8:30 AM PST Geek Life8:30 AM PST How I became a ‘Pop’ icon: Testing Funko’s new personalized figurine-building experience
4:00 AM PST Startups4:00 AM PST Insect farming startup raises $9.3M, builds North America’s largest mealworm facility east of Seattle
10:59 PM PST Games10:59 PM PST 2020 Game Awards: Nintendo reveals new Smash character; ‘Among Us’ debuts a new map; and more
3:39 PM PST Tech3:39 PM PST Airbnb valued at $100 billion following blockbuster IPO — equivalent of more than five Expedias
2:26 PM PST Startups2:26 PM PST Koan raises $1M for ‘OKR’ collaboration software platform, acquires Portland design studio
2:21 PM PST Geek Life2:21 PM PST Space Needle moves New Year’s party online as streaming digital effects show replaces fireworks
1:32 PM PST Apple1:32 PM PST Inside the intense world of COVID-19 science, and unexpected findings from Seattle researchers
10:27 AM PST Podcast Wait, was that COVID?! Revisiting the early days of the pandemic to investigate a viral mystery
8:57 AM PST Health/Life Sciences8:57 AM PST Gates Foundation commits $250M more to COVID response, stressing equity in vaccine delivery
8:26 AM PST Startups8:26 AM PST Vouched raises $3M as pandemic drives demand for its ID verification tech
6:44 PM PST Space6:44 PM PST Two Washington state women join ‘Artemis Team’ to go on NASA’s moon missions
4:21 PM PST Space4:21 PM PST SpaceX’s Starship flies high-altitude test that ends with a bang — and with congrats from Jeff Bezos
2:16 PM PST Games2:16 PM PST Microsoft will bring cloud gaming service to iOS and PC via web browser in spring 2021
12:29 PM PST Tech12:29 PM PST FTC and U.S. states sue Facebook for alleged ‘illegal monopolization’ and anticompetitive conduct
12:11 PM PST Tech12:11 PM PST Uber Connect brings package delivery option to app to help get holiday gifts and more across town
11:39 AM PST Space11:39 AM PST Blue Origin’s team turns in its moon landing proposal — and provides a sneak peek
10:44 AM PST Artificial Intelligence10:44 AM PST Microsoft initiative will use AI to sniff out bribes, theft and other government corruption
9:12 AM PST Amazon9:12 AM PST Microsoft, Brooks, Unilever and others join Amazon’s Climate Pledge, topping 30 signatories
8:29 AM PST Tech8:29 AM PST Jeff Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund awards $105.9M to 42 non-profits in third year of initiative
8:27 AM PST Startups8:27 AM PST Univ. of Washington rolls out new licensing process to streamline negotiations with spinouts
5:00 AM PST Startups5:00 AM PST Workplace video communication app Voodle raises $6M to combat ‘Zoom fatigue and Slack overload’
4:01 PM PST Amazon4:01 PM PST Amazon Web Services launches new tool to detect bias and blind spots in machine learning
2:33 PM PST Health/Life Sciences2:33 PM PST Freespira raises $10M for tech platform that aims to ease panic attacks and PTSD
1:39 PM PST Startups1:39 PM PST Tech Moves: Slalom and WTIA add diversity leaders; Seattle mayor won’t seek re-election
12:54 PM PST Science12:54 PM PST QuantumScape pursues ‘breakthrough’ in lithium batteries — with tips from Bill Gates
11:18 AM PST Tech11:18 AM PST Washington state extends COVID-19 lockdown restrictions another three weeks through Jan. 4
11:16 AM PST Civic11:16 AM PST Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce sues city over ‘illegal’ payroll tax on big businesses
8:56 AM PST Startups8:56 AM PST Bizible founder Aaron Bird raises $5.1M for new Seattle B2B startup studio Pienza
8:00 AM PST Tech8:00 AM PST Redfin expands RedfinNow to Seattle and Bay Area in new litmus test for iBuyer service
