Articles from 2021 – Page 3 of 77

Rental property investment startup Arrived secures $100M in credit financing to fuel U.S. expansion

Arrived Homes, the Seattle startup that helps people invest in single-family rental properties, is taking on $100 million in new… Read More

GeekWire Gift Guide: 10 ideas for last-minute stocking stuffers

Sometimes it’s about the little things. Whether it’s a workplace Secret Santa exchange with a hard cap on how much… Read More

Omicron variant likely to surge in Seattle area as health officials urge booster shots

Health officials in King County are anticipating a likely surge of the fast-spreading Omicron COVID-19 variant, said county health officer… Read More

Microsoft: Hackers in China, Iran and elsewhere start exploiting widespread Apache Log4j flaws

Microsoft says groups connected to governments in China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have begun exploiting vulnerabilities in the Apache… Read More

Community safety app Citizen launching in Seattle after attracting 10M users across U.S.

Citizen, the app that allows people to monitor and participate in public safety watching and reporting, is officially expanding to… Read More

Unicorn corporate fitness startup Gympass acquires online personal training company Trainiac

Gympass, a corporate fitness platform, has acquired Trainiac, a Seattle startup that makes software to facilitate 1-on-1 online training workouts.… Read More

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy leads $65M funding round for Stoke Space’s reusable rockets

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the multibillion-dollar clean-tech initiative created by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is leading a $65 million funding round… Read More

RBC Signals teams up with Inmarsat to boost Internet of Things connectivity

Redmond-based RBC Signals has made a strategic agreement with one of the world’s biggest satellite operators, Inmarsat, to put more… Read More

Climate funding: Amazon makes more investments; Alaska Airlines and Bill Gates-led effort back aviation startup

The investments keep rolling in for climate tech companies, and Pacific Northwest tech companies are writing many of the checks.… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Outreach CMO joins Fastly; SmartRecruiters adds ex-Tableau SVP; and more

— Fastly named Margaret Arakawa as chief marketing officer of the publicly traded San Francisco-based cloud network provider. Arakawa spent nearly 20… Read More

Microsoft reports investments in banks, funds and other programs supporting Black-owned companies

Microsoft on Tuesday shared an update on its work to promote racial equity in the U.S. by investing in and… Read More

COVID-19 misinformation still featured on Amazon, months after inquiries from lawmakers

Amazon’s e-commerce site still prominently features content about COVID-19 that was deemed as misinformation and called out more than two… Read More

Ookla acquires RootMetrics in Seattle wireless analytics deal

Two Seattle-area wireless metrics companies are joining forces. Ookla announced that it has acquired RootMetrics, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that provides… Read More

Thanks to new satellites, BlackSky picks up the pace for updating space imagery

BlackSky says it has set a new standard for refreshing its satellite views of spots on Earth after adding six… Read More

Omicron rising rapidly in Washington state, early data suggest

Early data from the University of Washington suggest that the Omicron COVID-19 variant may already be spreading rapidly in Washington… Read More

Here’s what’s included in Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed $626M climate plan

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday joined with state lawmakers to announce his proposed climate initiatives, which total $626 million… Read More

New bike-share company to bring 1,500 e-bikes to Seattle streets by spring to boost mobility options

A new electric-assist bike company is joining the mix of bikes and scooters on the streets of Seattle as the… Read More

Deadly tornado that collapsed Amazon warehouse raises questions about company’s policies

Editor’s note: This story was update with information from Amazon about the cell phone policy. Original story: Six people died… Read More

Further embracing tech, Seattle Kraken to release NFT collection that captures ‘essence of brand’

The puck has dropped and the first season of Seattle Kraken hockey is in full swing. Now the team is… Read More

Level rides ‘Great Resignation’ wave and lands $7M for credit service used by independent contractors

The news: Seattle startup Level raised $7 million to fuel growth of its flexible credit service used by independent contractors… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 5, 2021

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 5, 2021. Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: We assess the AWS outage, take an AI quiz, and try Amazon’s Halo View

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Is the world relying too much on Amazon Web Services? We take stock of… Read More

Tornado rips through Amazon warehouse in Illinois, causing deaths

Embed from Getty Images Updated below with statements by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy. Multiple people died… Read More

Marking another first, Blue Origin sends six spacefliers on a single suborbital trip

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture guided another suborbital space trip into the record books today — a trip that… Read More

Controversy at Bungie: New report reveals apparent toxic workplace issues for ‘Destiny 2’ developer

As Bungie celebrates its 30th anniversary this week, a new report has painted an unflattering portrait of the company’s internal… Read More

Yelp and Groupon battle over non-compete law in hiring of former Amazon ad leader in Seattle

Yelp’s attempt to hire a former Groupon vice president in Seattle has sparked a legal battle between the companies over… Read More

Michael Strahan and Jeff Bezos on Thursday Night Football with Blue Origin capsule mockup in background.

Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space shot explores the final frontier of merchandising

Jeff Bezos’ privately held Blue Origin space venture is starting to look more like the other company he founded: Amazon.… Read More

Getty Images to become public company again in $4.8B SPAC deal, building on Seattle tech roots

Getty Images, the iconic digital photography provider and visual content marketplace, will become publicly traded again, more than a decade… Read More

2021 Game Awards: Everything you need to know from the annual gaming showcase

This year’s Game Awards aired on Thursday night via livestreaming platforms, and as usual, it was primarily devoted to a… Read More

GeekWire Gift Guide: Tech leaders share ideas for gadgets, services, charity and more

If you’re looking for a tech gadget or a particular online service or cause to give as a gift this… Read More