83c70c80-cefc-43e4-9cc7-74e048a5ee95.png]( July 13, 2017 [Top Stories]( [Find a Job]( [GeekWire Events]( [GeekWire 200]( [Become a Member]( T-Mobile Hiring Event – 7/27 [Meet your next career move. Sign up at uncarriercareers.com/GW]( Today's top stories [Relativity Space raises the curtain (a bit) on its stealthy rocket venture]( By Alan Boyle Relativity Space is still in stealth mode, but CEO and co-founder Tim Ellis lifted the veil just a bit on the company's business plan and eight-figure funding. [Inspired by treasure hunts in Mexico, DoubleDown co-founder launches new game studio]( By Taylor Soper Finding the inspiration to start a company can happen anywhere, at any time. Sponsored Post [Hughes Marino Corporate Real Estate Advisors Now in Seattle]( We are thrilled to now be in Seattle. As national award-winning corporate real estate advisors, we do business differently, working only with tenants and buyers, never landlords. With no conflicts, you can be sure that the only interests we have in mind are yours. If your business is ready to renegotiate a lease, find a new space, buy or build, we’re here to help. [Read More]( [‘Alexa, change the channel’: Amazon Echo speakers can now control some smart TVs]( By Nat Levy Amazon just released a new capability for its digital brain Alexa that is sure to delight chronic TV remote misplacers. [Campaign to diversify startup boards launched by Redfin, Madrona, Pioneer Square Labs and others]( By Monica Nickelsburg Real estate technology company Redfin and several prominent tech investment firms will encourage startups in their portfolios to recruit an “independent, diverse board member” within two years of funding — marking a new effort to boost diversity amid rising allegations of sexual harassment in the industry. 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[Report: Amazon acquires UK video game startup, pushing further into gaming]( By Monica Nickelsburg Amazon has acquired GameSparks, a UK company that builds backend tools for developers behind marquee game franchises such as Assassin’s Creed and Final Fantasy, according to a report from The Telegraph. [Health technology startup BloomAPI raises $2.4M to get medical records off paper]( By Clare McGrane The healthcare technology startup is a graduate of the Y-Combinator accelerator and is taking aim at the electronic medical records market. [Will HoloLens transform air travelers into characters in a mixed-reality world?]( By Alan Boyle Imagine a world where headset-wearing flight attendants can instantly know how you're feeling based on a computer analysis of your facial expression. [Key question in Redfin IPO: Will it be valued as a tech company or a real estate brokerage?]( By John Cook Is Redfin a real estate brokerage or a tech company? [Rover raises $65M round led by Spark Capital as pet-sitting startup aims for more growth]( By Taylor Soper Typically in today’s technology world, startup founders sit on one side of the room, pitch ideas to investors, and hope to land funding for their company. [Element Data raises $3.5M to help companies make decisions with A.I. and machine learning]( By Monica Nickelsburg Element Data is on the path every startup hopes to walk. [Viewpoint snaps up Dexter & Chaney, its Seattle neighbor in cloud-based construction software]( By Tom Krazit Construction is a booming business in the Pacific Northwest, and two companies that make cloud-based construction software are becoming one, with Portland-based Viewpoint acquiring Seattle’s Dexter & Chaney for an undisclosed amount. [Hyperloop One celebrates full-system test for levitating transport in a vacuum tube]( By Alan Boyle Hyperloop One showed off the results of its first full-system test of a maglev vehicle in a vacuum setting, and said upcoming tests will go for 250 mph. [Major League Soccer tests video assistant referee during Sounders match; full rollout set for August]( By Taylor Soper VAR made its debut at CenturyLink Field in Seattle this past weekend. [What’s ahead for the historic UW-China tech school in the Seattle region as it prepares for 1st students]( By Nat Levy This fall, the Global Innovation Exchange will welcome its first student cohort, representing the culmination of close to five years of planning, and a first-of-its kind alliance between the University of Washington, Tsinghua University in China, Microsoft, the local real estate community and more. [Consulting giant Mercer invests in compensation data provider PayScale]( By Taylor Soper Seattle-based compensation software and data provider PayScale announced today that it has received a minority investment from Mercer, a New York-based publicly-traded consulting company. [Read more of today's news on GeekWire >]( [] Today's top jobs - - [Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence: Semantic Scholar Applied Research Scientist]( - [Cambia Health Solutions: Executive Director, Cambia Grove]( - [OfferUp: Sr. Software Development Engineer – Backend]( - [Accolade: Lead Software Development Engineer (Services)]( - [OfferUp: Security Software Engineer]( - [Avalara: Senior Backend Javascript Engineer]( - [Accolade: Lead Software Development Engineer (Data)]( - [OfferUp: Staff Software Development Engineer – Growth/SEO]( - [Redfin: Senior Data Engineer]( - [OfferUp: Software Development Engineer – Android]( [Hiring? 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