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GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 8: Which entrepreneur will win over the judges as they pitch inside this iconic skyscraper’s elevator?
TESS probe finds first potential planets
As tensions rise in booming Seattle, tech industry steps up civic engagement
Working Geek: Stephanie Gowing aids clean energy entrepreneurs and companies eager to go green
Watch: Cooking a potato in Amazon’s microwave, plus Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff on new Stick Up Cam
Geek of the Week: Yi Yang’s love for video games taught him English, so he wrote a book about it
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe drops off rovers at an asteroid and snaps a shadowy selfie
LeadScorz raises cash to help marketers analyze sales leads with AI
Lime launching scooter and e-bike pilot in Tacoma, while scooter share is still banned in nearby Seattle
Watch: Google Doodle celebrates Mister Rogers with a touching, stop-motion animated video
Amazon takes stake in major Indian grocery chain, signaling worldwide brick-and-mortar ambitions
Trucking startup Convoy reaches $1B valuation after huge $185M investment led by Google VC arm
Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems lays out a roadmap for hypersonic rocket planes
TLDR: Amazon unveils Alexa-enabled microwave
The power of ‘radical candor’ and 4 other unorthodox leadership tips from Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader
Here’s everything Amazon announced Thursday, from microwave to subwoofer to Alexa capabilities
Amazon’s new tools for third-party developers will put Alexa on even more screens
Wrench acquires rival Otobots to expand mobile car repair service nationwide
Adobe acquires Marketo for $4.75 billion to add enterprise marketing customers to its mix
Commentary: Alexa, stop! Amazon’s smart home just sounds more and more like a lazy home
Officials explain why they closed Sunspot Solar Observatory (and it wasn’t aliens)
Bill and Melinda Gates warn ‘stunning progress’ toward reducing global poverty could stall for first time in decades
Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis
Amazon is staffing up in these HQ2 finalist cities as second headquarters decision nears
Financial analyst renews call for Amazon to spin off Amazon Web Services
Final Delta 2 rocket launch puts NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite in orbit to monitor ice
Steve Ballmer sticks to the USAFacts and wins fans in interview on HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’
Microsoft launches ‘groundbreaking’ Flagship School initiative with 17 schools globally
Here are more than 50 women VCs and angel investors backing startups in Seattle and Portland
Jeff Bezos on new foundation, Amazon HQ2 status, Trump media criticism, and why he was fine being second-richest person
Here’s everything Amazon announced Thursday, from microwave to subwoofer to Alexa capabilities
Jeff Bezos sells the Air Force on Blue Origin rockets and Amazon Web Services
Transcript: ‘Chief slowdown officer’ Jeff Bezos shares Amazon management tips
Amazon reveals flurry of new devices as tech giant aims to get Alexa inside homes and cars
Trucking startup Convoy reaches $1B valuation after huge $185M investment led by Google VC arm
Dolly expands moving app across U.S., hits $1M in monthly revenue and 100K customers
RIP, J50? Friends of the killer whales mourn emaciated orca, but search goes on
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe drops off rovers at an asteroid and snaps a shadowy selfie
Saykara raises $5M as its AI voice assistant cuts time doctors spend on paperwork by 70%
Microsoft releases details on last week’s big Azure outage, during which servers were damaged but no data was lost
