2:06 PM PDT Startups2:06 PM PDT Seattle investment bank Cascadia Capital lands unique funding deal to expand services
1:45 PM PDT Tech Moves1:45 PM PDT Expedia Group hires former Williams-Sonoma leader Julie Whalen as new CFO and executive VP
11:47 AM PDT Amazon11:47 AM PDT Amazon faces new antitrust lawsuit filed by California AG alleging anticompetitive practices
10:39 AM PDT Civic10:39 AM PDT These volunteers are building cell towers to bring the internet to everyone – and they need help
9:59 AM PDT Tech Moves9:59 AM PDT Tech Moves: Microsoft’s former enviro chief joins gaming-focused private equity firm
5:15 AM PDT Space5:15 AM PDT Microsoft Azure ramps up access to cloud computing via SpaceX’s Starlink satellites
2:21 PM PDT Real Estate2:21 PM PDT Pioneer Collective moving longtime co-working space to Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood
11:46 AM PDT Amazon11:46 AM PDT Amazon to put $450M into delivery program for driver retirement, tuition matches, better pay
10:14 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:14 AM PDT Tech Moves: Lumen taps former Microsoft exec as CEO; Seattle Children’s hires research officer
10:13 AM PDT Geek Life10:13 AM PDT Putting the Pop! in hip hop: Funko teams with Snoop Dogg on L.A. retail location
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8:23 AM PDT Geek Life8:23 AM PDT Amazon wins Emmy for Lizzo’s reality TV show; HBO outpaces the streamers with 38 wins
8:00 AM PDT Startups8:00 AM PDT Madrona Venture Group raises $690M for two new funds to back startups in Seattle and elsewhere
7:59 AM PDT Civic7:59 AM PDT Bill Gates encouraged by U.S. climate initiatives as ‘mega-region’ grapples with long-term challenges
7:33 AM PDT Sports Tech7:33 AM PDT In Russell Wilson’s return to Seattle, Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech gets the cheers at new stadium store
6:05 AM PDT Startups6:05 AM PDT Seattle startup ModusBox spins out PortX into new financial services company and raises $10M
6:00 AM PDT Amazon6:00 AM PDT Amazon releases upgraded Kindle and Kindle Kids devices for first time in three years
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT Redfin CEO, DoorDash co-founder invest in new startup building portal for Mexico real estate
9:01 PM PDT Philanthropy9:01 PM PDT Gates Foundation annual report shows stalled progress due to pandemic, wars — but also reasons for hope
7:59 PM PDT Space7:59 PM PDT You can weigh in on spaced-out designs for Smithsonian’s Bezos Learning Center
2:54 PM PDT Amazon2:54 PM PDT Heather MacDougall, Amazon VP in charge of workplace health and safety, is departing
1:48 PM PDT Games1:48 PM PDT Wizards of the Coast files lawsuit to stop publication of tabletop game, alleging trademark violation and ‘reprehensible content’
12:12 PM PDT Games12:12 PM PDT 343 Industries head and longtime Microsoft leader Bonnie Ross is leaving ‘Halo’ developer
11:55 AM PDT Geek Life11:55 AM PDT In viral video, men escape close call with mountain wildfire by relying on GPS tech and hiking skills
10:29 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:29 AM PDT Adaptive Biotechnologies inks deal with healthcare fund to beef up balance sheet
10:15 AM PDT Startups10:15 AM PDT Modulous, which helps developers build prefabricated homes, raises $11.5M
9:00 AM PDT Civic9:00 AM PDT Report calls for ‘mega-region’ to unite on climate as Cascadia leaders meet at U.S.-Canada border
8:10 AM PDT Space8:10 AM PDT Uncrewed Blue Origin suborbital research mission cut short by launch anomaly
5:00 AM PDT Tech5:00 AM PDT Starbucks goes Web3: How the coffee giant plans to use NFTs and blockchain in its rewards program
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 4, 2022
