4:07 PM PST Startups4:07 PM PST Banzai raises $15M as investors pour cash into virtual event platforms
3:54 PM PST Games3:54 PM PST Valve ceases development on its ‘Dota 2’ card game ‘Artifact,’ making it freeware
12:00 PM PST Geek Life12:00 PM PST Seattle needs help naming another giant tunnel machine — can you dig it, or is it boring?
10:43 AM PST Tech10:43 AM PST Remote work 1 year later: The pandemic sent tech workers home — when and how will they return?
10:21 AM PST Startups10:21 AM PST How this Seattle VC missed out on Auth0’s seed round, but persisted and landed a big payoff
10:14 AM PST Mobile News10:14 AM PST T-Mobile unveils 5G wireless routers for remote workers, seeking bigger piece of business market
9:00 AM PST Tech Moves9:00 AM PST Tech Moves: Former AT&T Vice Chairman Ralph de la Vega joins Outreach board; Flyhomes adds VPs
7:00 AM PST Startups7:00 AM PST Pioneer Square Labs raises $100M fund for venture arm to back more Pacific Northwest startups
6:29 AM PST Amazon6:29 AM PST Amazon Halo users get option to connect with Alexa devices for personal health updates via voice
4:00 AM PST Startups4:00 AM PST Seattle startup Downstream, which helps brands with their Amazon ads, acquired by Jungle Scout
8:27 PM PST Amazon8:27 PM PST Amazon opening cashierless Fresh grocery in London, its first physical retail store outside U.S.
4:50 PM PST Geek Life4:50 PM PST Company uses YouTube video to mock Amazon for making camera bag strikingly similar to one it sells
4:15 PM PST Tech4:15 PM PST Seattle researchers zero in on COVID virus mutation that could be driving spread of new variants
1:24 PM PST Startups1:24 PM PST Okta to pay $6.5B to acquire Seattle’s Auth0; identity tech startup was valued at $1.9B last year
12:13 PM PST Amazon12:13 PM PST Amazon releases surprise Alexa app for Microsoft Xbox, with voice controls and video features
10:11 AM PST Startups10:11 AM PST ‘The fastest growing marketplace in history’: Vancouver’s Dapper Labs at the center of NFT craze
9:52 AM PST Podcast Roblox, GitHub and the power of online communities: A discussion with Madrona’s Dan Li
8:00 AM PST Amazon8:00 AM PST Parler unleashes 15-count lawsuit on Amazon, alleging defamation, bullying and bias for Twitter
6:00 AM PST Tech Moves6:00 AM PST Tech Moves: Zulily hires Nike exec as new CTO; Google vet Phil Bogle joins Kalshi; Auth0 adds CISO
3:00 AM PST Science3:00 AM PST Bill Gates and Amazon join $80M funding round for Turntide electric motor venture
5:16 PM PST Space5:16 PM PST SpaceX aims to expand its Starlink satellite operation to Texas and set up Starbase City
5:14 PM PST Microsoft5:14 PM PST Health data startup Truveta hires Seattle Foundation CEO Tony Mestres as president
2:58 PM PST Google2:58 PM PST ‘Widespread failure to comply’: Why Washington state’s AG is suing Google, again
2:22 PM PST Geek Life2:22 PM PST Amazon tweaks cardboard box tape in new app icon after some saw Hitler’s mustache in the design
10:59 AM PST Real Estate10:59 AM PST Zillow Group real estate rival Compass files for IPO, shows $3.7B in revenue for 2020
10:01 AM PST Cloud Tech10:01 AM PST Microsoft unveils Mesh, betting on mixed reality for gatherings and collaboration across platforms
8:58 AM PST Startups8:58 AM PST How SPACs are changing the IPO game: Equity ownership of founders a big consideration
8:00 AM PST Space8:00 AM PST Boeing Insitu founders raise cash for Aerovel, which makes drones that take off and land vertically
