6:00 PM PST Space6:00 PM PST NASA gives a lift to 57 high-flying student experiments, including one from the Seattle area
10:55 AM PST Amazon10:55 AM PST Washington state launches site to order free COVID-19 test kits delivered by Amazon
10:47 AM PST Civic10:47 AM PST Job openings surge in Spokane as remote work attracts more techies to Eastern Washington
9:13 AM PST Tech9:13 AM PST Toymaker Funko to close Washington state warehouses and move distribution jobs to Arizona
8:36 AM PST Tech8:36 AM PST AI2 releases demo of question-answering model it claims outperforms GPT-3
7:31 AM PST Startups7:31 AM PST Zuper lands $13M to bolster software used by service businesses and their workers
2:46 PM PST Games2:46 PM PST Microsoft Gaming head confirms Activision’s ‘Call of Duty’ will keep coming to PlayStation
2:33 PM PST Impact Series2:33 PM PST Microsoft shares updates on its $750M affordable housing effort as homelessness crisis continues
12:34 PM PST Tech12:34 PM PST Seattlepi.com will try newsletter strategy in Hearst’s ‘next phase’ for former newspaper website
10:40 AM PST Health/Life Sciences10:40 AM PST New CEO at Zymeworks shifts leadership, plans to lay off 25% of staff
9:41 AM PST Games9:41 AM PST Microsoft vets reveal first game from new blockchain startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz
8:34 AM PST Startups8:34 AM PST Startups to watch: 13 venture capitalists offer their picks for the next Pacific Northwest unicorns
12:01 AM PST Amazon12:01 AM PST Amazon to try another tech-infused retail concept with ‘Amazon Style,’ its first physical fashion store
5:29 PM PST Startups5:29 PM PST Tech Moves: Washington STEM names new CEO; Conversica and Iterable hire marketing vets
2:47 PM PST Startups2:47 PM PST Smart tracking device maker Pebblebee raises more cash and adds new CEO to scale startup
10:50 AM PST Space10:50 AM PST Radian Aerospace comes out of stealth and raises $27.5M for orbital space plane development
10:41 AM PST Microsoft10:41 AM PST Microsoft’s $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard deal will test new U.S. antitrust approach
9:29 AM PST Games9:29 AM PST Popular card game Exploding Kittens teams with Glowforge to offer limited, printable NFTs
8:34 AM PST Amazon8:34 AM PST Amazon reveals title and trailer for new ‘Lord of the Rings’ series coming to Prime Video
7:50 AM PST Health/Life Sciences7:50 AM PST AI2 spinout BirchAI lands $3.1M for healthcare customer support platform
7:42 AM PST Health/Life Sciences7:42 AM PST Assistive tech startup led by former NASA engineer uses an AI ‘parrot’ to help people with disabilities
6:00 AM PST Tech6:00 AM PST How global supply chain woes may be an opportunity for Seattle shipping-tech companies
10:17 AM PST Science10:17 AM PST Pacific Northwest forests provide the perfect breeding ground for a sci-fi tale about alien invasion
9:00 AM PST Startups9:00 AM PST Tech vets land $4M to develop solar-powered robots that zap weeds and regenerate soil
8:59 AM PST Tech8:59 AM PST Analysis: Microsoft’s massive $68.7B acquisition of Activision Blizzard is a mixed bag for gamers
8:34 AM PST Startups8:34 AM PST Realtor.com operator Move leads $12M round for Seattle marketing startup Evocalize
7:51 AM PST Games7:51 AM PST Chart: Microsoft’s largest acquisitions, led by the blockbuster deal to buy Activision Blizzard
6:05 AM PST Games6:05 AM PST Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard will create a new gaming behemoth
12:37 PM PST Civic12:37 PM PST Rep. Pramila Jayapal on vaccine equity, misinformation, preparing for the next pandemic
