8:19 AM PST Tech8:19 AM PST Zillow Group will sell 2K homes to investment firm as it winds down failed homebuying business
6:00 AM PST Health/Life Sciences6:00 AM PST Gut health startup Viome raises $54M to develop cancer diagnostics and sell microbiome kits
3:00 AM PST Health/Life Sciences3:00 AM PST Seattle-area startup Inventprise gets backing from Gates Foundation for pneumonia shot
8:11 PM PST Health/Life Sciences8:11 PM PST Swedish Health Services launches new cancer research center with $20M from Paul Allen
4:40 PM PST Tech4:40 PM PST Tornado warning hits mobile devices in Seattle after ‘overshoot’ of emergency alert target area
12:07 PM PST Impact Series12:07 PM PST Microsoft, Boeing and Rubens family pledge new funds to Washington State Opportunity Scholarship
10:43 AM PST Health/Life Sciences10:43 AM PST Healthcare data startup Truveta showcases new platform and has now raised close to $200M
10:42 AM PST Microsoft10:42 AM PST Microsoft serves up a Google Chromebook rival with $250 Surface Laptop SE for students
10:11 AM PST Civic10:11 AM PST Washington governor mandates a state fleet switch to electric vehicles
9:43 AM PST Amazon9:43 AM PST Burned by counterfeits, Amazon and Weber grill rogue sellers in suit over bogus BBQ covers
4:00 AM PST Startups4:00 AM PST Ditch the dealership: Tred raises $25M to drive more car shoppers to its online marketplace
12:01 AM PST Tech12:01 AM PST Salesforce sister companies Slack and Tableau look to bring Marc Benioff’s master plan to fruition
5:30 PM PST Space5:30 PM PST Blue Origin practices with a dummy version of its New Glenn orbital rocket in Florida
2:38 PM PST Science2:38 PM PST Bill Gates shares upbeat take on global climate talks; Washington’s Inslee pledges carbon cuts
12:41 PM PST Geek Life12:41 PM PST Petition aims to save Seattle’s beloved Cinerama as movie theater approaches two years since closure
9:26 AM PST Geek Life9:26 AM PST Idol threat: Jeff Bezos jokes with Leonardo DiCaprio over video of actor meeting billionaire’s girlfriend
7:39 AM PST Startups7:39 AM PST DreamBox Learning sells majority stake to private equity firm as annual revenue tops $100M
8:30 AM PST Science8:30 AM PST Neal Stephenson talks about his climate thriller — and why the metaverse didn’t match his vision
8:00 AM PST GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PST Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 31, 2021
9:54 AM PDT Science9:54 AM PDT The buzz about fusion energy: Expert explains industry’s ‘reinvigoration’ as tech attracts VC dollars
9:36 AM PDT Civic9:36 AM PDT Q&A: Finland’s transport and communications minister on 5G, smart regulation, and mobile data
6:40 AM PDT Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Jane Park on SPACs, the immigrant ethos, and brands in the Amazon era
8:05 AM PDT Real Estate8:05 AM PDT Seattle leads nation in office rent price increases, despite pandemic-fueled remote work changes
7:00 AM PDT Startups7:00 AM PDT Who’s raising cash? Helion, OctoML, WhyLabs, Symbl, Doorsey, Owl latest startups to land funding
4:00 AM PDT Startups4:00 AM PDT As interest in fusion energy ignites, Helion lands $500M from OpenAI CEO, Facebook co-founder
7:52 PM PDT Civic7:52 PM PDT Washington state and Finland sign tech-focused MOU, plan to establish smart port in Tacoma
5:37 PM PDT Space5:37 PM PDT Astra Space joins broadband internet race with proposal to launch 13,000 satellites
4:32 PM PDT Real Estate4:32 PM PDT Zillow to lay off 47 workers in Washington state as part of Zillow Offers home buying shutdown
