1:57 PM PDT Amazon1:57 PM PDT Andy Jassy will join Amazon’s board of directors as he replaces Jeff Bezos as CEO of tech giant
12:59 PM PDT Startups12:59 PM PDT Seattle startup Intentionalist partners with Apple to point customers to LGBTQ businesses on Maps app
10:58 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:58 AM PDT Seattle’s HDT Bio to start U.S. clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
9:00 AM PDT Startups9:00 AM PDT Close connections and remote work: Investor in Seattle helped Ohio dad land at portfolio company
7:00 AM PDT GeekWire 200 Highlights7:00 AM PDT GeekWire 200 rankings update: E-commerce, virtual event, fintech startups heat up
4:34 PM PDT Space4:34 PM PDT Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson plans July spaceflight to upstage Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin trip
2:22 PM PDT Microsoft2:22 PM PDT Tech Moves: Microsoft presidents to depart; Boeing names new CFO; and more
10:58 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:58 AM PDT Seattle-based Vera Whole Health sells majority stake to private equity firm
10:26 AM PDT Space10:26 AM PDT Astra Space launches its first day of public trading with backing from Craig McCaw and Bill Gates
9:04 AM PDT Space9:04 AM PDT ‘Mercury 13’ woman aviator Wally Funk will ride with Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin suborbital space trip
9:00 AM PDT Startups9:00 AM PDT Portland Trail Blazers ink NBA jersey sponsorship deal with Seattle crypto startup StormX
8:10 AM PDT Transportation8:10 AM PDT Cheap, tech friendly BoltBus is rolled into Greyhound during ‘service renovations’
6:25 AM PDT Amazon6:25 AM PDT Amazon adds two new leadership principles just days before Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO
6:00 AM PDT Tech6:00 AM PDT ‘This is real’: Electric aircraft maker Eviation set to fly battery-powered plane this year
6:00 AM PDT Amazon6:00 AM PDT Amazon offering new $170 monthly benefit to employees who commute to work by bike
5:00 AM PDT Startups5:00 AM PDT Marchex co-founder’s latest startup uses artificial intelligence to rethink and improve meetings
9:40 PM PDT Civic9:40 PM PDT Initiative to curb homelessness crisis in Seattle likely to qualify for November ballot
6:22 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences6:22 PM PDT Vancouver, Wash. biotech company Absci files to go public
5:22 PM PDT Games5:22 PM PDT ProbablyMonsters, led by ex-Bungie CEO, raising more cash for ‘family of sustainable game studios’
4:42 PM PDT Space4:42 PM PDT SpaceX launches 88 spacecraft into orbit — including two of Spaceflight’s orbital tugs
12:10 PM PDT Amazon12:10 PM PDT Amazon sustainability report: Carbon emissions rose 19% in 2020 as pandemic drove huge revenue
10:55 AM PDT Amazon10:55 AM PDT Amazon seeks recusal of FTC Chair Lina Khan in antitrust examination of $8.5B MGM deal
9:22 AM PDT Philanthropy9:22 AM PDT Gates Foundation commits $2.1B to advance gender equality and ‘deliver real change’
8:19 AM PDT Startups8:19 AM PDT Tomo’s seed round hits $70M as ex-Zillow leaders aim to digitize mortgage process for homebuyers
7:57 PM PDT Amazon7:57 PM PDT Elizabeth Warren says Amazon-MGM deal requires ‘meticulous antitrust scrutiny’ in letter to FTC
5:40 PM PDT Tech Moves5:40 PM PDT Tech Moves: Microsoft’s general counsel joins Cisco; Outreach adds execs; Avalara expands board
3:07 PM PDT Startups3:07 PM PDT First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more
10:35 AM PDT Civic10:35 AM PDT Microsoft reorgs legal team, lays out plan to ‘earn the public’s trust’ amid heightened tech regulation
9:03 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences9:03 AM PDT Biotech firm Athira Pharma hit by class action lawsuits following image manipulation claims
