2:36 PM PDT Amazon2:36 PM PDT Amazon leads $2.5B funding round in Rivian, maker of the tech giant’s future electric delivery vans
10:51 AM PDT Startups10:51 AM PDT Workforce training startup OpenSesame raises $50M as shift to remote work drives demand
10:01 AM PDT Amazon10:01 AM PDT Amazon plans to investigate discrimination within AWS after hundreds of employees sign petition
3:39 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences3:39 PM PDT How Sean McClain founded Absci at just 22 — and now leads a newly public biotech worth nearly $2B
12:51 PM PDT Startups12:51 PM PDT ‘Co-warehousing’ startup Saltbox opens facility in Seattle, its third nationwide
10:34 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:34 AM PDT Absci shares spike 30% in IPO debut, valuing Washington state biotech company at nearly $2B
9:50 AM PDT Amazon9:50 AM PDT Amazon, Expedia, Microsoft, Steam, Costco and many others hit by widespread Internet outage
9:21 AM PDT Impact Series9:21 AM PDT New interactive tool using satellites and AI creates more precise wildfire maps for public, firefighters
6:00 AM PDT Sports Tech6:00 AM PDT As hoops star Sue Bird chases fifth Olympic gold, here’s the latest fitness tech gadget she’s backing
8:38 PM PDT Space8:38 PM PDT Who’s an astronaut? FAA weighs in on a murky issue for suborbital space travelers
12:25 PM PDT Amazon12:25 PM PDT Amazon gives developers access to Alexa device home screens, aiming to revitalize market for skills
10:30 AM PDT Google10:30 AM PDT Q&A: Google’s Seattle-area engineering leader – an Amazon vet – on big growth and remote work
9:53 AM PDT Civic9:53 AM PDT Disney’s Orlando consolidation could impact up to 200 tech and administrative jobs in Seattle
9:01 AM PDT Startups9:01 AM PDT Pizza brands show interest in robotic pizza maker Picnic as Seattle startup raises more cash
8:39 AM PDT Startups8:39 AM PDT Core Scientific, which started in Seattle but moved HQ to Austin, to go public at a $4.3B valuation
1:17 PM PDT Space1:17 PM PDT Blue Origin’s suborbital space ticket sales are nearing $100M, Jeff Bezos says
12:00 PM PDT Startups12:00 PM PDT Testing automation platform Stack Moxie raises cash, leverages startup support networks
10:44 AM PDT Tech10:44 AM PDT Jeff Bezos gives away $200M and thanks Amazon customers after Blue Origin’s big launch
10:30 AM PDT Space10:30 AM PDT ‘Best day ever!’ Blue Origin sends Jeff Bezos on suborbital trip with oldest and youngest spacefliers
9:00 AM PDT Startups9:00 AM PDT Behind the recycling scenes at Ridwell: Seattle startup growing as fast as piles of plastic and more
8:40 AM PDT Amazon8:40 AM PDT Wyze sues Xiaomi and Roborock to invalidate robotic vacuum patent and save its Amazon listing
7:38 AM PDT Microsoft7:38 AM PDT Microsoft Research to open Amsterdam lab focused on molecular simulation, led by noted physicist
7:11 AM PDT Startups7:11 AM PDT E-commerce startup Fabric raises $100M in latest giant funding round for a Seattle startup
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT HaptX raises another $12M for high-tech gloves, relocates HQ back to Seattle
4:40 AM PDT Space4:40 AM PDT How to watch the countdown to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin suborbital space trip (and why)
9:18 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences9:18 PM PDT Providence-backed Kno2 raises $15M for healthcare communication tech
5:03 PM PDT Space5:03 PM PDT Blue Origin’s space shots give tiny Texas town a boost that’s bigger than expected
5:00 PM PDT Startups5:00 PM PDT Limeade buying TINYPulse for $8.8M, combining Seattle-area workplace tech companies
