2:13 PM PDT Tech2:13 PM PDT Salesforce cuts 1k jobs, including some at Tableau, vows to keep hiring while ‘reshaping’ company
11:59 AM PDT Startups11:59 AM PDT Headset raises $3.2M to grow marijuana data platform as cannabis sales surge amid pandemic
10:37 AM PDT Startups10:37 AM PDT This Seattle startup shifted to a 4-day work week due to the pandemic — here’s what happened
9:14 AM PDT Transportation9:14 AM PDT Looking at long road ahead on climate change, Bill Gates champions electric vehicles, alternative fuels
7:59 AM PDT Startups7:59 AM PDT Maveron and 9 VC firms join initiative to increase underrepresented investors on term sheets
7:00 AM PDT Startups7:00 AM PDT Barn2Door raises $6M as demand rises for its software used by farmers to sell food online
4:27 PM PDT Tech4:27 PM PDT Napster’s acquisition by MelodyVR promises to lift a financial weight for Seattle’s RealNetworks
3:16 PM PDT Geek Life3:16 PM PDT Longtime Seattle Mariners fan, once seriously hurt by foul ball, gets hit again — in the cardboard cutout
10:28 AM PDT Startups10:28 AM PDT Microsoft cloud vets raise $26M for drug prescription data platform Prescryptive Health
10:20 AM PDT Microsoft10:20 AM PDT Microsoft adds automatic transcription to Word on the web — here’s how it works
8:00 AM PDT Startups8:00 AM PDT Digital bank startup Copper raises $4.3M to help teens learn how to spend and save money
7:41 AM PDT Startups7:41 AM PDT Seattle startup Banzai acquires High Attendance to bolster event management platform
6:00 AM PDT Tech6:00 AM PDT Bill Gates leads $85M investment in Kymeta as satellite broadband venture preps for key rollout
4:30 AM PDT Startups4:30 AM PDT Madrona leads $4.9M round for Stratify, a new fintech startup that aims to automate budgeting
4:00 PM PDT Tech Moves4:00 PM PDT Tech Moves: Leafly names CEO; early Amazon exec departs; Microsoft vet named DocuSign CTO; ex-Vicis CEO lands new gig; more
2:54 PM PDT Cloud Tech2:54 PM PDT Cloud startup Snowflake reveals financials in IPO filing as it battles Amazon, Microsoft, others
1:56 PM PDT Real Estate1:56 PM PDT Zillow report fuels talk of ‘mass exodus’ in San Francisco, but other markets not seeing urban flight
1:00 PM PDT Startups1:00 PM PDT Seattle startup founder on the discrimination-busting advantages of VC fundraising during COVID
10:57 AM PDT Apple10:57 AM PDT Microsoft makes case against Apple with filing in support of Fortnite maker Epic Games
10:48 AM PDT Tech10:48 AM PDT TikTok sues U.S. government, ramping up battle with Trump administration amid acquisition talks
9:45 AM PDT Amazon9:45 AM PDT California could soon make Amazon, other online marketplaces liable for defective products
9:30 AM PDT Amazon9:30 AM PDT Live music, big deals, and the rise of ‘Just Chatting’: Pandemic takes Twitch further beyond gaming
8:43 AM PDT Tech8:43 AM PDT Google buys more land in Kirkland as its Seattle-area workforce nears 6,000 employees
8:23 AM PDT Tech8:23 AM PDT Nevada Dept. of Health launches COVID Trace app developed by Seattle tech veterans
6:25 AM PDT Tech6:25 AM PDT Smartsheet will pay $155M to buy Brandfolder, its fourth and largest acquisition yet
8:01 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:01 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 16, 2020
6:00 AM PDT Microsoft6:00 AM PDT Former Microsoft leader and FiftyThree co-founder Georg Petschnigg on TikTok, Surface Duo, more
12:00 PM PDT Impact Series12:00 PM PDT Nonprofit takes D&D digital to help kids who struggle socially, and to study its own impact
8:09 AM PDT Podcast GeekWire Podcast: We tested Microsoft’s virtual fan experience at an NBA game — here’s how it works
7:00 AM PDT Geek Life7:00 AM PDT A ‘playful’ Bill Gates sips Diet Coke, talks Michael Jordan, tech, TV and more on Dax Shepard podcast
