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• Bill Gates sees Gates Foundation winding down in 25 years — with Melinda French Gates and him still at the helm
• Seagen inks deal with Dutch biotech to develop and commercialize drug candidate
• NASA decides to roll its moon rocket back to shelter as Hurricane Ian nears Florida
• Robotic coffee barista maker led by ex-AWS engineer raises $8.3M to open more retail locations
• Amazon sets two-day ‘Prime Early Access Sale’ for Oct. 11-12, hoping to spark early holiday shopping
• Drone over stadium disrupts Seahawks game in Seattle, a day after same problem at UW game
• Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 18, 2022
• A ‘Prairie’ in the desert: Tech vet gets his hands dirty planting immersive light show at Burning Man
• GeekWire Podcast: The new world of hybrid work, and the next generation of smartphone users
• Rad expands to rentals: Seattle e-bike startup debuts subscription plan in Berlin
• Institute for Systems Biology awarded $13M to study administering cancer drugs in succession
• T-Mobile CEO on SpaceX deal, diversity, and more from interview at Seattle Chamber event
• Portland healthcare startup GrowthPlug acquired amid slowdown in exit activity
• How much solar and wind power is out there? A Microsoft effort using satellites, AI aims to find out
• GeekWire Summit 2022 sneak peek: Agenda released for our annual conference, Oct. 6-7
• Allen Institute aims to map whole human brain as part of $173M NIH project
• ‘Productivity paranoia’: Microsoft study of corporate workplaces finds big disconnect in hybrid work
• NASA ‘encouraged’ by tanking test for SLS moon rocket, but launch plan is still in flux
• Real estate giant Compass lays off 84 workers in Washington state as it targets tech team for cuts
• How this Seattle startup founder bounced back when her investors bailed out
• The bittersweet serendipity that gave these two startup leaders a shared mission in online privacy
• Amazon reveals Fire HD 8 upgrades as company sees strong growth in tablet market share
• Seattle-area startup Cheq lands $8M for mobile ordering platform used in stadiums, restaurants
• Teamsters members and national leaders march on Amazon HQ, escalating union campaign
• Orbital Reef space station wins a key role in Hollywood movie even before it’s built
• Major League Baseball made a pitch, but Seattle seafood spot Ray’s stays hooked on its web address
• Tech Moves: Ex-Twilio CIO named CTO at Slalom; Eviation adds CEO; Docugami builds team
• Spot, a Seattle metaverse startup for hybrid workforces, raises $5.5M
• Amazon consumer robotics leader Ken Washington joins GeekWire Summit lineup
• Stealthy AI2 spinout led by Napster co-founder unveils AI-powered sidekick
• TrovaTrip, which matches travel group hosts with travelers, lands $15M
• BMW venture fund invests in Seattle-area startup combating counterfeits with authentication tech
• Amazon is using ultra-low carbon fuels to curb climate impact of deliveries
• Amazon says it had ‘biggest three hours of signups’ for Prime during first exclusive NFL stream
• Space Shorts: German rocket company will launch orbital tugs for Spaceflight Inc.