GeekWire Mid-Week Update, Presented by Wells Fargo

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update] Top stories so far this week [Spaceflight Inc. hails a pair of successful launches as it deals with frictions in SpaceX relationship]( Spaceflight Inc. can claim a share of the credit for two successful satellite deployments — but it's also facing a rift in relations with SpaceX. [Amazon reserves up to 83 rocket launches for Project Kuiper broadband satellite constellation]( Amazon has secured up to 83 launches on heavy-lift rockets to put more than 1,500 satellites into orbit for its Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation. [Starbucks is getting into the ‘NFT business,’ according to Howard Schultz]( Frappuccinos, pumpkin spice lattes, and now … NFTs? SPONSOR MESSAGE [Sandy Cairns, Senior Wealth Planning Strategist at Wells Fargo Bank, explains how tech startup founders and early-stage employees can develop wealth and tax planning strategies.]( Learn what you can do now to potentially reduce your tax burden and make the most of your hard work for you and your loved ones. Meeting with your key advisors now to talk about what’s best for you may be time well spent. [Learn more here.]( [Jeff Bezos’ worlds collide: Amazon and AWS join Blue Origin on Orbital Reef space station team]( Amazon and Amazon Web Services are joining forces with Blue Origin, another company founded by Jeff Bezos, to support the rise of a commercial space station. [First-of-its-kind stormwater ‘heat map’ lights up pollutants fouling waters in Washington state]( The COVID-19 pandemic has made us familiar with the idea of a deadly threat that spreads invisibly. [Vote for Next Tech Titan: 5 Seattle companies on the verge of becoming a giant force]( The Seattle startup scene has been sizzling, and there are several up-and-coming companies are headed on a path toward becoming industry giants. [Tech Moves: Syndio hires managing director; Google travel vet returns to Expedia; ex-Adaptive CMO joins Freenome]( — Ritu Mohanka, vice president of strategy & development EMEA at Glint (part of LinkedIn), is now the managing director and head of EMEA at Seattle startup Syndio. [Amazon, Google or Microsoft? Boeing chooses all of the above for cloud computing services]( The billion-dollar competition to provide Boeing with cloud computing services is finished, and the winner is ... a three-way split. [Life sciences and health tech news roundup: Cancer care, layoffs, fundings, more]( The week in life sciences in the Pacific Northwest ended with an announcement years in the making: The UW and Fred Hutch tightened their relationship to more closely integrate cancer care and research. [Microsoft and HPE put AI to the test on International Space Station … with gloves]( Microsoft and HPE are teaming up with NASA to put artificial intelligence to work on orbital tasks, starting with checking spacewalkers' gloves for damage. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Global Innovation Exchange, University of Washington: DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS & ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS]( - [KEXP: Software Developer (Android)]( - [INRIX: Director of Engineering – Geospatial Platform]( - [CodePath.org: Full Time Instructor [Summer]]( - [Hazel Analytics: Product Manager]( - [Scientific Software Engineering Center: Scientific Software Engineering Center Lead]( - [CodePath.org: Senior Campus Program Manager]( - [INRIX: Software Engineer]( - [CodePath.org: Director of Programs]( - [Richmond International Airport: Director of Information Technology, Richmond Airport]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2022 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](