Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 25, 2020

Just in time for Halloween, the Washington State Department of Agriculture is revealing just what was inside a truly haunted house, or nest. … Read More

Two former top Zillow Group leaders are getting back in the real estate industry with new startup that aims to change the way Americans buy homes. … Read More

Amazon is on a massive hiring spree as it tries to meet rising e-commerce demand that has accelerated due to the pandemic and stay-at-home orders. … Read More

If you’re hankering for a Halloween scare, look no further than newly released stats on the spread of COVID-19. … Read More

— The University of Washington announced a new partnership with the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), a program within the Department of Defense, that will spur students and researchers to come up with solutions for communications, data management, artificial intelligence, logistics, disaster relief, healthcare, and other areas related to national security. … Read More

Microsoft will report its fiscal first quarter earnings Tuesday afternoon. … Read More

Seattle-based real estate tech company Redfin is facing allegations of discriminatory pricing practices and “redlining” in a lawsuit filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and other fair housing organizations. … Read More

“This is cool, baby.” Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg reacted to the temperature and the birthday gift he received from Microsoft when he checked out a fully stocked Xbox Series X Fridge that was delivered to him by the tech giant. … Read More

You may want to put off that big holiday dinner. … Read More

Zillow has cut about 80 positions from its Zillow Offers homebuying and selling operation, streamlining its management structure in some of the 25 markets where the service has launched, GeekWire has learned. … Read More