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GeekWire’s in-depth startup coverage tells the stories of the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. The buzz in tech circles over the past few days is all about “Founder Mode.” Sparked by a recent talk at Y Combinator from Airbnb founder and CEO Brian Chesky — and a subsequent blog post from former YC leader Paul Graham…

The original creators of the Risk of Rain video game series are sunsetting both their current project and their studio, in order to go work for Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software. Hopoo Games, headquartered in Seattle, revealed on Monday that its original founders and “many other” members of its team will now go full-time on internal…

All tech-enabled systems and services are back up and running at Seattle Public Library this week, roughly three months after a ransomware attack partially crippled the institution and its 27 branches across the city. And cybersecurity experts are praising some of the steps taken to protect against future attacks. The cybersecurity breach over Memorial Day…

Forty-seven years after NASA sent a “Golden Record” into deep space to document humanity’s view of the world, Microsoft’s Project Silica is teaming up with a citizen-science effort to lay the groundwork — or, more aptly, the glasswork — for doing something similar. Golden Record 2.0, a project created by students, teachers and researchers affiliated…

This special series marks Microsoft’s 50th anniversary by looking at what’s next for a company that reshaped the technology landscape. From a newsstand in Harvard Square to a storefront in Albuquerque, N.M., to a burger joint in Bellevue, Wash., and beyond, Microsoft’s rise, fall, and rebound is one of the most colorful and tumultuous stories…