T-Mobile gets into TV | Target challenges Amazon with move into grocery delivery | Gates Foundation gives $15M to finish U of Washington CS building

Read the latest tech headlines from GeekWire [View this email in your browser](. [83c70c80-cefc-43e4-9cc7-74e048a5ee95.png]( December 13, 2017 [Top Stories]( [Find a Job]( [GeekWire Events]( [GeekWire 200]( [Become a Member]( Love GeekWire? Join the club! [Support independent journalism, enjoy exclusive benefits and access to GeekWire’s signature events]( Today's top stories [It’s prime time for the Geminid meteor shower, with partly cloudy skies in forecast]( By Alan Boyle This year's Geminid meteor shower is reaching its peak with optimal viewing conditions, and Seattle's weather just might cooperate as well. [Amazon’s Twitch will live stream NBA G League games; viewers can access stats and win loyalty points]( By Taylor Soper In what could be a preview of what watching sports online might be like in the future, the NBA today announced a live streaming deal with Twitch. 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[T-Mobile to launch TV service in 2018, challenging cable and satellite giants with purchase of Layer3 TV]( By Todd Bishop T-Mobile says it will launch its own TV service in 2018, expanding its competitive focus beyond the U.S. [‘Top Gun’ star Tom Skerritt raises more cash for entertainment startup as it ‘takes aim at Hollywood’]( By Taylor Soper Heyou Media, the Seattle startup founded by “Top Gun” star Tom Skerritt, is raising more cash and adding an entertainment veteran to its team. [New OfferUp features aim to up trust in mobile marketplace as it tackles safety concerns]( By Nat Levy OfferUp today announced several new features for its buying and selling app designed to make transactions safer and more transparent, as the mobile marketplace works to stem safety concerns. [Microsoft Ventures invests in SaaS ‘Active Strategy Management’ startup Workboard]( By Taylor Soper Workboard, a SaaS platform that helps companies execute their strategies, today announced a $9 million Series A round that included participation from Microsoft’s formal venture fund. [Gates Foundation gives $15M to complete funding for new Univ. of Washington computer science building]( By Taylor Soper The University of Washington’s new computer science building is now fully funded thanks to a $15 million gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. [Jeff Bezos says Blue Origin gives test dummy ‘a great ride’ on New Shepard suborbital spaceship]( By Alan Boyle Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos says Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital spaceship provided a "great ride" for a test dummy during today's practice flight. [Internal email: T-Mobile commercial chief and ‘Uncarrier architect’ leaves for undisclosed reasons]( By Monica Nickelsburg T-Mobile Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Sherrard, a senior marketing executive who has played a key role in the “Uncarrier” initiatives that are fueling the company’s growth, is leaving after 14 years. [Watch: Why we picked Pittsburgh for GeekWire HQ2, and what’s next in this editorial adventure]( By Monica Nickelsburg Curious how GeekWire decided to plant its flag in Pittsburgh for the month of February? [Facebook will build two new data centers in Eastern Oregon by 2021]( By Tom Krazit Eastern Oregon is building quite the reputation as the home of the West Coast data center, and Facebook added to that legacy Tuesday with plans to build two new data centers at its existing campus in Prineville by 2021. [Sen. Cantwell and other policymakers want to create a federal committee to grapple with the coming AI revolution]( By Monica Nickelsburg Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and several of her colleagues have introduced a bill that would set up a special advisory committee to prepare for the wave of artificial intelligence technology that is imminent. [Latest Twitter tweak will let users create and publish an entire tweetstorm all at the same time]( By Kurt Schlosser Twitter is really into users having the ability to say as much as they want on the social platform these days. 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