11:25 AM PDT Tech11:25 AM PDT Nasdaq finalizes new board diversity rules — and some companies may have some explaining to do
10:24 AM PDT Startups10:24 AM PDT American Express venture arm invests in Seattle accounting startup Lockstep
8:59 AM PDT Transportation8:59 AM PDT Tesla opening new showroom south of downtown Seattle near The Shop, a hangout for car geeks
8:48 AM PDT Amazon8:48 AM PDT Amazon opens $1.5B Northern Kentucky air hub, fueling questions about its cargo ambitions
8:36 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences8:36 AM PDT Seattle startup Lumen Bioscience is working with Google to make drugs using algae
7:59 AM PDT Amazon7:59 AM PDT Report: Amazon awarded secret $10B NSA cloud computing contract, Microsoft files protest
5:01 PM PDT Tech Moves5:01 PM PDT Tech Moves: The Riveter’s Amy Nelson to lead new SaksWorks venture; Funko’s leadership transition
10:29 AM PDT Amazon10:29 AM PDT Amazon will take on greater responsibility for defective products sold by third-party merchants
10:23 AM PDT Microsoft10:23 AM PDT Microsoft buys Peer5 to boost large-scale video streaming for Microsoft Teams
9:36 AM PDT Cloud Tech9:36 AM PDT Four Seattle-area unicorns make Forbes ‘Cloud 100’ ranking of best private companies in the cloud
9:15 AM PDT Startups9:15 AM PDT Seattle agtech startup iUNU acquires pest management company CropWalk
7:10 AM PDT Startups7:10 AM PDT This casket startup is taking on big funeral industry with a focus on direct-to-consumer innovation
6:56 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences6:56 AM PDT Eliem is latest Seattle-area biotech to go public, raises $80M to help fuel treatments for nervous system disorders
6:58 PM PDT Amazon6:58 PM PDT Amazon senior cloud exec Charlie Bell is leaving the company after more than 23 years
1:50 PM PDT Tech1:50 PM PDT Rover’s business continues to bounce back in first earnings report as public company
11:56 AM PDT Science11:56 AM PDT New UN climate report emphasizes speed, intensity of warming and benefits of aggressive response
10:48 AM PDT Tech Moves10:48 AM PDT Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotech hires commercial officer; Instacart names new president; and more
10:40 AM PDT Amazon10:40 AM PDT Amazon and GoPro sue alleged counterfeiters over bogus grips, mounts, and other accessories
10:05 AM PDT Amazon10:05 AM PDT Report: Amazon offering $2M in cash and prizes in lottery for vaccinated frontline workers
8:30 AM PDT Startups8:30 AM PDT Leafly to go public via SPAC merger that values Seattle cannabis marketplace at $385M
8:00 AM PDT Impact Series8:00 AM PDT How an Alaska fisherman saw potential for a sustainability startup in a mountain of crab shells
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 1, 2021
6:30 AM PDT Podcast The new realities of real estate: Redfin CEO on tech, climate, housing, and the era of ‘a thousand HQs’
1:10 PM PDT Amazon1:10 PM PDT Amid COVID surge, Amazon to require masks for warehouse workers regardless of vaccination status
11:15 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences11:15 AM PDT After ‘punch in mouth,’ Hillrom will proceed with $367M deal to acquire Seattle’s Bardy Diagnostics
10:41 AM PDT Tech10:41 AM PDT Newly public, Rover pays off $8M PPP loan that helped pet-sitting company survive pandemic
10:01 AM PDT Games10:01 AM PDT Hands on with Steam Deck: Here’s what to expect from Valve’s portable – and powerful – gaming PC
8:59 AM PDT Tech8:59 AM PDT Seattle investment bank that helps buy and sell companies forms new SPAC to target ‘industry 4.0’
8:58 AM PDT Amazon8:58 AM PDT Amazon opening new Fresh grocery store in Seattle as part of property developed by Paul Allen’s Vulcan
7:34 AM PDT Geek of the Week7:34 AM PDT Seattle biotech vet Justine Dell’Aringa sees parallels in science while building her own home
