5:33 PM PDT Games5:33 PM PDT Why Microsoft would want to acquire Discord, which is reportedly exploring a $10B-plus sale
5:32 PM PDT Games5:32 PM PDT Xbox Live is out, and the ‘Xbox network’ is in, as Microsoft rebrands its online service
3:30 PM PDT Space3:30 PM PDT Atmosphere-monitoring satellites will ride on Spaceflight’s new breed of space tug
3:01 PM PDT Geek Life3:01 PM PDT ‘The heart of Seattle is open’: Video offers hopeful view of downtown after a year of pandemic pain
12:52 PM PDT Amazon12:52 PM PDT Who is Lina Khan? Biden’s FTC commissioner pick is an antitrust expert and Amazon critic
9:09 AM PDT Microsoft9:09 AM PDT Microsoft to reopen HQ campus to more employees March 29 as focus shifts to hybrid work model
8:23 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences8:23 AM PDT Seattle health-tech startup DexCare raises $20M, spins out of Providence’s Digital Innovation Group
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 14, 2021
8:00 AM PDT Tech8:00 AM PDT Commentary: We must prepare our systems of learning for future disruptions with equitable access to opportunity
3:23 PM PDT Space3:23 PM PDT Next NASA chief will face big decisions on future moonshots (and Blue Origin’s role)
3:06 PM PDT Startups3:06 PM PDT Bottomless raises $4.5M as Seattle startup grows team and business around smart coffee platform
2:55 PM PDT Startups2:55 PM PDT Seattle real estate startup Modus hit with cease-and-desist order by insurance commissioner
1:38 PM PDT Geek Life1:38 PM PDT Bill Gates returns to Reddit for meaty discussion on climate, COVID-19, conspiracies and burgers
11:31 AM PDT Startups11:31 AM PDT Visualping raises $2M to help users track website changes — and find open COVID-19 vaccinations
8:26 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences8:26 AM PDT Double dose of debate: Opinions vary on timing of COVID vaccine shots as potential 4th wave looms
8:12 AM PDT Podcast Exclusive interview: Spencer Rascoff talks SPAC mania, home buying and why he’s created a stealthy social media startup with his daughter
3:03 PM PDT Geek Life3:03 PM PDT ‘Alexa, what is union busting?’ John Oliver lobs tough questions at Amazon’s AI on ‘Tonight Show’
2:04 PM PDT Amazon2:04 PM PDT In new NFL deal, Amazon to be exclusive home for ‘Thursday Night Football’ at a reported $1B per year
1:04 PM PDT Amazon1:04 PM PDT Florida space officials discuss satellite factory with ‘Project Kraken,’ but it’s not Project Kuiper
10:20 AM PDT Podcast GeekWire’s new ‘Day 2’ podcast scrutinizes Amazon’s impact on tech, business and the world
10:20 AM PDT Civic10:20 AM PDT Seattle’s clean transportation blueprint spells out ambitious goals for electrification and habit shifts
8:50 AM PDT Startups8:50 AM PDT 5G Open Innovation Lab names 15 startups in third cohort, with tech serving wide range of markets
8:36 AM PDT Tech Moves8:36 AM PDT Tech Moves: Sea.citi adds board members; another Microsoft vet joins Magic Leap; and more
7:43 AM PDT Real Estate7:43 AM PDT Google tops 6,300 employees in Seattle area, will invest $7B in new U.S. offices this year
6:05 AM PDT Real Estate6:05 AM PDT Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff leads SPAC deal to acquire Offerpad, a rival to his former employer
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT ‘We make our customers rich’: Shelf Engine raises $41M to help grocery giants manage their orders
3:22 PM PDT Tech3:22 PM PDT IXL Learning acquires Rosetta Stone in latest deal for language education software company
2:30 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences2:30 PM PDT Seattle startup Heard raises $1.3M to help mental health professionals run their own business
