8:38 AM PDT Amazon8:38 AM PDT Amazon reveals first 5 companies to receive investments from its $2B Climate Pledge Fund
8:34 AM PDT Transportation8:34 AM PDT Lime is first company to roll out electric scooters as part of Seattle’s new mobility program
12:01 AM PDT Startups12:01 AM PDT Workforce collaboration platform Zuper raises $1.1M to help companies manage field teams
4:12 PM PDT Tech Moves4:12 PM PDT Tech Moves: AWS names first head of space policy; WeWork Labs leader joins Alexa Fund; Moz co-founder leaves board
3:51 PM PDT Games3:51 PM PDT ‘Myst’ in VR: Classic game to get a modern reboot with virtual reality debut on Oculus Quest
1:18 PM PDT Startups1:18 PM PDT Snowflake stock soars in largest software IPO ever; Madrona among earlier venture investors
12:00 PM PDT Games12:00 PM PDT Interview: How Penny Arcade took PAX online, and what it means for the future of the popular event
10:07 AM PDT Apple10:07 AM PDT Can a watch detect COVID-19? Here’s how Apple and the University of Washington plan to find out
9:55 AM PDT Startups9:55 AM PDT Sironix raises $1.8M to ramp up production of its plant-based, eco-friendly cleaning chemicals
9:19 AM PDT Startups9:19 AM PDT Bulletproof raises $13M to fuel growth of ‘high performance’ food and beverage products
12:01 AM PDT Startups12:01 AM PDT 5G Open Innovation Lab, backed by corporate giants, reveals 16 startups in second cohort
4:16 PM PDT Microsoft4:16 PM PDT Bill Gates Sr., 1925-2020: Microsoft co-founder’s father made his own mark on Seattle and the world
3:19 PM PDT Science3:19 PM PDT MagniX teams up with Universal Hydrogen for electric airplane conversion project
1:39 PM PDT Startups1:39 PM PDT eSports betting startup Unikrn to pay $6.1M in SEC settlement over unregistered initial coin offering
1:00 PM PDT Startup Spotlight1:00 PM PDT Former contractor builds a software startup called ToolBelt to help connect skilled labor to projects
8:48 AM PDT Science8:48 AM PDT What makes smoke forecasts so hard to predict — and how tech could help
8:32 AM PDT Amazon8:32 AM PDT Amazon launches ‘Luxury Stores’ to bring high-end fashion brands to Prime shoppers on mobile
8:08 AM PDT Tech8:08 AM PDT Zillow rival Opendoor will go public via SPAC; home buying and selling platform valued at $4.8B
7:00 AM PDT Tech7:00 AM PDT Seattle startup vets launch ‘Two Screens for Teachers’ effort to help improve remote instruction
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT Mobile car repair startup Wrench acquires Lemon Squad to boost its vehicle-inspection services
8:52 PM PDT Tech8:52 PM PDT Bill and Melinda Gates: Here’s what it will take for the world to escape COVID-19 ‘catastrophes’
3:36 PM PDT Startups3:36 PM PDT Cisco’s VC arm invests in Seattle-based manufacturing analytics software startup Seeq
12:00 PM PDT Tech12:00 PM PDT Facebook buys REI’s new HQ for $367M, expanding Seattle-area footprint beyond 3M square feet
11:05 AM PDT Microsoft11:05 AM PDT Microsoft pulls underwater data center back to the surface to assess benefits of deep-sea cloud
10:54 AM PDT Science10:54 AM PDT Why smoke, why? What happened to the promise of clearer skies in Seattle come Monday
10:32 AM PDT Microsoft10:32 AM PDT What Microsoft wanted from a TikTok deal, and why its bid for the hit social video app didn’t pan out
9:36 AM PDT Transportation9:36 AM PDT ‘He has no clue’: Elon Musk offers blunt criticism of Bill Gates’ take on electric trucks
8:59 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences8:59 AM PDT Merck’s multi-billion dollar bet on Seattle Genetics sparks hope for breast cancer treatments
