8:30 AM PDT Tech8:30 AM PDT Seattle airport helping travelers avoid lines with mobile food ordering and delivery to gate via robot
8:12 AM PDT Microsoft8:12 AM PDT Study of Microsoft employees shows how remote work puts productivity and innovation at risk
8:03 AM PDT Microsoft8:03 AM PDT Microsoft nixes Oct. 4 return to office in latest rollback from COVID-19 Delta variant
6:10 AM PDT Tech6:10 AM PDT Robotics pioneer Yoky Matsuoka’s Panasonic venture debuts personal assistant service in Seattle
5:30 AM PDT Games5:30 AM PDT Seattle startup AccelByte raises $10M to help developers build multiplayer online games
7:31 PM PDT Science7:31 PM PDT Bezos Earth Fund highlights climate justice in $200M round of grants and pledges
3:09 PM PDT Sports Tech3:09 PM PDT Punt or go for it? AWS’ latest analytics for NFL helps fans second-guess 4th down play calls
2:23 PM PDT Microsoft2:23 PM PDT Microsoft hires Google and Facebook product vet, building out ‘Teams for Life’ consumer group
1:35 PM PDT Impact Series1:35 PM PDT Paul Allen-backed effort completes groundbreaking atlas of Earth’s coral reefs to aid conservation
1:24 PM PDT Games1:24 PM PDT Nabisco and Nintendo team up to release limited-edition ‘Pokémon’ Oreo cookies
11:33 AM PDT Amazon11:33 AM PDT Sen. Elizabeth Warren concerned that Amazon is ‘peddling misinformation’ about COVID-19
10:52 AM PDT Space10:52 AM PDT Amazon fires back at SpaceX in regulatory war of words over satellite constellations
9:07 AM PDT Amazon9:07 AM PDT From Go to go bigger, Amazon bringing cashierless ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to two Whole Foods stores
8:43 AM PDT Startups8:43 AM PDT Shutterstock pays $110M to acquire PicMonkey, a photo editing and graphic design software maker
8:25 AM PDT Tech8:25 AM PDT Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment firm buying controlling stake in Four Seasons Hotels
8:04 AM PDT Startups8:04 AM PDT Former Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Sorgen joins Tola Capital as venture partner
6:00 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences6:00 AM PDT Gut check at Nordstrom: Retail giant to sell microbiome test from Seattle-area startup Viome
5:00 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences5:00 AM PDT University of Washington spinout A-Alpha Bio snags $20M for protein-discovery platform
4:24 PM PDT Tech4:24 PM PDT Smartsheet revenue rises 44% to $131.7M; CEO touts work management software for hybrid world
3:56 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences3:56 PM PDT Study: Blood self-collection device from a Seattle startup accurate for COVID-19 antibody samples
3:19 PM PDT Microsoft3:19 PM PDT Microsoft acquires Australia-based video creation platform Clipchamp, a startup with Seattle backing
3:04 PM PDT Startups3:04 PM PDT Seattle investment bank Cascadia Capital has its eye on Pittsburgh for SPAC acquisition target
10:28 AM PDT Microsoft10:28 AM PDT Microsoft President Brad Smith warns that U.S. is repeating a key Sept. 11 mistake in digital era
10:13 AM PDT Real Estate10:13 AM PDT Opendoor acquires Seattle startup Pro.com and Skylight, will shut both platforms down
7:03 AM PDT Games7:03 AM PDT How a scaled-down PAX West in Seattle was still a success for some indie developers
6:30 AM PDT Podcast Interview: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on why her new legislation might make Amazon an illegal monopoly
8:00 AM PDT Startups8:00 AM PDT ‘Nick is still with me’: A year after loss of friend and co-founder, Pebblebee CEO pushes ahead at startup
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 29, 2021
6:30 AM PDT Podcast Finding startup opportunities in the pandemic; Windows 11 launch; Defending the Blue Yeti mic
