11:27 PM PDT Microsoft11:27 PM PDT Gates’ divorce drama: Did Bill Gates’ alleged affair prompt board resignations?
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 9, 2021
8:14 AM PDT Geek of the Week8:14 AM PDT Kaskada data scientist Charna Parkey likes to work in areas that can ‘dramatically change the world’
8:00 AM PDT Impact Series8:00 AM PDT How the Gates Foundation and Seattle nonprofit PATH are helping get oxygen to India
7:51 AM PDT Space7:51 AM PDT BlackSky Earth-observing satellites lost due to anomaly during Rocket Lab launch
7:00 AM PDT Tech7:00 AM PDT Researchers develop new way to help machine-generated language systems reduce toxic language
5:01 PM PDT Space5:01 PM PDT Stoke Space and Sequoia Scientific win NASA funding to advance tech innovations
1:14 PM PDT Tech Moves1:14 PM PDT Tech Moves: Riveter CEO relocates; ex-REI CEO joins UW business school; Edifecs adds execs; more
11:00 AM PDT Tech11:00 AM PDT Ballmer Group gives $38M to bolster Washington state’s ailing mental health services
9:43 AM PDT Space9:43 AM PDT Seattle’s satellite industry plays leading role in BlackSky’s Earth-observing network
8:46 AM PDT Startups8:46 AM PDT Seattle startup Bean Box raises $2.4M as pandemic fuels demand for specialty coffee at home
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT ‘Pandemic puppies’ help fuel Rover’s comeback as pet-sitting startup preps to go public via SPAC
6:00 AM PDT Podcast Lessons from the pandemic: Top STEM educators offer their insights on the future of learning
3:24 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences3:24 PM PDT Washington state plans to fully reopen by June 30 as governor pushes COVID vaccine incentives
2:16 PM PDT Amazon2:16 PM PDT Internal memo: Longtime Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn returns after brief hiatus to lead new entertainment unit
10:57 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:57 AM PDT Healionics raises $4.7M to commercialize artificial blood vessel tech
10:18 AM PDT Amazon10:18 AM PDT Amazon to add another 75,000 workers and offers $100 bonus for proof of vaccination
9:00 AM PDT Startups9:00 AM PDT Genba, the latest spinout from PSL-Fortive studio, raises cash for industrial work voice app
8:47 AM PDT Tech8:47 AM PDT Why this Seattle deli ditched third-party delivery services: ‘I don’t want them anywhere near our food’
8:05 AM PDT Startups8:05 AM PDT Recurrent lands R&D grant to bolster its battery data that helps used electric car shoppers
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT Auto parts data platform PDM Automotive raises $4M after doubling revenue in 2020
2:46 PM PDT Amazon2:46 PM PDT Amazon to stream WNBA games on Prime Video in tech giant’s latest deal with a pro sports league
2:35 PM PDT Startups2:35 PM PDT Amplitude acquires Seattle-based customer data analytics startup Iteratively
12:56 PM PDT Space12:56 PM PDT Xplore reveals its plans to open satellite manufacturing facility in Seattle area
12:09 PM PDT Podcast How this tech engineer is using his son’s rare disease as inspiration to disrupt drug development
11:39 AM PDT Tech11:39 AM PDT IXL Learning lays off 16 employees in Seattle after acquiring Rosetta Stone
11:23 AM PDT Amazon11:23 AM PDT Behind release of NFL’s new schedule, Amazon Web Services helped sort endless matchup options
9:05 AM PDT Startups9:05 AM PDT ‘World’s lowest power wireless chip’: UW spinout Jeeva unveils new sensor data streaming tech
9:00 AM PDT Startups9:00 AM PDT Seattle startup Jargon sells IP to Remitly; founders will join remittance company
