6:15 AM PDT Podcast Microsoft’s larger lesson from TikTok: Brad Smith on the future of U.S.-China tech relations
3:20 PM PDT Science3:20 PM PDT MagniX wins $74.3 million from NASA to demonstrate electric aviation technologies
3:13 PM PDT Geek Life3:13 PM PDT Seattle cutout artist Rudy Willingham teaming with singer Lil Nas X for TikTok’s first foray into NFTs
1:17 PM PDT Amazon1:17 PM PDT Sign of the retail times: Macy’s sues to block Amazon from taking over signature NYC billboard
12:10 PM PDT Amazon12:10 PM PDT Whole Foods co-founder and CEO John Mackey will retire in 2022, 5 years after Amazon acquisition
10:54 AM PDT Amazon10:54 AM PDT Two social media influencers enjoined from Amazon sales in settlement over counterfeit goods
10:49 AM PDT Space10:49 AM PDT Blue Origin’s record on safety and sexual harassment comes under fire from within
9:10 AM PDT Tech9:10 AM PDT Mainstream media critic Project Veritas sues University of Washington and Stanford, alleging defamation by social media researchers
8:00 AM PDT Junior Geek of the Month8:00 AM PDT Junior Geek of the Month: Mona Li empowered girls in high school and seeks similar path in college
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Events Highlights8:00 AM PDT What will the future look like? Experts at GeekWire Summit will explore climate, cybersecurity, more
7:00 AM PDT Civic7:00 AM PDT GeekWire interview: Seattle mayoral candidates on tech, talent, taxes, startups, homelessness, and favorite apps
4:58 PM PDT Amazon4:58 PM PDT Amazon settles allegations of illegal retaliation in dispute over firing of activist employees
9:49 AM PDT Startups9:49 AM PDT Vancouver, B.C.-based Semios raises $100M for farming tech and services
9:00 AM PDT Space9:00 AM PDT How Amazon Web Services is helping Satellogic manage its whole Earth catalog
8:30 AM PDT Startups8:30 AM PDT Read the room — virtually: Seattle startup lands $10M to analyze your face and voice on video calls
8:25 AM PDT Startups8:25 AM PDT Archera lands $7M to help AWS and Azure customers cut costs and optimize usage
6:00 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences6:00 AM PDT Seattle healthcare data startup Truveta lands investment from Microsoft and forms partnership
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT Tech Moves: Cloudentity names new CEO; Leafly appoints CFO; SeekOut adds Tableau vet; Tomo hires ex-Zillow economist
3:00 AM PDT Startups3:00 AM PDT Salesforce chief Marc Benioff and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke invest in reforestation startup DroneSeed
6:14 PM PDT Space6:14 PM PDT Elon Musk chats about Starship and space telescopes … and Jeff Bezos’ rocket envy
3:00 PM PDT Startups3:00 PM PDT Tech Moves: B.C. startup Thinkific adds CMO from Hootsuite; Amplero founder departs Zulily
12:47 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences12:47 PM PDT Fred Hutch’s Trevor Bedford receives ‘genius grant’ for work on COVID and other viruses
10:40 AM PDT Startups10:40 AM PDT Vancouver, B.C.-based workflow automation company Conexiom raises $130M
10:30 AM PDT Space10:30 AM PDT Founded by Blue Origin veterans, Starfish Space raises $7M for satellite servicing tug
10:24 AM PDT Amazon10:24 AM PDT Amazon’s new Astro home robot uses AI to navigate autonomously, with display and periscope cam
10:04 AM PDT Amazon10:04 AM PDT Amazon Glow makes video calls more immersive, with projected and interactive space for kids
9:57 AM PDT Microsoft9:57 AM PDT Microsoft opens Microsoft Store on Windows to third-party app stores from Amazon, Epic Games, and others
9:36 AM PDT Amazon9:36 AM PDT Amazon adds display in new $80 Halo View health band, skips mic, boosts free membership to a year
9:15 AM PDT Amazon9:15 AM PDT Amazon unveils smart thermostat, 15-inch Echo Show, Astro home robot in new wave of devices
