Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 2, 2020

Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 2, 2020.

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Bill Gates admitted he’s not the target audience for the popular social media app TikTok, but the Microsoft co-founder, weighing in on a potential acquisition by his former company, told Bloomberg Television that he believes in the tech giant when it comes to data security. … Read More

It’s 8:20 a.m. at the corner of Second Avenue and Union Street in downtown Seattle. … Read More

The aftermath of this week’s Beirut chemical explosion has been covered in triplicate by U.S. … Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sold approximately $3 billion in stock in transactions starting on Monday, according to regulatory filings made public Wednesday. … Read More

People are spending way more time at home during the pandemic. … Read More

— Microsoft is bringing more of its Windows team under Chief Product Officer Panos Panay as part of another reorganization this year. … Read More

Zillow Group flew by analyst expectations for its second quarter revenue as the Seattle real estate giant voiced confidence in the housing market and posted record traffic numbers amid the pandemic. … Read More

Jeff Bezos may work some sort of magic every day — or at least his company does — by getting zillions of packages here and there with the click of a  button or two. … Read More

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday blocking all transactions with ByteDance, the China-based company that owns TikTok, in 45 days. … Read More

Microsoft is considering buying a bigger chunk of fast-growing social media giant TikTok. … Read More

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