3:52 PM PDT Space3:52 PM PDT Days before landmark launch, NASA’s head of human spaceflight quits due to ‘mistake’
3:00 PM PDT Working Geek3:00 PM PDT How this Future For Us co-founder landed a grant from Serena Williams, and what’s happening next
11:45 AM PDT Startups11:45 AM PDT SoftBank and WeWork launch program to foster tech diversity, with 3 Seattle startups in first cohort
11:34 AM PDT Amazon11:34 AM PDT Proposed class-action suits in US and Canada claim Amazon abused ‘monopoly power’ to fix prices
11:20 AM PDT Space11:20 AM PDT New rules streamline procedures for licensing commercial space imaging systems
10:30 AM PDT Microsoft10:30 AM PDT Microsoft’s ‘Project Reunion’ bridges Windows divide, revives classic Win32 apps with new APIs
9:59 AM PDT Startups9:59 AM PDT Cannabis hub Leafly raises $3.6M after two rounds of layoffs earlier this year
9:23 AM PDT Microsoft9:23 AM PDT Microsoft acquires RPA platform Softomotive, will add desktop automation tech to Power Automate
9:00 AM PDT Startups9:00 AM PDT Business booms at online marketplace Crowd Cow as meat industry giants are hit hard by coronavirus
9:00 AM PDT Startups9:00 AM PDT Seattle startup Tagboard sees increased usage as TV production goes remote amid COVID-19 crisis
8:45 AM PDT Geek Life8:45 AM PDT Put more zoo in your Zoom call: Seattle’s Woodland Park offering a variety of animals for video chats
8:40 AM PDT Microsoft8:40 AM PDT In virtual finals of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup student competition, UW team finishes in top 3
8:10 AM PDT Amazon8:10 AM PDT Amazon delivers 100M supplies to healthcare organizations and governments fighting COVID-19
8:00 AM PDT Microsoft8:00 AM PDT Microsoft enables Teams app development in Visual Studio, enlisting support for Slack battle
8:00 AM PDT Microsoft8:00 AM PDT Microsoft builds OpenAI’s ‘dream system,’ an Azure supercomputer that ranks among top 5 in the world
6:00 AM PDT Tech6:00 AM PDT T-Mobile, Intel, NASA unveil 5G Open Innovation Lab in Seattle to help startups tap potential of 5G
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT Seattle marketing startup Tune acquired by Canadian tech company Constellation Software
3:31 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences3:31 PM PDT Trump says he’s taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug being tested in two studies at Univ. of Washington
2:20 PM PDT Impact Series2:20 PM PDT As mental health needs surge, this Seattle startup offers AI-powered analysis of therapy sessions
1:57 PM PDT Microsoft1:57 PM PDT Sony to use Microsoft’s Azure AI technology in new smart camera sensors
11:30 AM PDT Geek of the Week11:30 AM PDT Geek of the Week: Zipwhip’s teen developer Avery Wagar generates buzz with his work on coffee robot
10:49 AM PDT GeekWire Events Highlights10:49 AM PDT Join GeekWire this week for a live virtual event with Fred Hutch President Dr. Thomas Lynch
10:44 AM PDT Startups10:44 AM PDT Seattle tech leaders release guide to help employers support working parents and caregivers during COVID-19 crisis
10:33 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:33 AM PDT Scientists say 17-year-old blood sample yields promising antibodies for COVID-19
10:08 AM PDT Amazon10:08 AM PDT Jousting with Congress over Bezos testimony, Amazon says it will send ‘the appropriate’ executive
10:00 AM PDT Geek Life10:00 AM PDT Bill Gates shares 5 books on summer list – and much more to read and watch while stuck at home
9:35 AM PDT Tech9:35 AM PDT Uber lays off another 3,000 employees; Seattle engineering hub will remain open
9:29 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences9:29 AM PDT Positive news about Seattle-tested coronavirus vaccine sends stock market sharply higher
9:09 AM PDT Games9:09 AM PDT Minecraft sales hit 200M, with 126M monthly active players as usage spikes during pandemic
