8:44 AM PDT Amazon8:44 AM PDT Amazon to hire 100,000 new operations workers in latest spree fueled by pandemic demand
8:35 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences8:35 AM PDT Seattle biotech Athira Pharma sets terms for IPO, aims to raise up to $170M
4:33 PM PDT Microsoft4:33 PM PDT Microsoft’s bid for TikTok rejected by ByteDance as reports name Oracle the winner of modified deal
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 6, 2020
10:49 AM PDT Apple10:49 AM PDT Apple tweaks App Store rules to allow game streaming services but Microsoft still isn’t satisfied
9:21 AM PDT Impact Series9:21 AM PDT New platform from nonprofit Carina offers quick searches for in-home childcare openings
8:38 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences8:38 AM PDT Seattle entrepreneurs lead new digital health platform DexCare, incubated at Providence
4:17 PM PDT Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Surface Duo hands-on; NFL on Microsoft Teams; Coping with wildfire smoke
3:15 PM PDT Geek Culture3:15 PM PDT Weird Seattle retailer Archie McPhee hit with even weirder PayPal problem, foiling Tardigrade sales
1:08 PM PDT Transportation1:08 PM PDT Seattle selects three scooter companies to apply for permits — here’s what sets them apart
12:00 PM PDT Geek of the Week12:00 PM PDT The pandemic stopped Angela Shen’s Seattle food tours — and tech powers her pivot to delivery
8:58 AM PDT Civic8:58 AM PDT The future of tech hubs: Why some experts are optimistic, despite pandemic and looming taxes
11:33 PM PDT Science11:33 PM PDT Wildfires: Why they’re getting so bad, and tips for staying safe from the smoke
3:48 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences3:48 PM PDT Genetic sleuths flesh out the story of how coronavirus got its start in Washington
3:30 PM PDT Tech3:30 PM PDT Travel giant Booking.com will close Seattle-area office and slash 235 jobs
2:59 PM PDT Tech2:59 PM PDT 6 tips to help working parents and employers survive — and maybe even thrive — during COVID
1:27 PM PDT Civic1:27 PM PDT Microsoft details online attacks from Russia, China and Iran against U.S. presidential campaigns
10:52 AM PDT Microsoft10:52 AM PDT Early reviews of Microsoft’s new Surface Duo praise hardware, pan buggy software and muddy camera
10:23 AM PDT Amazon10:23 AM PDT Esports star ‘Ninja’ is back on Amazon’s Twitch months after Microsoft’s Mixer shut down
9:31 AM PDT Tech9:31 AM PDT $5M Climate Impact Fund launches to support entrepreneurs tackling the climate crisis
9:00 AM PDT Microsoft9:00 AM PDT Microsoft will power virtual fan experience at NFL games with Teams, following NBA deal
8:24 AM PDT Portland8:24 AM PDT Portland’s facial recognition ban: Why businesses — including Amazon — fought the groundbreaking law
6:00 AM PDT Science6:00 AM PDT Protein design and physics earn UW professors a pair of prestigious Breakthrough Prizes
7:35 PM PDT Space7:35 PM PDT First Mode wins $1.8M contract to build hardware for Psyche mission to asteroid
5:33 PM PDT Space5:33 PM PDT Relativity and Reach, Stoke and Starfish: Blue Origin veterans spark space startups
4:38 PM PDT Tech4:38 PM PDT Portland passes nation’s strongest facial recognition ban for government and businesses
3:39 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences3:39 PM PDT Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos-backed cancer detection company Grail, led by ex-Juno CEO, files for IPO
1:54 PM PDT Amazon1:54 PM PDT Amazon adds former NSA and U.S. Cyber Command leader Keith Alexander as board director
11:39 AM PDT Tech Moves11:39 AM PDT Tech Moves: Smartsheet, Qumulo, Zipwhip add board directors; Bardy hires a new president; Maven co-founder steps down; and more
11:00 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences11:00 AM PDT Scientists design proteins that could keep coronavirus from spreading COVID-19
