“Holy Jesus.” That was the spontaneous reaction from lifelong Orland, Calif., resident Darrell Schonauer (above) when GeekWire told him about a planning document indicating that there will be "approximately 200 truck load/deliveries per day" at a new Amazon Delivery Station directly across the road from the home and orchard that have been in his family for more than a century. The arrival of Amazon’s homegrown delivery network in rural America is creating hopes of economic revival as well as concerns about the company’s secretive approach. Read the story by GeekWire editor Todd Bishop, who grew up in the rural California town.
Related: Amazon is rolling out AI-equipped camera systems inside the vans of its contracted Delivery Service Partner drivers. The tech is designed to improve safety, but the company is once again facing calls of privacy concerns and surveillance overreach. Read more.
Rad Power Bikes raises $150M: After a pandemic year that spurred huge demand for its e-bikes, the profitable Seattle company
is raising a massive round to fuel growth. The startup claims 200,000 riders across more than 30 countries.
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Microsoft unveils ‘Viva’ on Teams: The new platform aims to improve wellbeing by analyzing how employees spend their time while providing a dashboard for internal company resources, among other features. It’s part of a larger effort by Microsoft to make its collaboration software a central hub for work. Read more.
Sana stock soars in debut: Shares of the Seattle biotech company were up more than 40% Thursday morning after it raised $587.5 million in an initial public offering. The 3-year-old Seattle company will use the fresh cash on its quest to treat disease using cutting-edge gene engineering.
A potential fourth COVID-19 wave: We’re in a race against time, health officials warn, pitting our ability to quickly vaccinate as many people as possible against the emergence of more infectious and possibly more deadly variants of the COVID-19 virus.
Astra SPAC: Telecom pioneer Craig McCaw’s Teledesic venture is long dead, but the dream of a ubiquitous wireless service via a constellation of satellites lives on — thanks to the impending merger of McCaw’s Holicity “blank check” company and Astra, one of the rising stars of the satellite launch industry. Read more.
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