Five stories that shook up the enterprise in 2021
There is often a mistaken impression that covering the enterprise is kind of dull when compared to the consumer side of the house, but having followed the space for a couple of decades now, I can tell you that nothing could be further from the truth. For one thing, there’s big money in the enterprise, like Oracle buying Cerner last week for $28 billion and shaking up the healthcare vertical while they were at it, or UiPath going from...
Top Stories of ’21: Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, COVID, and what’s next for tech in Seattle and beyond
Looking at GeekWire’s most-read stories for 2021, this series of headlines stands out as a symbol of the past year, not just for Amazon but for the world at large. March 31, 2021: Amazon updates remote work guidance,...
Louisville-based Sierra Space, Bezos’ Blue Origin to develop “mixed-use business park” in space
A plan by Sierra Space, based in Louisville, and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin for a space station to invigorate U.S.-led commercial activity beyond the Earth’s atmosphere is one of three supported by NASA for further...
Bezos Earth Fund awards $443M in grants, focus is on climate justice, saving and restoring nature
Jeff Bezos, fourth from left, and Lauren Sánchez, next to him, attended the United Nation’s COP26 meeting in Glasgow in November and met with leaders from Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica and Bolivia. Also...
Rivian revs up for $65bn valuation in IPO
The Jeff Bezos-backed electric carmaker Rivian is aiming for a market value of $65bn (£48bn) when shares start trading in New York, in one of the biggest-ever stock market floats. Rivian announced late on Tuesday that its shares would start trading at $78 each, significantly above the $52 a share lower end of the range it had first targeted. It sold 153m shares, more than the 135m it aimed for initially. The increased offer price...
