6:05 AM PDT Startups6:05 AM PDT Seattle startup ModusBox spins out PortX into new financial services company and raises $10M
6:00 AM PDT Amazon6:00 AM PDT Amazon releases upgraded Kindle and Kindle Kids devices for first time in three years
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT Redfin CEO, DoorDash co-founder invest in new startup building portal for Mexico real estate
9:01 PM PDT Philanthropy9:01 PM PDT Gates Foundation annual report shows stalled progress due to pandemic, wars — but also reasons for hope
7:59 PM PDT Space7:59 PM PDT You can weigh in on spaced-out designs for Smithsonian’s Bezos Learning Center
2:54 PM PDT Amazon2:54 PM PDT Heather MacDougall, Amazon VP in charge of workplace health and safety, is departing
1:48 PM PDT Games1:48 PM PDT Wizards of the Coast files lawsuit to stop publication of tabletop game, alleging trademark violation and ‘reprehensible content’
12:12 PM PDT Games12:12 PM PDT 343 Industries head and longtime Microsoft leader Bonnie Ross is leaving ‘Halo’ developer
11:55 AM PDT Geek Life11:55 AM PDT In viral video, men escape close call with mountain wildfire by relying on GPS tech and hiking skills
10:29 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:29 AM PDT Adaptive Biotechnologies inks deal with healthcare fund to beef up balance sheet
10:15 AM PDT Startups10:15 AM PDT Modulous, which helps developers build prefabricated homes, raises $11.5M
9:00 AM PDT Civic9:00 AM PDT Report calls for ‘mega-region’ to unite on climate as Cascadia leaders meet at U.S.-Canada border
8:10 AM PDT Space8:10 AM PDT Uncrewed Blue Origin suborbital research mission cut short by launch anomaly
5:00 AM PDT Tech5:00 AM PDT Starbucks goes Web3: How the coffee giant plans to use NFTs and blockchain in its rewards program
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 4, 2022
9:29 AM PDT Podcast Robot law: Public policy, legal liability, and the new world of autonomous systems
6:03 PM PDT Tech6:03 PM PDT ‘It’s not just science fiction’: Zeva is taking its flying saucer concept to the next level
2:02 PM PDT Civic2:02 PM PDT Univ. of Washington pledges to divest multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuels by 2027
12:49 PM PDT Geek Life12:49 PM PDT Zero Latency opening a free-roam virtual reality gaming venue in Seattle area
11:32 AM PDT Startups11:32 AM PDT Booster, which fuels fleets for Amazon and UPS, expands to Portland and other new cities
9:17 AM PDT Amazon9:17 AM PDT Nearly 400 workers in Washington state will be laid off due to Amazon Care shutdown
9:08 AM PDT Social Media9:08 AM PDT University rebukes professor whose tweet about dying queen drew response from Jeff Bezos
9:06 AM PDT Tech9:06 AM PDT Waymo to test its latest self-driving car technology on the wet, wide streets of Bellevue, Wash.
9:05 AM PDT Amazon9:05 AM PDT Amazon will buy Belgium-based Cloostermans to boost warehouse robotics operations
8:02 AM PDT Startups8:02 AM PDT Tech Moves: Lighthouse names CEO; Mariners hire Accolade director; and more
8:00 AM PDT Education8:00 AM PDT DreamBox Learning hit by layoffs, but promises strategy to take on ‘troubling trends’ in education
2:59 PM PDT Startups2:59 PM PDT Software vetting startup QA Wolf comes out of stealth with $20M from Peter Thiel and others
9:55 AM PDT Tech9:55 AM PDT BlackRock leads $100M round for Cap Hill Brands; e-commerce vets acquire 35 brands, add key execs
8:24 AM PDT Startups8:24 AM PDT Seattle startup helping teens learn about and invest in crypto raises $2.7M
8:00 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences8:00 AM PDT Largest gift in Fred Hutch history: $78M from Stuart and Molly Sloan will support precision oncology
