9:55 AM PDT Microsoft9:55 AM PDT RIP, WordPad: Microsoft will remove this longtime word-processing app in a future Windows update
7:45 AM PDT Startups7:45 AM PDT RideWithGPS, a Portland startup that makes bicycle route planning tools, lands $3M
7:40 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences7:40 AM PDT Biotech company Absci lays off 30 employees, about 15% of staff
10:45 AM PDT Games10:45 AM PDT Life, luck, and ‘learning from the best’: Former Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé at PAX West
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 27, 2023
7:00 AM PDT Geek Life7:00 AM PDT Artist’s giant troll sculptures bring whimsy to Seattle-area woods — and a message about waste
6:40 AM PDT Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Amazon is done debating RTO policy; Robot umps update; Summit sneak peek
6:07 PM PDT Amazon6:07 PM PDT Amazon adds three execs to its senior leadership team — here’s how the list has changed this year
3:29 PM PDT Space3:29 PM PDT Pension fund’s lawsuit questions Amazon’s decisions on Kuiper satellite launch deal
8:58 AM PDT Tech8:58 AM PDT Internal email: Expedia Group lays off some tech workers in latest move to reshape its workforce
9:35 AM PDT Microsoft9:35 AM PDT Microsoft will unbundle Teams in Europe in response to antitrust probe
9:00 AM PDT Games9:00 AM PDT Review in progress: ‘Starfield’ takes the ‘Skyrim’ formula out into the universe
7:00 PM PDT Education7:00 PM PDT Ada Developers Academy ‘significantly’ reduces headcount, pauses admissions, names interim CEO
4:29 PM PDT Amazon4:29 PM PDT E-commerce rivals Amazon and Shopify reach truce on ‘Buy with Prime’ integration
2:39 PM PDT Tech Moves2:39 PM PDT Adam Wiener, Redfin president of real estate services, is departing
12:31 PM PDT Sustainability12:31 PM PDT Seattle clean tech startup lands $1.4M for eco-friendly soy-based suds for shampoos, detergents
8:08 AM PDT Startups8:08 AM PDT Seattle-area startup Hyperproof lands $40M for risk and compliance software
8:00 AM PDT Amazon8:00 AM PDT Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to be integrated on the same devices for the first time
6:12 AM PDT Bot or Not6:12 AM PDT Reading, writing, and ChatGPT: High school English teachers adjust to the new realities of AI
5:12 PM PDT Games5:12 PM PDT Seattle VR studio Polyarc reveals its next game: ‘Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss’
2:18 PM PDT Civic2:18 PM PDT Recent grads working in tech are migrating to Seattle more than any other U.S. city
8:42 AM PDT Amazon8:42 AM PDT Amazon raises free shipping minimum order amount to $35 for some non-Prime customers
8:00 AM PDT Space8:00 AM PDT Spin control: Starfish Space makes use of magnetism to stop satellite’s death spiral
7:28 AM PDT Tech7:28 AM PDT Seattle-area edtech company DreamBox Learning acquired by Discovery Education
6:00 AM PDT Amazon6:00 AM PDT Grubhub adding Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to college campus dining experiences
2:00 AM PDT Bot or Not2:00 AM PDT Celebrity clone startup led by veteran entrepreneurs uses AI for 1-on-1 ‘human-like conversations’
