8:48 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences8:48 AM PDT ‘I wouldn’t be an engineer without it’: UW program supports underserved STEM students
7:00 AM PDT Startups7:00 AM PDT Why some high-tech lending companies aren’t worried about rising interest rates
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 19, 2022
7:53 AM PDT Startup Spotlight7:53 AM PDT Univ. of Washington spinout aims to eliminate ‘forever chemicals’ with destruction tech system
2:54 PM PDT Startups2:54 PM PDT Tech Moves: Microsoft hires cloud security VP; Expedia board member resigns; and more
12:17 PM PDT Games12:17 PM PDT New Web3 video game from ‘Days Gone’ director set in post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest
11:03 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences11:03 AM PDT Construction begins at new 197K square-foot life sciences building in Seattle near Space Needle
10:04 AM PDT Tech10:04 AM PDT Tech companies already changing HR policies in response to landmark Roe v. Wade decision
7:50 AM PDT Transportation7:50 AM PDT Gas prices too high? EV maker Lucid arrives in Seattle with studio to show off $154K luxury car
1:37 PM PDT Amazon1:37 PM PDT Amazon invests $23M to build 568 homes in Seattle as part of affordable housing initiative
11:37 AM PDT Startups11:37 AM PDT Seattle startup Esper cuts 12% of staff, citing ‘current economic climate,’ as tech layoffs continue
11:12 AM PDT Amazon11:12 AM PDT How this Amazon cloud device made it to the International Space Station, and what it did in orbit
10:07 AM PDT Amazon10:07 AM PDT More AI for devs: Amazon unveils CodeWhisperer machine-learning ‘coding companion’
9:24 AM PDT Tech9:24 AM PDT SAP cuts staff as part of ‘restructuring program,’ fewer than 30 impacted in Pacific Northwest
7:39 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences7:39 AM PDT Gates Foundation funds biotech company cataloging the viruses that infect bacteria
6:00 AM PDT Space6:00 AM PDT Microsoft and Xplore team up with NOAA to demonstrate cloud-based satellite operations
6:17 PM PDT Amazon6:17 PM PDT Amazon previews Alexa capability that synthesizes a person’s voice from less than a minute of audio
1:52 PM PDT Space1:52 PM PDT How ‘Big Data’ could help SETI researchers intensify the search for alien civilizations
10:50 AM PDT Startups10:50 AM PDT More funding for fusion: Seattle startup lands $160M and reveals technology breakthrough
9:35 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences9:35 AM PDT Athira Pharma shares drop nearly 70% on release of clinical trial data for Alzheimer’s disease
9:32 AM PDT Amazon9:32 AM PDT Internal memo: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on senior exec departures, ‘s-team’ diversity
7:57 AM PDT Amazon7:57 AM PDT Amazon’s Zoox completes ‘critical checkpoint’ in robotaxi testing and rollout
6:46 AM PDT Amazon6:46 AM PDT With new warehouse robots, Amazon looks to invent its way out of its safety problems
6:15 AM PDT Startups6:15 AM PDT Glowforge CEO Dan Shapiro on raising in uncertain economic times as laser printer startup lands $43M
3:58 PM PDT Tech Moves3:58 PM PDT Tech Moves: Longtime Zillow VP Annie Rihn departs after 17 years; AWS VP jumps to Google; Remitly names CFO; UiPath exec joins new VC firm
2:44 PM PDT Civic2:44 PM PDT Appeals court upholds Seattle’s payroll tax on high-earning workers following Chamber challenge
12:55 PM PDT Geek Life12:55 PM PDT Obamas’ media company Higher Ground signs exclusive audio deal with Amazon-owned Audible
