12:55 PM PDT Science12:55 PM PDT A year after grounding, FAA and Boeing conduct first certification flight for updated 737 MAX jet
12:34 PM PDT Facebook12:34 PM PDT Microsoft is reportedly suspending advertising on Facebook and Instagram
12:28 PM PDT Tech12:28 PM PDT Twitch suspends President Trump’s channel, citing ‘hateful conduct’ in video streams
10:53 AM PDT Amazon10:53 AM PDT Amazon will pay $500M in bonuses to workers powering the company through the pandemic
10:11 AM PDT Impact Series10:11 AM PDT Gates Foundation CEO on COVID vaccines and the pandemic’s potential silver linings
8:46 AM PDT Facebook8:46 AM PDT Starbucks pauses all social media advertising over hate speech concerns
5:00 AM PDT Startups5:00 AM PDT B.C. startup Thoughtexchange raises $10M as use of crowdsourcing platform soars during pandemic
4:00 AM PDT Startups4:00 AM PDT TikTok for the workplace? VR startup Pixvana pivots to Voodle, a short video app for colleagues
1:35 PM PDT Tech1:35 PM PDT COVID-19 cases soar again in Wash. state; Inslee accuses Trump and Pence of ignoring U.S. crisis
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 21, 2020
11:28 AM PDT Amazon11:28 AM PDT Mixer co-founder on Microsoft pulling the plug, Twitch’s market power, and his startup journey
9:00 AM PDT Geek of the Week9:00 AM PDT Fernando Reyes Medina fell for gaming through ‘Halo,’ and now he’s a designer for the franchise
8:23 AM PDT Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft’s retail bombshell; Amazon’s robotaxi deal; and Trump vs. tech, again
12:41 PM PDT Tech12:41 PM PDT Elon Musk starts another catfight with Jeff Bezos after Amazon buys Zoox self-driving car venture
12:22 PM PDT Amazon12:22 PM PDT GeekWire Daily: Zoox deal pits Amazon against Uber and Lyft in robotaxi race
10:58 AM PDT Space10:58 AM PDT British-led consortium favored to acquire OneWeb broadband satellite network
10:47 AM PDT Tech10:47 AM PDT Bill Gates calls U.S. response to COVID-19 crisis ’embarrassing’ compared to other countries
10:15 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:15 AM PDT Sentinel Healthcare extends its COVID-19 tracking system to retirement communities
10:14 AM PDT Amazon10:14 AM PDT Greenpeace slams Amazon’s Climate Pledge Arena as a ‘meaningless and costly PR stunt’
8:49 AM PDT Real Estate8:49 AM PDT Redfin and Zillow resume home-buying businesses in scattered markets, citing real estate rebound
8:03 AM PDT Startups8:03 AM PDT Seattle rises three spots, cracks the top 10 in annual global startup ecosystem rankings
6:32 AM PDT Microsoft6:32 AM PDT Microsoft to permanently close physical retail locations; will incur pre-tax charge of $450M
10:28 PM PDT Amazon10:28 PM PDT Confirmed: Amazon’s acquisition of robotaxi startup Zoox adds self-driving cars to its robotic fleet
4:30 PM PDT Amazon4:30 PM PDT Two Washington state students among 100 winners of ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ $40,000 scholarships
11:54 AM PDT Geek Life11:54 AM PDT OK, what do we actually call Climate Pledge Arena? Nickname suggestions needed for Seattle venue
11:13 AM PDT Amazon11:13 AM PDT Amazon buys naming rights to KeyArena in Seattle, will call it Climate Pledge Arena as part of sustainability initiative
10:42 AM PDT Tech10:42 AM PDT Washington state issues new COVID rules for universities and colleges ahead of fall term
10:29 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:29 AM PDT Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center names new board chair and adds trustees
10:28 AM PDT Geek Life10:28 AM PDT ‘All in Wa’ COVID-19 benefit concert raises $45M behind Macklemore, Pearl Jam, Bill Gates and more
