11:55 AM PDT Amazon11:55 AM PDT Amazon increases its market cap by $600B in 2020 — and analysts predict even more growth
10:28 AM PDT Tech10:28 AM PDT Washington state COVID-19 cases and testing hit new peak; scientists call it an ‘explosive situation’
9:52 AM PDT Sports Tech9:52 AM PDT Mariners owner talks coronavirus safety measures and why baseball is vital to the national psyche
8:52 AM PDT Tech8:52 AM PDT Wireless pioneer Craig McCaw files IPO for new Seattle-area ‘blank check’ tech company Holicity
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 12, 2020
11:50 AM PDT Tech11:50 AM PDT Book excerpt: Why brands must deliver compelling visual content or risk losing their audience
10:46 AM PDT Amazon10:46 AM PDT Amazon vets behind smart shopping cart startup face a familiar foe — their former employer
3:34 PM PDT Sports Tech3:34 PM PDT T-Mobile and Seattle Mariners putting fans on the mound with immersive livestream during practice
3:00 PM PDT Retail3:00 PM PDT AT&T closes high-tech ‘Lounge’ and coffee bar in Seattle that was its most unique retail concept
1:49 PM PDT Startups1:49 PM PDT Seattle-based ‘alternative VC’ firm Lighter Capital lays off more employees
1:32 PM PDT Amazon1:32 PM PDT Amazon settles lawsuit with former AWS marketing VP who joined Google Cloud
12:30 PM PDT Geek of the Week12:30 PM PDT Geek of the Week: Microsoft for Startups GM Jeff Ma brings entrepreneurial spirit to role at tech giant
10:19 AM PDT Startups10:19 AM PDT Seattle’s Create33 and Microsoft form startup accelerator supporting entrepreneurs of color
9:48 AM PDT Tech9:48 AM PDT Has COVID-19 changed sports forever? UW, WSU athletic directors and Sounders owner look ahead
9:25 AM PDT Podcast GeekWire Awards Preview: Neu founders forge ahead as travel fallout hits Airbnb cleaning startup
2:55 PM PDT Sports Tech2:55 PM PDT The future of sports, a GeekWire virtual event with leaders from Seattle Sounders, UW and WSU
1:34 PM PDT Tech1:34 PM PDT Seattle still No. 1 in quality of labor pool in new ‘Tech Talent’ ranking of 50 leading markets
12:16 PM PDT GeekWire Events Highlights12:16 PM PDT Presenting the 2020 GeekWire Awards finalists: Who will be named the best in Pacific NW tech?
11:50 AM PDT Amazon11:50 AM PDT Amazon uses Twitch technology for new AWS live interactive video service
10:49 AM PDT Microsoft10:49 AM PDT Steve and Connie Ballmer give $7M to national gun control group co-founded by Michael Bloomberg
10:40 AM PDT Cloud Tech10:40 AM PDT Portland cloud infrastructure automation startup Puppet raises $40M
10:09 AM PDT Tech10:09 AM PDT Scener sees growth in social streaming as startup set to host virtual Comic-Con screenings
9:24 AM PDT Tech9:24 AM PDT T-Mobile rolls out ‘Scam Shield,’ offering proxy line and other tools to fight scammers and robocalls
8:04 AM PDT Podcast GeekWire Awards Preview: How plant-based meat startup Rebellyous Foods pivoted in the pandemic
6:30 AM PDT Games6:30 AM PDT Microsoft will bundle xCloud gaming service with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership
6:00 AM PDT Cloud Tech6:00 AM PDT Seattle’s newest billion-dollar startup: Qumulo reaches unicorn status with $125M round
1:41 PM PDT Tech1:41 PM PDT Hackers take over Twitter accounts of Gates, Musk, Biden, Obama, Apple and others in crypto scam
11:48 AM PDT Amazon11:48 AM PDT Amazon extends work from home policy to January 2021, opens offices with new safety measures
