Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 25, 2021

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 July 25, 2021.

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Most popular stories on GeekWire

Amazon’s massively multiplayer online RPG New World has attracted a big audience so far with its closed beta, which has analysts wondering if it might be the breakout game for Amazon Game Studios. … Read More

I spent much of my weekend exploring a virtual version of the world from the sky in Microsoft Flight Simulator, available this week on the Xbox Series X. … Read More

Helping people live longer and healthier is personal for Melissa Eamer. … Read More

Some eagle-eyed Amazon customers have noticed a change in the options available from their “Saved for Later” lists, and we can confirm they’re not imagining things. … Read More

Microsoft has acquired Suplari, a Seattle startup that uses artificial intelligence to help companies understand and get a handle on their spending. … Read More

Seattle startup Algorithmia has been acquired by DataRobot, a Boston-based startup and leader in the machine learning operations sector. … Read More

Icosavax is having quite the debut as Washington state’s newest public company. … Read More

Newly minted Amazon CEO Andy Jassy didn’t subject himself to an intensive round of press interviews upon taking over from founder Jeff Bezos earlier this month, but he did offer some insights into his approach and background in a video interview recorded internally. … Read More

Smart-home device maker Wyze Labs has raised $110 million in new funding, GeekWire learned on Friday, boosting the Kirkland, Wash.-based company’s plans to improve its existing line of products and launch even more. … Read More

Reconstruction of brain cells

Neuroscientists from Seattle’s Allen Institute and other research institutions have wrapped up a five-year, multimillion-dollar project with the release of a high-resolution 3-D map showing the connections between 200,000 cells in a clump of mouse brain about as big as a grain of sand. … Read More