8:01 AM PST GeekWire Weekly8:01 AM PST Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 12, 2021
9:00 AM PST Space9:00 AM PST In a new video, Amazon’s Project Kuiper highlights satellite broadband for folks off the beaten track
7:00 AM PST Impact Series7:00 AM PST How climate concerns and incentives are driving solar installations on Washington roofs
6:30 AM PST Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin on the new era of work, acquisitions, and growth
4:56 PM PST Health/Life Sciences4:56 PM PST Omicron surging rapidly in Seattle area, projections show huge spike within a week
3:29 PM PST Science3:29 PM PST Maritime Blue wins $500,000 for cleaner transportation as finalist in tech challenge
10:41 AM PST Amazon10:41 AM PST Amazon consolidates healthcare groups under veteran exec, shakes up pharmacy leadership
10:41 AM PST Health/Life Sciences10:41 AM PST Seattle startup Tasso lands $100M for self-administered blood collection devices
9:28 AM PST Tech9:28 AM PST Seattle school district says no evidence of specific threat after ‘TikTok challenge’ spreads across U.S.
9:00 AM PST Impact Series9:00 AM PST AWS vets lead new startup that aims to connect workers with nonprofits through ‘volunteerism’
8:34 AM PST Tech8:34 AM PST Tracking back-to-office plans: Seattle tech companies in holding pattern as Omicron surges
8:12 AM PST Tech Moves8:12 AM PST Senate confirms longtime Microsoft leader Kurt DelBene as CIO at Dept. of Veterans Affairs
7:00 AM PST Startups7:00 AM PST Tech Moves: Madrona adds strategic directors; ex-Amperity CMO joins Tenable; Discord hires Microsoft gaming exec
11:00 AM PST Health/Life Sciences11:00 AM PST Univ. of Washington AI protein folding discovery wins ‘Breakthrough of the Year’ award from Science
10:17 AM PST Amazon10:17 AM PST Amazon’s second chance: Bellevue gives tech giant an opportunity to reshape its regional legacy
7:57 AM PST Tech7:57 AM PST Frothy fundraising climate causes Madrona to raise $120M ‘extension fund’ for portfolio companies
4:00 AM PST Real Estate4:00 AM PST Rental property investment startup Arrived secures $100M in credit financing to fuel U.S. expansion
2:07 PM PST Health/Life Sciences2:07 PM PST Omicron variant likely to surge in Seattle area as health officials urge booster shots
10:34 AM PST Microsoft10:34 AM PST Microsoft: Hackers in China, Iran and elsewhere start exploiting widespread Apache Log4j flaws
9:00 AM PST Startups9:00 AM PST Community safety app Citizen launching in Seattle after attracting 10M users across U.S.
5:00 AM PST Tech5:00 AM PST Unicorn corporate fitness startup Gympass acquires online personal training company Trainiac
4:00 AM PST Space4:00 AM PST Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy leads $65M funding round for Stoke Space’s reusable rockets
3:25 PM PST Space3:25 PM PST RBC Signals teams up with Inmarsat to boost Internet of Things connectivity
2:58 PM PST Startups2:58 PM PST Climate funding: Amazon makes more investments; Alaska Airlines and Bill Gates-led effort back aviation startup
11:30 AM PST Startups11:30 AM PST Tech Moves: Former Outreach CMO joins Fastly; SmartRecruiters adds ex-Tableau SVP; and more
10:39 AM PST Impact Series10:39 AM PST Microsoft reports investments in banks, funds and other programs supporting Black-owned companies
10:04 AM PST Health/Life Sciences10:04 AM PST COVID-19 misinformation still featured on Amazon, months after inquiries from lawmakers
4:31 PM PST Space4:31 PM PST Thanks to new satellites, BlackSky picks up the pace for updating space imagery
