2:50 PM PST Startups2:50 PM PST Cloud data giant Rubrik acquires tech and IP assets from Seattle startup Igneous
1:57 PM PST Microsoft1:57 PM PST Microsoft commits $110M more to support workers, non-profits and schools during COVID-19
1:44 PM PST Space1:44 PM PST Project Kuiper plus AWS: How Amazon’s cloud and satellite internet ventures mesh
1:06 PM PST Startups1:06 PM PST Tech Moves: OfferUp hires chief product officer; Flyhomes adds marketing VP; and more
10:22 AM PST Health/Life Sciences10:22 AM PST Two Seattle techies create bracelets to let people signal they’re vaccinated against COVID-19
8:30 AM PST Startups8:30 AM PST Seattle startup Symbl raises $4.7M from Amazon and others for ‘conversational AI’ enterprise tech
5:10 PM PST Geek Life5:10 PM PST Be your selfie: Seattle mask makers FriendlyFace design a way to bring smiles during the pandemic
4:06 PM PST Space4:06 PM PST NASA adds Blue Origin’s upcoming New Glenn rocket to its launch services catalog
3:20 PM PST Microsoft3:20 PM PST Microsoft unleashes ‘Death Star’ on SolarWinds hackers in extraordinary response to breach
2:56 PM PST Amazon2:56 PM PST Amazon asks CDC to prioritize its essential workers for COVID-19 vaccine at ‘earliest appropriate time’
1:42 PM PST Tech1:42 PM PST Retired UW computer science professor embroiled in Twitter spat over AI ethics and ‘cancel culture’
12:44 PM PST Health/Life Sciences12:44 PM PST Madrona continues to back Ovation.io as Boston startup raises $21.5M for its lab software platform
11:00 AM PST Space11:00 AM PST Amazon’s Project Kuiper reveals details on customer terminals for satellite internet
10:17 AM PST Startups10:17 AM PST Gates and Bezos-backed clean energy funds help power startup building hydrogen-fueled aircraft
9:00 AM PST Games9:00 AM PST Livestreaming market report: Twitch keeps setting records and ‘Just Chatting’ continues rapid growth
8:00 AM PST Startups8:00 AM PST Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion-dollar startups?
7:00 AM PST Startups7:00 AM PST Tech Moves: Outreach and Flyhomes marketing chiefs depart; startup studio Pienza grows team
5:22 PM PST Amazon5:22 PM PST Amazon: Trump corruption the only plausible explanation for Microsoft winning $10B cloud deal
1:58 PM PST Space1:58 PM PST Ancient art of origami provides a pathway for building a better tank for rocket fuel
12:51 PM PST Apple12:51 PM PST Microsoft updates Office apps to run natively on Macs running Apple’s homegrown M1 chips
12:40 PM PST Amazon12:40 PM PST New wrinkle in package theft: Police say suspect used Amazon uniform to pass as delivery driver
10:20 AM PST Transportation10:20 AM PST GIG vehicle gets stuck on Washington ferry, resurfacing car-share concern on state’s vessels
10:03 AM PST GeekWire Events Highlights10:03 AM PST Stories of Resilience: Restaurateur Brian Canlis, Storm CEO Alisha Valavanis join GeekWire event
9:58 AM PST Tech9:58 AM PST MacKenzie Scott gives $4B to 384 organizations as she calls pandemic a ‘wrecking ball’ for Americans
7:11 AM PST Tech7:11 AM PST FDA says Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, which began its trials in Seattle, is ‘highly effective’
5:00 AM PST Health/Life Sciences5:00 AM PST RealNetworks releases free ‘MaskCheck’ app to automatically monitor public health compliance
11:51 PM PST Startups11:51 PM PST Zenoti hits $1B valuation, raises $160M to build enterprise software for salons, spas, yoga studios
3:40 PM PST Amazon3:40 PM PST Amazon Halo health tracker debuts for $99.99, after new reports raise privacy concerns
12:23 PM PST Amazon12:23 PM PST Amazon will open another Amazon Go store in downtown Seattle at old Office Depot location
10:51 AM PST Science10:51 AM PST After 737 MAX debacle, former Boeing CEO makes a comeback at Monarch self-driving tractor venture
