6:00 AM PST Startups6:00 AM PST Latest unicorn sighting in Seattle: SeekOut lands $115M to expand recruiting software
6:00 AM PST Microsoft6:00 AM PST Microsoft Teams gets walkie-talkie button on Zebra devices in broader push for frontline workers
4:35 PM PST Tech4:35 PM PST Redfin will buy Bay Equity Home Loans for $135M in bid to boost mortgage business
2:22 PM PST Geek Life2:22 PM PST Watch: ‘KIMI’ trailer shows tech worker dealing with creepy voice assistant in film shot in Seattle
1:27 PM PST Impact Series1:27 PM PST Jeff Bezos’ Montessori-inspired free preschools will expand to Texas and Florida
11:46 AM PST Civic11:46 AM PST Washington state Dept. of Commerce commits $3M for ‘Innovation Cluster Accelerator’
11:28 AM PST Health/Life Sciences11:28 AM PST Bill Gates talks COVID cases after Omicron, lack of pandemic preparation, and those ‘chips in arms’
10:40 AM PST Facebook10:40 AM PST Facebook parent Meta delays full return to office to late March, ensuring two years of remote work
10:06 AM PST Amazon10:06 AM PST Amazon workers at Alabama warehouse will vote by mail next month in redo of union election
9:08 AM PST Amazon9:08 AM PST Dumbbells get smarter: Amazon’s Alexa gets a workout in weights that integrate voice control
6:00 AM PST Tech Moves6:00 AM PST Tech Moves: Life Science Washington names new CEO; AWS exec departs; Vizio CTO retires
6:00 AM PST Space6:00 AM PST Mangata raises $33M for hybrid satellite network with connections to Seattle tech community
9:06 PM PST Health/Life Sciences9:06 PM PST Bristol Myers Squibb and Century Therapeutics’ deal for $150M could boost Seattle cell research
9:00 PM PST Sustainability9:00 PM PST Aviation startup ZeroAvia, backed by Amazon and Alaska Air, is building an R&D center near Seattle
4:43 PM PST Science4:43 PM PST Electric aviation executive Roei Ganzarski steps down from leadership roles at MagniX and Eviation
4:31 PM PST Tech4:31 PM PST T-Mobile acquires Octopus Interactive, an ad network for screens inside Uber and Lyft cars
2:34 PM PST Amazon2:34 PM PST Tech in the wild: Seattle-area startup Thingy will test Amazon Sidewalk to connect remote sensors
10:52 AM PST Science10:52 AM PST Tech Moves: Adaptive CFO to resign; Meta comms exec departs; AI vet joins Absci board; new Zymeworks CEO
10:41 AM PST Civic10:41 AM PST Meta/Oculus expands in Seattle’s stadium district as tech giants anticipate regional light rail
9:39 AM PST Amazon9:39 AM PST Fresh look for an old Sears: Amazon opening another grocery store in plaza south of Seattle
8:43 AM PST Startups8:43 AM PST Ciara and Russell Wilson’s fashion house will raise up to $15M as revenue grows
8:00 AM PST GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PST Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 2, 2022
12:39 PM PST Space12:39 PM PST Astronomers breathe a sigh of relief after Webb Telescope unfolds its mirror in space
8:00 AM PST Tech8:00 AM PST Q&A with Kelly Smith, startup founder and ex-Starbucks VP leading digital transformation at car company Hagerty
6:30 AM PST Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s Alexa is going to space, and more news from the final frontier
1:57 PM PST Geek Life1:57 PM PST Star Trek’s original Mr. Spock beams down for vaccine-boosting billboard campaign
12:16 PM PST Tech Moves12:16 PM PST Tech Moves: Zillow hires Nike exec as first design chief; Allen Institute has new CEO; and more
10:12 AM PST Amazon10:12 AM PST Audible discontinues daily audio digests of NYT, WSJ and Washington Post stories
8:44 AM PST Startups8:44 AM PST Seattle’s Pure Watercraft unveils electric pontoon boat as GM collaboration accelerates quickly
