Amazon, Facebook, Google and the future of antitrust in the Biden era

Seattle startup vets Bob Crimmins and Todd Hooper launch new projects | Bill Gates gets COVID-19 vaccine | Tech Moves ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Become a GeekWire member: [Support independent journalism and join today!]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES Is the regulatory crusade against Big Tech over? Probably not entirely, but the antitrust inquiries into Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple could enter what one expert calls “a quiet phase,” especially in the early days of the Biden administration. While ongoing lawsuits will likely continue, antitrust experts don’t expect the issue to be a priority in the new White House. Seattle’s tech giants, Microsoft and Amazon, appear better-positioned to weather potential scrutiny than their counterparts in Silicon Valley. [Read the story]( Seattle startup news: - Seattle tech veteran Bob Crimmins [is launching a new accelerator]( under the umbrella of his Startup Haven community. - Todd Hooper, a serial entrepreneur who previously led VR startup Vreal, [is heading up a mysterious new company called Aardvark Labs](. Stay up-to-date on Seattle startup headlines with our weekly startup newsletter — [subscribe here](. Bill Gates gets COVID-19 vaccine: The Microsoft co-founder tweeted a photo of himself getting a shot in the arm this week, adding that he feels great. It’s been an eventful year for Gates, who has been an outspoken advocate for the science, coordination and common sense needed to battle the global pandemic. Along the way, Gates has been the target of vaccine disinformation spread by conspiracy theorists on social media. [Read more.]( Amazon hosts pop-up vaccine site: The company is [partnering with Virginia Mason for a one-day pop-up clinic]( on Sunday that aims to vaccinate 2,000 people at the Amazon Meeting Center near downtown Seattle. The announcement comes one day after [Amazon sent a letter to President Joe Biden]( offering to help with the country’s vaccination efforts by turning its facilities into COVID-19 vaccination sites. Not Berned out yet? Those Bernie Sanders inauguration memes are still a thing, and Seattle-area personalities and organizations have gotten in on the online act, inserting the senator and his mittens [everywhere from Mount Rainier to MoPOP.]( Tech Moves: Brad Anderson, a longtime Microsoft corporate vice president, has joined Qualtrics as president of products and services; Databricks appointed former Axiom and Concur exec Elena Donio to its board; and Seattle startups Hiya and Esper added new leaders. [Read about those and other key personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry.]( Thanks for reading, have a great weekend, and see all our latest headlines below. — GeekWire editor Todd Bishop, editor@geekwire.com, GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com, and reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Become a member, support independent journalism!]( GeekWire members support independent journalism at a time when trusted storytelling and community engagement is more important than ever. [Join Today!]( LATEST HEADLINES [Tech Moves: Microsoft’s Brad Anderson jumps to Qualtrics in wave of pre-IPO hires; Elena Donio joins Databricks board; Hiya, Esper add startup vets]( [‘I feel great’: Bill Gates shares photo of himself getting first dose of COVID-19 vaccine]( [Is the regulatory crusade against Big Tech over? What experts expect under Biden administration]( [Seattle entrepreneur Todd Hooper raises cash for mysterious new startup Aardvark Labs]( [Seattle startup vet Bob Crimmins launches new accelerator based on ‘GroundWork’ methodology]( SPONSORED: GEEK HOME OF THE DAY [Northwest Modern | Award Winning Minimalist]( [Amazon will host a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic at its headquarters in Seattle]( [Federal judge cites U.S. Capitol breach in denial of Parler’s initial motion for reinstatement on AWS]( [Clap your mittens: Bernie Sanders makes his way to Seattle in meme that is taking over social media]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Temporal Technologies: Sr. Developer Advocate]( - [Bean Box, Inc.: Principal Software Engineer]( - [Proprio Vision: Lead Software Development Engineer – Test]( - [Proprio Vision: Principal Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: GM, Automotive Sales]( - [Level: Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)]( - [Libro.fm: Customer Success Lead]( - [INRIX: Strategy Analyst]( - [Temporal Technologies: Sr. Solutions Architect]( - [Logic20/20: Data Engineer – Spark]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2021 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](