Exclusive interview: Spencer Rascoff talks SPAC mania, home buying and why he’s created a stealthy social media startup with his daughter

Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) When we reached out to entrepreneur and angel investor Spencer Rascoff on Tuesday with notes about…

When algorithms go bad: Zillow, Amazon, Facebook and the pitfalls of rampant automation

GeekWire Illustration The downfall of Zillow’s iBuying business is a reminder of the downsides of relying too much on automation and machine learning algorithms at this stage…

Top Stories of ’21: Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, COVID, and what’s next for tech in Seattle and beyond

Looking at GeekWire’s most-read stories for 2021, this series of headlines stands out as a symbol of the past year, not just for Amazon but for the…