After a controversial minimum wage law for food delivery drivers in Seattle went into effect in January, tech giants including Uber and DoorDash made it clear they weren’t happy. They… Read More
Frustrated by inadequate resources to help students study for advanced placement courses, two Seattle-area high school teens turned to technology, and put AI to work on AP. Pradyu Kandala and… Read More
Updated with details from Microsoft’s earnings conference call. Microsoft posted a 17% increase in revenue, to $61.9 billion, with $21.9 billion in profits, up 20%, and earnings of $2.94 per… Read More
Atomo, the Seattle-based beanless coffee maker, is marking Earth Day with the grand opening of a new roastery in its hometown that will produce the company’s grounds for coffee shops… Read More
Like it or not, the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on non-competition agreements could force a change in mindset inside the companies that use them — ultimately improving their ability to… Read More
Washington leaders on Tuesday announced a $45 million program aiming to make electric vehicles more affordable for the state’s low-income residents. The Washington EV Instant Rebates Program will provide rebates… Read More
Goodbye, non-competes. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today released its final rules addressing non-compete clauses by banning all future agreements. Non-competes have traditionally restricted workers from taking jobs with a… Read More
Satya Nadella has made a habit of touting the revenue growth in the company’s security technology business on Microsoft’s earnings calls. But not this time. Microsoft’s CEO took a different… Read More
People on foot, riding bicycles, and even those cruising on electric skateboards crisscrossed over a busy highway between Microsoft’s old and new campuses on Monday as a dramatic new pedestrian… Read More
Amazon is making another big move into the sports world with a reported deal in place with the NBA to stream games for at least a decade. The Athletic reported… Read More
Seattle Kraken fans will have a new place to root for the pro hockey team next season. The franchise announced an innovative new broadcast deal Thursday that will bring games… Read More
Seattle-based digital healthcare startup 98point6 has conducted a new round of layoffs, the company confirmed Tuesday. 98point6 did not provide details on the number of employees affected. A number of… Read More
The University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design is on a hot streak. New studies, companies and spinouts are emerging at a rapid clip from the research hub, propelled by… Read More
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman — the entrepreneur, author, podcaster, venture capitalist and Microsoft board member — is on the front lines of the artificial intelligence revolution. Even as a pioneer in the… Read More
Seattle-based Radical says it has raised $4.5 million to support the development of solar-powered, autonomous airplanes that can beam down connectivity and imagery during long-duration, high-altitude flights. The seed funding… Read More
Jason Taylor, the former vice president of infrastructure at Meta, joined Microsoft as corporate vice president and deputy CTO for the company’s AI supercomputing efforts. Taylor spent more than 13… Read More
How many points will AI add to Microsoft’s financial scoreboard? That’s the big question going into the Redmond company’s earnings report on Thursday afternoon, for the third quarter of the… Read More
After a decade working in the tech sector, Joe Nguyen tackled his new role as a state senator like any good program manager. He sat down and created a process… Read More
Shein, the fast-fashion e-commerce retailer that recently announced plans to open an office in Bellevue, Wash., is hosting a pop-up experience in Seattle next week. The event will take place… Read More
Amazon reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday. Analysts will be watching for continued growth in the company’s key profit drivers: advertising and cloud computing. After dropping in price throughout… Read More
Veteran entrepreneur and startup advisor Dave Parker is taking over as CEO at global networking group Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Parker has been around startups for nearly three decades as a founder,… Read More
Longtime technology industry leaders Chad Cohen and Ryan Domyancic unveiled Scala Advisors, their new Seattle-based advisory firm designed to help growth-stage companies in the public and private markets. Cohen is… Read More
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: A conversation with Dana Mattioli, Wall Street Journal reporter and author of the new book, “The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the… Read More
Microsoft posted its latest earnings report on Thursday, which was broadly speaking good news for the company. For its embattled Xbox department, however, there are mixed signals. This is the… Read More
The Washington State Department of Transportation is warning Good to Go! customers to be on the lookout for fraudulent emails or texts seeking payment for past due toll bills. In… Read More