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GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Top stories so far this week
Bezos reignites Biden inflation feud, says president is misdirecting public or misunderstanding market
Updated below with White House response. Jeff Bezos called out President Joe Biden for telling gas station owners to lower prices — saying the president’s statement was “either straight ahead misdirection or a deep misunderstanding of basic market dynamics.” The tweet by the Amazon founder called inflation “far too important a problem for the White House to keep making statements like this.” The salvo promises to revive a debate that started between Bezos and Biden in May.
Starlink on the go? What a new FCC ruling means for SpaceX internet service on moving vehicles
A decision this week by the Federal Communications Commission cleared Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide its Starlink satellite internet service to cars, trucks, boats and airplanes in motion in the United States.
Flexe is Seattle’s newest unicorn: Warehousing startup lands $119M, reaches $1B valuation
The news: Flexe is the latest to join Seattle’s unicorn club.
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Advantage, bootstrappers: Why avoiding VC funding is helping this Seattle startup amid a downturn
Startups that didn’t raise cash from venture capitalists in recent years might be in a better position to control their future with a potential recession looming.
Jody Allen says Seahawks and Trail Blazers not for sale yet, but that time will come
The Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers are not for sale and no discussions are currently happening to sell either professional sports franchise.
How the Star Trek saga blazed new trails for space exploration — with a hand from superfan Jeff Bezos
Over the course of five decades, advances in space science and exploration have changed the Star Trek saga — but it’s obvious that the sci-fi TV show has changed the course of space exploration as well.
Amazon partners with Grubhub and adds new Prime food delivery perk
Three years after giving up on its own food delivery service, Amazon is trying a new tactic, partnering with delivery company Grubhub and offering free, one-year Grubhub+ memberships as part of a “Prime Day” promotion.
Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft economist joins DOJ antitrust team; AWS director lands at StackOverflow
— Stanford professor Susan Athey, a former consulting chief economist at Microsoft, will join the U.S.
Supple steaks and tasty veggies: Xerox PARC spinout keeps food fresh at freezing temperatures
A new startup aims to change how food is preserved and stored, using tech that keeps meat, fish and produce flavorful at subzero temperatures.
Amazon rolls out fleet of e-cargo bikes to make deliveries in the UK
Amazon is rolling out a fleet of e-cargo bikes and on-foot delivery staff in the United Kingdom as part of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
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