Blue Origin-led team wins $3.4B contract for NASA’s second lunar landing system

2023 GeekWire Awards winners revealed: The force of the tech community was indeed strong in Seattle on Thursday night as the top innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists and educators in the Pacific Northwest were honored across 15 categories, from Startup of the Year to Next Tech Titan and more. Read the recap and check out all the photos. 

Blue Moon, here we come. After years of wrangling in its rivalry with SpaceX, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture finally got a piece of the action in NASA's plan to put astronauts on the moon. Read more.

Tech Moves: Zillow and Docusign name CFOs; Remitly hires a design chief; and more key personnel changes across PNW tech. 

The former CFO of Seattle startup Fabric allegedly funneled $35 million in company funds to his own crypto business, according to a new indictment against Nevin Shetty for wire fraud. 

Hot links:

• Twitter sent a letter to Microsoft, accusing the Seattle-area giant of violating its terms related to data access and usage. (CNN)

• Amazon is hosting concerts at its downtown Seattle HQ as the company’s new return-to-office mandate is underway. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

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