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Top stories so far this week What Valve’s top Steam titles of 2020 say about the state of video games Valve Software announced the top 100 best-performing games of the year on its digital storefront Steam. Ahoy, Jacklyn! Jeff Bezos names Blue Origin’s rocket recovery ship after his mom Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says the ship that his Blue Origin space venture will use for at-sea rocket landings has been named after his mother, Jacklyn Bezos. How hacked is hacked? Here’s a ‘hack scale’ to better understand the SolarWinds cyberattacks "Microsoft, FireEye, and the U.S. Treasury department have been hacked in the SolarWinds attacks." This statement is true but doesn't tell the whole story accurately. LinkedIn migration data shows that techies aren’t leaving Seattle despite ‘exodus’ in Silicon Valley Techies are apparently leaving Silicon Valley. Fast-growing Qualtrics files to go public at valuation of up to $14.4B Qualtrics, which splits its headquarters between Seattle and Provo, Utah, is aiming to go public at a valuation of $12 billion to $14.4 billion, according to a report by CNBC. Data experts tap their farming backgrounds to lead new Washington state agriculture tech startup As a fourth-generation Yakima hop farmer running a century-old family business, Patrick Smith has deep roots in Washington state’s agriculture sector. Tech Moves: Crowd Cow adds ex-Amazon leaders; former Expedia CTO joins Snap! Raise — Seattle meat and seafood marketplace Crowd Cow hired Ian McAllister as chief product officer, Julie Pruitt as chief merchant, and Jeremy Sievert as VP of operations. Amazon sold billions of products during holiday period; third-party sales up 50% globally Amazon said it delivered billions of products globally this holiday season as it wraps up what is expected to be a record fourth fiscal quarter amid the ongoing pandemic. Top Stories of 2020: How the events of this year upended the worlds of tech, science and more We reflect on this unprecedented year on a new episode of the GeekWire Podcast, as viewed through our focus on technology, business and innovation in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Joining GeekWire co-founders John Cook and Todd Bishop for the discussion is guest commentator Ed Lazowska, computer science professor at the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. FAA issues safety rules that could smooth the way for Amazon drone deliveries The Federal Aviation Administration issues final versions of rules for drones that fly over people and at night — including Amazon's future delivery drones.

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