GeekWire Summit Sneak Preview | FTC preps antitrust suit against Amazon

The event will feature leading speakers on artificial intelligence in the afternoon, followed by a special evening screening of a surprise feature film for attendees, in line with the theme of the day. Read more and register to join us! 

Breaking into VC: Former Anthos Capital investor Annie Luchsinger recently unveiled her new Seattle-based venture capital fund called Breakers, which aims to back early-stage software and consumer startups. Read more. 

Tech Moves: Trupanion adds former Expedia exec as CFO, and a fusion energy leader joins the General Fusion board. Read more. 

Project Kuiper deal: Vodafone and its African subsidiary, Vodacom, have made a deal to use Amazon’s yet-to-be-deployed satellite broadband network to extend the reach of their 4G/5G cellular networks. Read more. 

Hot Links:

• The Federal Trade Commission plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon later this month after the tech giant did not offer specific concessions. (Wall Street Journal, subscription required)

• Zoom CEO on Microsoft Teams: Eric Yuan says U.S. regulators should think about forcing Microsoft to unbundle Teams from Office following new mandates in the EU. (The Verge)