SXSW has been one of my favorite annual events for years because it brings together such an eclectic group of people, and there is never a shortage of new things… Read More
FastBar headed to SXSW last week with the intention of powering the payments technology at a concert with The Roots. The Seattle startup instead played a key role in helping… Read More
All Nippon Airways is sponsoring a $10 million, four-year competition to spur the development of real-life avatars that could provide telepresence over a span of dozens of miles. Registration opens… Read More
SpaceX is building its first Mars transport vehicle, also known as the BFR, and “making good progress” toward short-hop test flights on Earth by the middle of next year, CEO… Read More
AUSTIN, TX. — Amazon has turned into something much more than an e-commerce business, and that much was evident this week at SXSW. The Seattle tech giant had a noticeable… Read More
AUSTIN, TX — SXSW has turned into one of the world’s largest annual tech events, where thousands of people from across the globe who are passionate about innovation and creativity descend upon Austin,… Read More
AUSTIN, TX. — Mark Cuban doesn’t think highly of Donald Trump’s search engine skills or reading habits. The Dallas Mavericks owner and veteran entrepreneur took the stage at SXSW in Austin… Read More
AUSTIN, TX. — Dean Baquet is gearing up for what he believes will be a historic few years for the journalism industry — in large part thanks to President Donald Trump.… Read More
AUSTIN, TX. — Austin is a unique city. The breakfast tacos; the startup and tech scene; the BBQ; the music; the college town vibe; the state capitol…it goes on and… Read More
AUSTIN, TX. — Chris Sacca didn’t hold back during a fireside chat on Saturday when asked about Donald Trump. “We are in an absolute unmitigated crisis right now,” he told a packed… Read More
AUSTIN, TX. — Count Don Garber among the folks who are looking forward to video assistant referee technology being used during Major League Soccer matches. The MLS commissioner was in Austin,… Read More
How do I get around a new city without Uber or Lyft? Where is the best mouth-watering BBQ? And how does Austin stack up to other tech hubs across the U.S.?… Read More
A documentary film exploring the life and work of Bill Nye, television’s famed Science Guy, will get its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival in March, the film’s… Read More
Wearables, especially with the new Apple Watch staring us down, are all the rage. But one doctor at South By Southwest this week discussed the next step of implants —… Read More
Jimmy Kimmel is at South by Southwest this week, and to get in the spirit of things, he decided to help a small local business make a commercial to help… Read More
Does it seem like anybody who’s anybody is totally partying in Austin at SXSW right now? You’re right. This weekend, one of tech’s most beloved Hollywood investors, Ashton Kutcher, took… Read More
“Keep Austin weird,” is the slogan of SXSW’s hometown. And, in keeping with the true spirit of Austin, it seems like no better time or place for a “robot protest,”… Read More
It seems everyone makes a stop at South by Southwest these days, and Seattle native and tech geek Sir Mix-A-Lot is no exception, making his first trip to Austin, Texas, for… Read More
If you thought you’d seen the last of the social media app frenzies, this week proved you wrong. Meerkat, the app that lets you live stream on Twitter with a… Read More
Hunter Moore, the infamous revenge porn kingpin, pleaded guilty to hacking and theft charges this week. Moore, who rose to internet celebrity by posting stolen nude photos without the consent of… Read More
In what could be described as both a marketing stunt and simply a nice thing to do, Microsoft this weekend gave away its products to SXSW attendees that had both… Read More
The tech community has a rite of passage for its newborns hoping to reach adulthood. It is selective, it is harrowing, and it crushes many under the weight of expectation… Read More
While much of the tech world’s attention is focused on Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronics Show (and Microsoft’s lack of a keynote or exhibit space), the upcoming SXSWedu conference… Read More
We’ve got a ton of interesting apps and online services to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, with special guest Monica Guzman, the GeekWire columnist just… Read More
A whopping 24,569 people registered for the South by Southwest Interactive festival this year, up 27 percent from 2011. For five days and nights they stormed Austin to network, party, debate… Read More
I was walking down Sixth Street, buried in my phone, when my husband, Jason, noticed something and stopped. I didn’t see it at first. It was the late afternoon on… Read More
Posting from Austin: Meet someone at this year’s South by Southwest Interactive festival, and your first questions are likely to be the same. What do you do? What are you… Read More
Posting from Austin: When teams want to promote their brands at South by Southwest, they know one thing matters above all — standing out in the crowd. The same goes… Read More
I’ve got three simple goals for my trip to Austin’s geektastic South by Southwest Interactive Festival this year: To have a great time, to meet people who do amazing things in the… Read More