8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 19, 2021
8:06 AM PDT Podcast What to expect in Windows 11: Former Microsoft PM Kevin Stratvert on the new upgrade
8:00 AM PDT Impact Series8:00 AM PDT Climate investor Dawn Lippert on raising a $60M fund and what’s stoking demand for climate tech
7:08 PM PDT Space7:08 PM PDT Space Force awards $87.5M to Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX and ULA for testing
3:44 PM PDT Amazon3:44 PM PDT Whole Foods will charge $9.95 fee for grocery delivery, removing perk for Amazon Prime members
10:14 AM PDT Space10:14 AM PDT Beam me up? TMZ says William Shatner will take Blue Origin suborbital space trip
8:00 AM PDT Geek Life8:00 AM PDT Public mural installation in Seattle, backed by Facebook, promotes COVID vaccine participation
7:00 AM PDT Amazon7:00 AM PDT Amazon Go app is checking out, as shoppers can now use company’s main app at all physical stores
6:45 AM PDT Amazon6:45 AM PDT Bringing books into the TikTok era: Amazon’s Kindle Vella and the rise of the new ‘story platforms’
6:03 PM PDT Games6:03 PM PDT Nintendo reveals new animated ‘Mario’ movie with Chris Pratt and expansion for Switch Online
5:22 PM PDT Geek Life5:22 PM PDT Funko reaches new heights: Company’s ‘Big Bang’ Pop! figure was part of crew on SpaceX mission
3:22 PM PDT Space3:22 PM PDT Karman Systems acquires Systima to target hypersonic and space technology
12:46 PM PDT Impact Series12:46 PM PDT Gates Foundation pledges $922M to address global malnutrition, targeting women and kids
11:19 AM PDT Geek Life11:19 AM PDT Seattle startup is Val Kilmer’s ‘Top Gun’ wingman as it helps maneuver an interactive screening of film
8:32 AM PDT GeekWire Events Highlights8:32 AM PDT 5 reasons you should attend the GeekWire Summit on Oct. 4-5 in Seattle
6:30 AM PDT Startups6:30 AM PDT ‘Fall in love with a problem’: Remitly CEO reflects on startup journey as remittance company goes public
6:00 AM PDT Impact Series6:00 AM PDT An engineer’s journey from fighting crime on the dark web to leading ‘societal resilience’ at Microsoft
4:30 AM PDT Startups4:30 AM PDT Former Concur, Expedia execs back Spotnana, a startup aiming to rethink business travel software
9:25 PM PDT Startups9:25 PM PDT Remitly prices IPO at $43/share; Seattle fintech giant valued at nearly $7B
9:11 PM PDT Tech Moves9:11 PM PDT Tech Moves: RealSelf appoints interim CEO; Hootsuite hires CFO; ex-Tune CEO lands at Roku
1:13 PM PDT Amazon1:13 PM PDT Amazon moves further into video game publishing with new project from English studio Glowmade
12:53 PM PDT Startups12:53 PM PDT The most successful accelerator cohort ever: How this Techstars Seattle class produced 3 unicorns
12:31 PM PDT Space12:31 PM PDT Court filings shed light on Blue Origin vs. SpaceX lunar lander fight, with dark spots
10:02 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:02 AM PDT Accolade doubles down on personalized mental health services with new offerings
9:00 AM PDT Microsoft9:00 AM PDT Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop Studio and Surface Duo 2 in buildup to Windows 11 launch
8:00 AM PDT Amazon8:00 AM PDT Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena to feature Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to avoid lines in select stores
5:00 AM PDT Startups5:00 AM PDT Tracking clean energy performance: Omnidian lands $33M to help companies manage solar assets
4:38 PM PDT Tech4:38 PM PDT T-Mobile US is ‘highly encouraging’ employees to get vaccinated and start working in the office again
3:15 PM PDT Amazon3:15 PM PDT Amazon gives $7.5M to complete bike and walking trail in Bellevue, where it is growing rapidly
2:42 PM PDT Tech2:42 PM PDT Seattle UX company Blink acquired by India-based IT services giant Mphasis
