Ex-Amazon engineers raise $525K for ‘Tandem Shower’

Ex-Amazon engineers raise $525K for ‘Tandem Shower’: Showering with a partner can be fun — unless you're left standing in the cold. That's what Brett Skaloud and Jeff Feiereisen determined, so they set out to create a simple piece of bathroom hardware. It’s cleaning up on Kickstarter. 

GeekWire Podcast: On this week’s show we discuss a new era for Netflix; Paul Allen’s legacy; and Amazon’s potential next big business. Listen here, or subscribe to GeekWire in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.

Tech Moves: A developer relations leader at Microsoft heads to Google; an Amazon HR exec lands at AppLovin; and more personnel changes. 

Life sciences growth: GeekWire reporter Charlotte Schubert interviewed Marc Cummings, newly appointed CEO of Life Science Washington, at an event this week hosted by the trade group. The conversation focused on how to sustain the ongoing growth of Washington’s life sciences industry. 

Related: From Seagen’s expansion to algae capsules for a gut bug, catch up on this week’s headlines in the life sciences world.

Astronomers make an Earth Day plea: In an Earth Day commentary about "space environmentalism," astronomers say someone is going to have to dial down plans that call for putting 100,000 or more satellites into low Earth orbit.