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Articles from 2021

Diagnostics startup ID Genomics snags NIH grant to develop rapid test for COVID-19 variants

Diagnostics startup ID Genomics will accelerate its development of a quick test for variants of the COVID-19 virus with a… Read More

‘Murder hornet’ nest cut from tree in Washington state; 1,500 developing insects found inside

Another Asian giant hornet nest has been removed from a tree in Washington as the state’s Department of Agriculture tries… Read More

This legal writing startup is using AI to spot misrepresentations in litigation docs

Clearbrief is attracting more investor interest for its AI-powered software that gives legal professionals a way to automatically spot misrepresentations… Read More

New Shepard launch

Paintings, not people, take the spotlight in Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space trip

A little more than a month after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took a rocket ride, his Blue Origin space venture… Read More

Cloud wars: Former Amazon Web Services leader Charlie Bell reportedly joins rival Microsoft

Longtime Amazon Web Services leader Charlie Bell has reportedly taken a job at Microsoft. Bell, a member of Amazon’s senior… Read More

Amazon announces open beta for ‘New World’ in early September

During the Opening Night Live event at this year’s virtual Gamescom conference, Amazon revealed a new trailer for its upcoming… Read More

Microsoft to quadruple cybersecurity investments, spending $20B over five years

[Updated below with Microsoft confirmation and related announcements from Amazon, Google, and Code.org.] Microsoft reportedly plans to quadruple its cybersecurity… Read More

Microsoft sets release date for ‘Halo Infinite,’ plus special-edition hardware to celebrate anniversary

Microsoft has announced the release date for its forthcoming first-person shooter Halo Infinite, as well as a lineup of special-edition… Read More

Invention network company Xinova to shut down, 5 years after spinning out of Intellectual Ventures

Xinova, a Seattle company that operated a network of inventors, is winding down operations, GeekWire has learned. Xinova spun out… Read More

Alaska Airlines plane evacuated in Seattle after passenger’s Samsung cell phone catches fire

A cell phone fire in the cabin of an Alaska Airlines plane forced the emergency evacuation of passengers after the… Read More

Podcast

Why Amazon is now pledging to make good on bad third-party products

Amazon has long contended that it shouldn’t be held legally liable for defective products sold by third-party merchants on Amazon.com,… Read More

Real estate startup Flyhomes aims to address homebuyer’s remorse with new guarantee

A remedy for homebuyer’s remorse: Real estate startup Flyhomes today unveiled a new offering called Flyhomes Guarantee for Buyers that gives… Read More

Tech Moves: Siblings at Seattle startup swap roles; Microsoft CVP departs to focus on DEI; and more

— IoT startup Mason announced that founder and current CEO Jim Xiao will be swapping roles with his sister and… Read More

Google-backed startup LevelTen Energy lands $35M as clean power sector booms

Seattle startup LevelTen Energy has raised $35 million in a Series C round led by NGP Energy Capital, with participation… Read More

Analysis: Cloud gaming on Xbox illustrates Microsoft’s console strategy versus Sony

Microsoft revealed on Tuesday morning that the long-expected debut of its cloud gaming service on the Xbox family of consoles… Read More

Seattle-area expense management software startup Center raises $50M

Center, the Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that makes expense management software, has raised $50 million in new funding, the company confirmed… Read More

Seattle-area tech exec gets 2 years in prison in $5.5M scheme to defraud COVID relief program

A Seattle-area tech executive who attempted to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 disaster relief loans through the Paycheck Protection Program was sentenced… Read More

Microsoft will launch cloud gaming service on Xbox consoles this year

Microsoft’s cloud gaming ambitions will take a big step forward later this year when the company launches its cloud gaming… Read More

Seattle biotech firm Shape Therapeutics inks gene therapy deal with Roche worth up to $3B

Shape Therapeutics has signed a deal potentially exceeding $3 billion with pharma giant Roche to support the development of gene… Read More

White House cybersecurity summit to include Amazon’s Andy Jassy, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, and Apple CEO Tim Cook are among the tech executives who’ve been… Read More

Ice cream news with a twist: Jeff Bezos has his own home soft-serve machine from popular L.A. brand

This week-old news doesn’t exactly qualify as a scoop, but it is ice cream related, so dig in anyway. Straight… Read More

Zulily co-founders Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon invest in ID verification tech startup Vouched

Vouched, a Seattle startup that helps companies verify identity, has landed $4.5 million from investors including Darrell Cavens and Mark… Read More

On The Dyrt road: Co-founders of camping app gain valuable startup insight while living remote vanlife

Caught up in the grind of running their startup for the past several years, Sarah Smith and Kevin Long lost… Read More

Booster Fuels tests consumer offering with mobile gas service at Safeway parking lots in Seattle

Gas and groceries: Booster Fuels is expanding with a new consumer service that features its mobile gasoline trucks in Safeway parking… Read More

Amid Afghan evacuations, Seattle-area investor recounts the nightmare of Iran’s revolution, war

Code.org founder Hadi Partovi and his twin brother were only 6 years old during the Iranian Revolution when the Grand… Read More

Pushpay, which makes digital tools for churches, acquires streaming video startup Resi Media

Pushpay, a Redmond, Wash.-based tech platform that helps faith-based and nonprofit organizations, announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire… Read More

Biotech companies fuel IPO boom in Washington state over the past year

In a region better known for its tech startups and legions of software engineers, it’s biotech companies that have helped… Read More

How is the ‘snowiest place on Earth’ faring in this record-hot summer? It’s a little rocky on Rainier

Washington’s Mount Rainier is either the snowiest place on Earth, or a close runner up. From records collected over the… Read More

Seattle compliance filing startup SingleFile raises additional $2.1M and adds new CEO

SingleFile, the Seattle startup that simplifies filing and compliance workflow, has added $2.1 million in additional funding to its seed… Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 15, 2021

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 15, 2021. Read More

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