6:30 AM PDT Geek of the Week6:30 AM PDT Geek of the Week: UW’s Vikram Iyer uses small insects to tackle big wireless computing problems
12:01 AM PDT Impact Series12:01 AM PDT Microsoft talks trash: Tech giant aims for zero waste by 2030 in latest environmental initiative
2:30 PM PDT Impact Series2:30 PM PDT Study finds that smart charging strategies can help U.S. prepare for surge in electric vehicle usage
12:27 PM PDT Amazon12:27 PM PDT New York and California are reportedly joining FTC antitrust probe of Amazon
12:00 PM PDT Tech12:00 PM PDT Howard Schultz and more than 100 CEOs urge Congress to save small businesses with relief bill
11:29 AM PDT Civic11:29 AM PDT Trump plans to ban TikTok if it isn’t acquired by Microsoft or another US company by Sept. 15
10:40 AM PDT Civic10:40 AM PDT How the proposed Microsoft-TikTok deal reveals an erratic U.S. antitrust agenda
8:36 AM PDT Sports Tech8:36 AM PDT Steve Ballmer can’t sit courtside for NBA action, but he applauds innovation and use of Microsoft Teams
8:27 AM PDT Tech8:27 AM PDT T-Mobile CEO: ‘We are continuing to drag the industry along kicking and screaming’
7:45 AM PDT Science7:45 AM PDT Virgin Galactic unveils supersonic airplane concept with Boeing and Rolls-Royce as supporters
5:13 PM PDT Space5:13 PM PDT NASA astronauts splash down in SpaceX Dragon capsule, capping historic mission
5:00 PM PDT Civic5:00 PM PDT Microsoft confirms TikTok talks after Trump and Nadella speak, sets Sept. 15 deadline for deal
8:01 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:01 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 26, 2020
7:00 AM PDT Tech7:00 AM PDT Redfin CEO says strength of housing market ‘almost feels eerie’ amid economic and health crisis
5:20 PM PDT Space5:20 PM PDT Astronauts dodge hurricane as they head for homecoming in SpaceX Dragon capsule
12:00 PM PDT Working Geek12:00 PM PDT Startup co-founder drinks in new experiences, brings tech expertise to water quality
10:46 AM PDT App of the Week10:46 AM PDT What would Microsoft do with TikTok? Hit social video app goes against recent trend for tech giant
4:25 PM PDT Podcast Big Tech’s big week: Historic antitrust hearing and record profits put industry giants in spotlight
12:25 PM PDT Tech12:25 PM PDT Florida teen arrested as mastermind behind Twitter ‘Bit-Con’ that targeted Gates, Bezos and others
12:20 PM PDT Microsoft12:20 PM PDT Reports: Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations amid growing national security concerns
12:00 PM PDT Microsoft12:00 PM PDT Microsoft to sunset Cortana on iOS and Android in pivot to ‘productivity-focused’ assistant
11:19 AM PDT Science11:19 AM PDT Washington traps its first ‘murder hornet’; state will use infrared cameras to search for nests
10:02 AM PDT Microsoft10:02 AM PDT NBA teams and Microsoft Teams in action: How fans can get in, and get kicked out of, digital seats
9:17 AM PDT Tech Moves9:17 AM PDT Tech Moves: Museum of Flight’s new education leader; Avalara vet joins Banzai board; and more
8:23 AM PDT Civic8:23 AM PDT Washington state establishes new privacy safeguards for coronavirus contact tracing
8:00 AM PDT Startups8:00 AM PDT Months after moving into deluxe new office, Seattle startup Zipwhip extends remote work a year
6:25 AM PDT Startups6:25 AM PDT Porch to go public at $523M valuation in SPAC deal, marking new era for real estate tech company
3:18 PM PDT Amazon3:18 PM PDT Amazon tops 1 million employees and seasonal workers for first time as demand and profits surge
2:59 PM PDT Amazon2:59 PM PDT Amazon’s online grocery sales triple in Q2 as more people get food delivered amid pandemic
2:47 PM PDT Amazon2:47 PM PDT Amazon vows to invest $10B in Kuiper satellites after getting FCC’s go-ahead
