6:14 PM PDT Space6:14 PM PDT Mars Society unveils its plan to establish technology institute, perhaps in Seattle
2:33 PM PDT Startups2:33 PM PDT Seattle NFT startup Niftmint joins Andreessen Horowitz accelerator program
1:38 PM PDT Space1:38 PM PDT Employees report a rare round of layoffs at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture
1:15 PM PDT Tech1:15 PM PDT Former Amazon exec Dave Clark abruptly resigns as Flexport CEO a year after joining logistics company
10:52 AM PDT Space10:52 AM PDT Amazon’s Kuiper satellite network forges partnership with Vodafone’s cell networks
10:48 AM PDT Tech Moves10:48 AM PDT Tech Moves: Former Expedia exec joins Trupanion as CFO; General Fusion adds board member
9:53 AM PDT Tech9:53 AM PDT GeekWire Summit Sneak Preview: Join us Oct. 19 for an AI reality check at an iconic Seattle venue
3:15 PM PDT Startups3:15 PM PDT Seattle-based Breakers, a new fund led by Annie Luchsinger, eyes early-stage startups
10:54 AM PDT Tech Moves10:54 AM PDT Tech Moves: Adaptive board member resigns; Tagboard exec steps down; and more
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
