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Interview: Jeff Bezos lays out Blue Origin’s space vision, from tourism to off-planet heavy industry
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Jeff Bezos: What the commercial space industry can learn from the Internet revolution
Jeff Bezos has the rare distinction of helping to lead two revolutions: the rise of e-commerce starting more than two decades ago...
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Startup Weekend meets music industry, coffee with 9Mile Labs, and more
Developers, designers, and hustlers with a passion for music and tech will come together for Startup Weekend Seattle Music April 1-3. The 54-hour educational event facilitates helps music-oriented startups take their first steps toward launching.
In this special music edition of Startup Weekend, participants will focus on some...
6 secrets for success in the tech industry: Advice from the Women Who Code conference in Seattle
It can be difficult to be a woman working in technology. Men dominate the field, while women hover at about 20 percent of all employees in many big tech...
Bill would create Washington state space exploration center to boost fledgling industry
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill is in play in Washington state Legislature to get the state government deeply involved in nurturing Washington’s fledgling space-exploration industry. The bipartisan House bill by Rep. Jeff...
Meat industry ignores FDA, health experts, buys more antibiotics
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Despite recent efforts by health experts, doctors, and the Food and Drug Administration to pull the meat industry away from its heavy use of antimicrobials, livestock producers seem to have dug in their heels.
From 2009 to 2014, the amount of antimicrobials sold and distributed for use in livestock increased by 22 percent, according to an...
Lawmakers geek out over Washington state’s rising space industry
Washington state legislators got an introduction to the state’s space industry today at Seattle’s Museum of Flight – and voiced amazement at how much is going on. “I feel so illiterate in this field, it’s unbelievable,” state Sen. Mike Hewitt, R-Walla...
GeekWire’s 2015 Newsmakers of the Year: These industry leaders made their mark in tech, science and space
It has been another giant year for technology and science in the Seattle region — featuring everything from rocket launches to big financing rounds to breakthrough devices and huge acquisitions. Microsoft is showing new signs of life, while Amazon is experiencing unprecedented growth amid new questions about its workplace culture. Meanwhile, new biotech companies are making major strides against cancer...