8:50 AM PDT Tech8:50 AM PDT Average tech salaries in Seattle rise 4.6% to $158K, second-highest in U.S.
7:32 AM PDT Geek Life7:32 AM PDT Light the lamp — and the arches: Seattle landmark will put on display to celebrate Kraken hockey goals
9:01 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences9:01 PM PDT Gates Foundation commits up to $120M to support access to new COVID-19 pill
4:39 PM PDT Space4:39 PM PDT Boeing says valve investigation will force Starliner space taxi’s test flight into 2022
2:13 PM PDT Microsoft2:13 PM PDT Bots reportedly swoop up pre-orders for Xbox mini-fridges, which sell out in under a minute
1:13 PM PDT Amazon1:13 PM PDT Potential Starbucks partnership shows Amazon’s ambitions for its cashierless retail technology
12:57 PM PDT Tech12:57 PM PDT Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy pledges $276M to match UK funding for climate innovations
12:00 PM PDT Podcast Biotech boom: How life sciences emerged from ‘the doldrums’ in Seattle and Washington state
11:54 AM PDT Tech11:54 AM PDT Analyst says Zillow’s pause on homebuying ‘leaves many unanswered questions,’ lowers stock outlook
10:16 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:16 AM PDT Sana Biotechnology inks $50M deal for precise gene editing system from Beam Therapeutics
8:37 AM PDT Startups8:37 AM PDT Funding news: Camping app The Dyrt lands $11M; Cascade Seed Fund will back more PNW startups
8:00 AM PDT Facebook8:00 AM PDT Facebook uses a Seattle storefront loaded with QR codes to drive offline shoppers to online businesses
4:30 PM PDT Amazon4:30 PM PDT Did Amazon lie to Congress? Lawmakers give CEO Andy Jassy ‘final opportunity’ to correct record
3:02 PM PDT Tech3:02 PM PDT Avalara continues acquisition spree with purchase of property tax compliance company CrowdReason
2:12 PM PDT Real Estate2:12 PM PDT Zillow Group stock falls 10% after company says it will stop buying additional homes this year
1:37 PM PDT Transportation1:37 PM PDT Alaska Airlines launches investment arm to support goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040
1:28 PM PDT Microsoft1:28 PM PDT Report: Microsoft knew in ’08 about ‘inappropriate’ messages from Bill Gates to female employee
12:49 PM PDT Games12:49 PM PDT Valve unveils Deck Verified, so users can see which games run on new portable Steam Deck device
10:42 AM PDT Amazon10:42 AM PDT Amazon’s Zoox will test its autonomous driving technology in Seattle’s ‘different driving culture’
9:27 AM PDT Amazon9:27 AM PDT Amazon adding 150k seasonal workers as massive hiring push continues across operations network
8:00 AM PDT Science8:00 AM PDT The disappearing bathtub and OceanGate’s other tales of the Titanic’s rapid decay
7:47 AM PDT Startups7:47 AM PDT Startup fundings: Dance Church lands $4.7M to fuel online fitness platform, and other recent PNW deals
8:01 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:01 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 10, 2021
9:54 AM PDT Sustainability9:54 AM PDT Tackling the climate crisis: 3 optimistic takeaways from climate tech experts at the GeekWire Summit
8:36 AM PDT Podcast GeekWire Podcast: The shared orbits of Microsoft and Amazon, and the tech industry’s future in space
8:00 AM PDT Civic8:00 AM PDT The future of work: HR leaders from Zillow, Expedia on the pandemic-driven changes to the workplace
12:15 PM PDT Games12:15 PM PDT This is actually happening: Microsoft’s Xbox Series X Mini Fridge is coming in December
10:38 AM PDT Microsoft10:38 AM PDT Report card: Microsoft’s board boosts CEO Satya Nadella’s annual compensation to nearly $50M
