Thanksgiving week has arrived here in the United States, and given some of the doom and gloom in tech and the broader world right now, we’re taking a moment, at… Read More
Amazon is one of the most extraordinary business stories of our time. Many people in the tech industry have a general understanding of this story, picking up bits and pieces… Read More
Audible, the audiobook and podcast platform owned by Amazon, has reached a multi-year, first-look production deal with Higher Ground, the media company founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.… Read More
Looking at GeekWire’s most-read stories for 2021, this series of headlines stands out as a symbol of the past year, not just for Amazon but for the world at large.… Read More
Podcast monetization startup Glow, a spinout of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Labs, has been acquired by Libsyn, a podcast hosting network. Glow launched in June 2019 with a way to help podcasters… Read More
Bill Gates and Rashida Jones found a way to bring a little levity to a subject that’s beyond tough these days as they opened their new limited-run podcast series with… Read More
Bill Gates has more to say about COVID-19, climate change, inequality, and conspiracy theories and he’s teaming up with actor, writer, and activist Rashida Jones on a new podcast to… Read More
It was like two old pals getting together over beers Diet Cokes. Bill Gates was a guest on the popular podcast “Armchair Expert” this week, hosted by actor Dax Shepard.… Read More
If you’ve been stuck at home consuming all manner of media during the COVID-19 pandemic, add a virtual podcast festival to your list of what to listen to next. Podapalooza… Read More
America’s housing crisis is a nationwide problem, but it’s especially acute in San Francisco and Seattle, home to the country’s largest technology industries. The “terrible twins,” as New York Times… Read More
On this week’s Geared Up, we talk about the upcoming Amazon Prime Day, celebrating Amazon’s 25th anniversary. I bring you my tips on finding the best Prime Day deals, while… Read More
This week on Geared Up, we talk about the latest rumors saying that Microsoft is working on a new secret new foldable Surface tablet device that will be able to… Read More
Nanodropper, a medical device startup founded by a group of University of Washington students, has developed an adapter that makes eye drops smaller. It’s a way for people with glaucoma… Read More
The speaker series Ignite Seattle has built a brand around 5-minute talks designed, as their tagline says, to “enlighten us, but make it quick.” But now through the newly launched… Read More
Kevin Lin is computer software engineer who has an endless curiosity about technology and people and he likes to keep himself busy at the intersection of those two things. Born… Read More
Attention, all South King County geeks. We want you to hang out with us! Members of the GeekWire team are reporting from Renton this week as part of our new “GeekWire… Read More
We’re excited to return to Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood next week for a live recording of the GeekWire Podcast, with special guest Cory Bergman, the media entrepreneur who recently launched news… Read More
Riding in the back of an Uber is sometimes the best way to hear an opinion on just about anything, from music to politics to restaurants and more. Turns out… Read More
Andrew Whittaker is the British Consul General representing the United Kingdom in Northern California, Oregon, Washington and other portions of the Western United States. He has a particular interest in… Read More
Three years ago, Brian Reed read a curious email. It was from a man called John B. McLemore, a listener to This American Life, the radio show where Reed works.… Read More
At this point, we’re used to Amazon coming out with some off-the-wall ideas, from its wacky $200 smart fashion assistant to its much-hyped, continent-wide search for a second headquarters. But its… Read More
For anyone curious about the inner workings of Microsoft, Satya Nadella’s new book, “Hit Refresh,” is an interesting read. The Microsoft CEO is surprisingly candid and forthcoming in the book,… Read More
Bill Gurley, the Benchmark venture capitalist who served for 10 years on the board of directors at Zillow Group, reunited with Spencer Rascoff for the latest episode of the CEO’s… Read More
Sheryl Sandberg, the influential chief operating officer of Facebook and best-selling author, is the latest guest to chat with Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff on his podcast “Office Hours.” The episode, recorded… Read More
A week after my 10-year-old son received Amazon’s Echo Dot for his birthday, I started taking a look at what he was asking Alexa, the voice-activated artificial intelligence that had become… Read More
The tech boom is powering the Seattle region’s economy, with thousands of people moving to the area to work for companies large and small, and the unemployment rate continues to drop… Read More
Over the course of her abusive marriage, a mom from the Midwest developed a life-saving idea that she couldn’t share with anyone. It was a ritual focusing on the love… Read More
Yesterday, Donald Trump met with tech industries top luminaries — many of whom the president-elect sparred with during the campaign — at Trump Tower in New York City. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos,… Read More
You can be suitably entertained by following Aaron Levie’s 140-character musings on Twitter — almost 700,000 followers have figured that out. But for a longer-form version of entertaining banter, let… Read More
Want to really see what goes on behind the scenes at GeekWire’s weekly podcast? Now’s your chance. We’ve got a few seats available for the recording of next week’s show, which is… Read More