Wrong number for T-Mobile? Another look at jobs promise made before Sprint merger

Three years after the deal was done, T-Mobile employs 9,000 fewer people than the combined Sprint and T-Mobile did shortly after completing their merger. Responding to GeekWire’s inquiries this week, T-Mobile insisted it has lived up to its jobs pledge. Read more.

The University of Washington is chasing research funding from the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to bolster U.S. chip manufacturing and research. The UW is spearheading a proposal submitted to the U.S. Department of Defense focused on quantum computing and is a partner on three other DoD proposals, which together seek more than $500 million in funding.

Microsoft’s digital identity business has a new connection to LinkedIn. The Microsoft-owned business social network will use the company’s Verified ID technology to let companies give their employees a way to prove to the outside world that they’re not fibbing about their place of work. Read more.

Vote for Workplace of the Year. The finalists in this GeekWire Awards category use a variety of policies to help employees navigate challenging times. Read about the companies.

Nintendo is bringing its “Nintendo Live” gaming extravaganza to Seattle in September for an all-ages celebration of gaming fun with tournaments, video game stations, stage performances and photo ops with Nintendo characters. 

Hot links:

• NPR quits Twitter: The news org will no longer post to its 52 official Twitter feeds after a dispute over being labeled “state-affiliated media” by Elon Musk. (NPR)

• Upside Down in Seattle: Netflix's “Stranger Things: The Experience” is coming to a SoDo warehouse so fans of the hit TV show can step back into its 1980s setting.

• Neighborhood disturbance: This video from near Wrigley Field in Chicago is a pretty unique way to witness a baseball home run — unless you’re a Mariners fan, perhaps. (Twitter)