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 Dec. 26, 2021.
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The Space Needle fireworks display has long been considered the iconic New Year’s Eve celebration for the West Coast. … Read More

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is going to keep a better grip on his Microsoft Surface after hearing from the NFL about his tablet-tossing tantrum during a loss on Dec. … Read More

Amazon’s leading position in U.S. e-commerce is well-documented, but the latest global rankings for app installs show the potential for newer brands to upend the online shopping juggernaut. … Read More

Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has been quietly growing in the Seattle area. … Read More

Reports of a Chinese ban on Steam’s international client appear to have been a false alarm, but it’s raised more questions about the country potentially blocking the widely-used video game storefront. … Read More

New installations of the Oculus mobile app jumped more than 150% over the Christmas weekend, compared to past years, according to numbers released Tuesday morning by Apptopia. … Read More

Remember making a mix tape for someone you were dating? … Read More

For 25 years, I’ve been recapping the top stories about space and looking forward to next year’s trends on the final frontier — and for most of that time, the dawn of the era of commercial spaceflight has been one of the things I’ve been looking forward to the most. … Read More

It’s been a strange year in a strange business. … Read More

Seattle-based startup Curi Bio has raised $10 million to advance its platforms for drug discovery, based on human stem cells. … Read More