Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 18, 2021.
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Amazon plans to investigate discrimination within AWS after hundreds of employees sign petition
Amazon says it plans to investigate allegations of discrimination and bias within its Amazon Web Services cloud computing unit after an employee petition criticizing the culture and seeking a probe garnered hundreds of signatures. … Read More
Jeff Bezos gives away $200M and thanks Amazon customers after Blue Origin’s big launch
On the heels of what some critics have called the world’s most expensive midlife crisis, Amazon founder and Blue Origin boss Jeff Bezos announced a pair of charitable donations totaling $200 million hours after his space capsule touched down in West Texas. … Read More
Wyze sues Xiaomi and Roborock to invalidate robotic vacuum patent and save its Amazon listing
Smart-home device company Wyze Labs is suing Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi and robot vacuum maker Roborock in federal court Seattle, seeking to invalidate their 2019 patent for “an autonomous cleaning device.” At stake is the Amazon listing for Wyze’s own robotic vacuum cleaner. … Read More
Behind the recycling scenes at Ridwell: Seattle startup growing as fast as piles of plastic and more
In a warehouse south of downtown Seattle, Ridwell co-founder and CEO Ryan Metzger stands amid the garbage that has turned his 4-year-old startup into a growing business. … Read More
How to watch the countdown to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin suborbital space trip (and why)
UPDATE: ‘Best day ever!’ Blue Origin sends Jeff Bezos on suborbital trip with oldest and youngest spacefliers Original story: VAN HORN, Texas — More than two decades after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created Blue Origin, his privately held space company is finally sending people on a suborbital space trip — and one of those people is Bezos himself. … Read More
Q&A: Google’s Seattle-area engineering leader – an Amazon vet – on big growth and remote work
Google’s growth in the Seattle region is part of what lured Eric Young, a 15-year Amazon veteran, to jump from one tech giant to another back in 2016. … Read More
Amazon, Expedia, Microsoft, Steam, Costco and many others hit by widespread Internet outage
An internet outage hit some of the largest online sites in the United States, according to reports tracked by outage monitoring site Downdetector.com. … Read More
Qualtrics acquires Seattle marketing software startup Usermind
Experience management software giant Qualtrics has acquired Usermind, a Seattle marketing startup that helps companies acquire, retain, and service customers. … Read More
Who’s an astronaut? FAA weighs in on a murky issue for suborbital space travelers
Hundreds of deep-pocketed tourists are likely to take suborbital space trips as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, as well as the Virgin Galactic venture founded by fellow billionaire Richard Branson, ramp up their commercial operations. … Read More
E-commerce startup Fabric raises $100M in latest giant funding round for a Seattle startup
Another day, another big funding round for a Seattle startup. … Read More
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