T-Mobile CEO talks SpaceX deal, workforce diversity at Seattle Chamber event

T-Mobile CEO speaks at Seattle Chamber event: Mike Sievert, who took over at the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless giant in 2020 following the company’s merger with Sprint, talked about T-Mobile’s new partnership with SpaceX and its workforce diversity strategy at a luncheon in Seattle on Thursday. Read more. 

How much solar and wind power is out there? Microsoft is joining an effort to find out. The tech giant’s AI capabilities will be used in the Global Renewables Watch, a publicly accessible resource to help researchers and policymakers understand capacities and gaps in renewable energy resources. Read more.

Institute for Systems Biology lands $13 million: The award from the National Cancer Institute will help the Seattle organization lead a collaborative cancer center studying two key types of cancer therapies: targeted therapies and immunotherapies. Read more. 

Rad rentals: Seattle e-bike company Rad Power Bikes is launching a subscription service for the first time via a partnership in Germany. 

Big disconnect in hybrid work: A new workplace study from Microsoft found that there is a major gap between employees and leaders when it comes to the perception of productivity as it relates to those working away from traditional offices. Read more.

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend. — GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com; and reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com.