‘Way cooler than standing in line’: Mariners fans get first crack at Amazon retail tech

Mariners fans get first crack at Amazon tech: “This is way cooler than standing in line,” said one fan at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on the opening night of The Walk-Off Market, a new food and beverage spot that uses Amazon’s Just Walk Out cashierless retail system. The aim is to help customers avoid concession lines and get back to their seats quickly. Go inside with GeekWire.

Microsoft Build: The company’s annual developer conference kicked off this morning and provides a new glimpse of the ways that artificial intelligence is automating software development, and helping developers provide AI tools to end users. Catch up on the initial highlights and news. 

Maveron raises $225M for eighth fund: It’s one of the largest funds for the firm, started in 1998 by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Dan Levitan. Its portfolio includes companies such as Allbirds, Pacaso, Booster Fuels, and others. Read more. 

Inside an Amazon robotic sortation center: We got a first-hand look at how robots and automation are changing logistics at an Amazon facility that opened last fall in the hills of Western Pennsylvania, outside of Pittsburgh. Check it out. 

Tech Moves: Flying Fish hired an investor to lead a new Canada office; Panopto and magniX named new CEOs; and more personnel changes. 

AWS Space Accelerator: Amazon's cloud arm just revealed the second cohort of companies participating in its space-focused startup program. 

Florida VC visits Seattle: Pablo Casilimas, co-founder of a Gainesville, Fla.-based accelerator and fund, is spending the summer in Seattle. Here’s why.