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Cirque du Soleil, behind the scenes: How tech powers the show ‘Volta’

Amazon Go is coming to New York City, 3rd market outside Seattle for checkout-less grocery concept

by Nat Levy on September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 at 12:38 pmComment

Amazon Go is headed to the Big Apple. An Amazon spokesperson said the company plans to open a store in New York City, but did not give details about location… Read More

Geek of the Week: 30 years later, DigiPen and Jason Chu still in the game with unique education model

by Kurt Schlosser on September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 at 11:53 amComment

Thirty years ago, Jason Chu was there when the DigiPen Institute of Technology started with the idea of using video games as a teaching tool. Today, the COO of the… Read More

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Cirque du Soleil, behind the scenes: How tech powers the show ‘Volta’

by Starla Sampaco on September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 at 12:40 pmComment

Cirque du Soleil is known for amazing acrobatics and incredible performers on stage, but the technical gymnastics behind-the-scenes are just as impressive. “Everything is pre-programmed,” explained Craig Price, head of… Read More

Microsoft devices event set for Oct. 2 in New York

by Nat Levy on September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 at 12:58 pmComment

Microsoft will hold an event focused on devices in New York City next month, as it prepares for the busy holiday shopping season. In an invite to media, Microsoft gave… Read More

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Win or lose, Amazon HQ2 put 20 cities on the map — and some are already reaping the rewards

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 at 10:58 amComment

After pitching aggressively and offering up millions of dollars in tax incentives, Denver landed a coveted economic development deal earlier this summer. ALSO: Amazon is staffing up in these HQ2… Read More

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Bummer, dude: Tesla stock drops after Elon Musk smokes weed on talk show and executives leave

by Alan Boyle on September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 at 12:00 pmComment

Tesla share prices took a hit amounting to as much as 10 percent today, after billionaire CEO Elon Musk took a hit off what looked like as a marijuana stogie… Read More

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ANA Holdings partners with Japan’s space agency on ‘Avatar X’ telepresence program

by Alan Boyle on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 at 7:53 pmComment

Telepresence robots on the moon and Mars? That’s the vision laid out for the partnership between ANA Holdings, the parent company of Japan’s All Nippon Airways, and the Japan Aerospace… Read More

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TLDR: Amazon HQ2 hints?

by Starla Sampaco on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 at 3:58 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Amazon is staffing up in these HQ2 finalist cities as second headquarters decision nears ‘Alexa, start Halo’: Microsoft adds Alexa and Cortana voice commands for Xbox One… Read More

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Rocket envy? Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceship launches a double entendre

Watch: Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson airs it out as Alaska Airlines puts his face on a plane

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Whole Foods worker group urges employees to unionize to fight changes under Amazon

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 6, 2018September 7, 2018 at 10:32 am1 Comment

Some workers at Whole Foods Market are making the case to unionize, expressing frustration over changes that Amazon has made since acquiring the grocery chain. Whole Foods employees identifying themselves… Read More

Working Geek: Axon CEO Rick Smith aims to curb gun deaths by making bullets ‘obsolete’

by Lisa Stiffler on September 6, 2018September 7, 2018 at 7:48 am 2 Comments

Many people concerned about gun violence want to alter laws. Rick Smith is focusing on a tech solution. “Our track record for solving major problems with technology is really good,” said… Read More

Cloud Tech

Some Microsoft Azure issues stretch into a second day, as Active Directory and Office 365 stabilize

Updated: Microsoft Azure’s southern U.S. data center goes down for hours, impacting Office365 and Active Directory customers

Is hybrid cloud the best of both worlds? Five experts explain how to get it right

Report: Seattle’s Qualtrics is talking to bankers about an IPO

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Report: Tune’s mobile marketing measurement business acquired by Facebook partner Branch

by Nat Levy on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 at 11:06 pmComment

Branch, a mobile marketing company based in Redwood City, Calif., has acquired a major business from Tune, a Seattle startup that builds technology for mobile marketers, app creators, ad agencies… Read More

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Online-only voting? Don’t do it, experts say in report on America’s election security

by Alan Boyle on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 at 12:45 pm 5 Comments

Chastened by Russian interference and hacking attempts in the 2016 election, academic experts on voting technology say electronic voting machines that don’t leave a paper trail should be phased out… Read More

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Amazon’s ‘Artist in Residence’ builds his cardboard creation — and finds a way to survive in Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 at 12:09 pmComment

Clyde Petersen has spent years on the road as a tour manager for a variety of musical acts. He probably never expected his van to be parked at Amazon. A… Read More

Tech Moves: Airbnb hires Groupon CMO, former eBay exec; Moz CPO joins BrandVerity; and more

by Clare McGrane on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 at 1:14 pmComment

Just three months after it opened its new Seattle office, Airbnb is making an even stronger bet on the city with a top-level executive hire. Vinayak Hegde, formerly the chief… Read More

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Amazon is staffing up in these HQ2 finalist cities as second headquarters decision nears

by Nat Levy & Monica Nickelsburg on September 6, 2018September 7, 2018 at 11:39 am 4 Comments

It has been a year since Amazon surprised and captivated the world by announcing plans to open a second headquarters equal to the first. The news made quite a racket,… Read More

One Seattle company cracks the top 25 in LinkedIn’s new list of most sought-after startups

by Kurt Schlosser on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 at 11:14 amComment

Outreach is on a roll. The enterprise software startup raised $65 million this spring, announced it was moving into a new headquarters space this summer and on Thursday was the… Read More

Why this VC thinks augmented reality will enable the ‘second great gold rush in mobile’

by Taylor Soper on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 at 9:36 amComment

Gene Munster, the venture capitalist and former analyst well known for predicting Apple’s success, is bullish about augmented reality. Munster, co-founder of Loup Ventures, today announced his firm’s investment in… Read More

‘Alexa, start Halo’: Microsoft adds Alexa and Cortana voice commands for Xbox One

by Taylor Soper on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 at 8:09 am1 Comment

Xbox owners have another way to control their console: Alexa and Cortana. Microsoft expanded its voice support for Xbox One today with a new Xbox Skill, which lets people turn… Read More

Amazon refreshes Fire HD 8 tablet to add hands-free Alexa integration

by Nat Levy on September 6, 2018September 5, 2018 at 11:11 pm1 Comment

Amazon today unveiled the next generation of its Fire HD 8 tablet and Fire HD 8 Kids Edition, refreshing the devices to add some new features. The new Fire HD… Read More

Salesforce updates its flagship Sales Cloud software-as-a-service with new features for managers and inside sales reps

by Tom Krazit on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 at 8:52 amComment

Salesforce plans to release some previously announced features and introduce a few new ones Thursday for its Sales Cloud product, hoping to stay atop the customer-relationship management heap by giving… Read More

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51 years after discovering pulsars, Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins $3M Breakthrough Prize

by Alan Boyle on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 at 10:41 pm1 Comment

British astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell missed out on a share of the Nobel Prize for her part in the discovery of the first radio pulsars in 1967, but now she… Read More

A tale of two Penny Arcade Expos, on my first time to the show

by Thomas Wilde on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 at 5:27 pmComment

Why I Hate the Word “Gamer” and You Should Too I’ve been in Washington state for 11 years now, and I write about games for a living. Usually, that means… Read More

Why this top Amazon exec just placed a bet on a future Seattle NHL franchise

by Taylor Soper on September 5, 2018September 6, 2018 at 10:45 am1 Comment

Andy Jassy runs the world’s largest cloud computing business. He also just joined an NHL franchise ownership group trying to bring professional hockey to Seattle. So the new team operations… Read More

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Tozai Games bringing classic shooter compilation ‘R-Type Dimensions’ to Nintendo Switch and Steam

by Thomas Wilde on September 5, 2018September 6, 2018 at 12:16 pm1 Comment

Tozai Games, publishers of Spelunker and Lode Runner Legacy, announced Wednesday that it’s bringing R-Type Dimensions to the Nintendo Switch and the Steam digital marketplace. Dimensions is a compilation title, packaging together… Read More

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TLDR: Will Scener reinvent TV?

by Starla Sampaco on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 at 5:36 pm1 Comment

Today’s featured stories Born inside RealNetworks, Scener is a new Twitch-like commentary platform for streaming media Fresh patents served up for the smart shelf technologies seen in Amazon Go stores… Read More

Blue Origin and other aerospace ventures offer ‘Brookie’ fellowships for women

by Alan Boyle on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 at 5:49 pm1 Comment

News Brief: The online application window has just opened for the Brooke Owens Fellowship program, which offers paid internships for undergraduate women at 30 aerospace concerns, including Amazon Prime Air,… Read More

Backstage Capital partners with Microsoft to launch accelerator for underrepresented founders

by Taylor Soper on September 5, 2018September 6, 2018 at 10:40 am1 Comment

Backstage Capital continues to push forward on its mission to invest in women, people of color, and LGBT founders. Its latest announcement came Wednesday in the form of a new… Read More

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Amazon Go is coming to New York City, 3rd market outside Seattle for checkout-less grocery concept

Geek of the Week: 30 years later, DigiPen and Jason Chu still in the game with unique education model

GeekWire Summit early-bird rates ending today!

Cirque du Soleil, behind the scenes: How tech powers the show ‘Volta’

Microsoft devices event set for Oct. 2 in New York

GeekWire TLDR - Daily Video Update

Win or lose, Amazon HQ2 put 20 cities on the map — and some are already reaping the rewards

Bummer, dude: Tesla stock drops after Elon Musk smokes weed on talk show and executives leave

Sunset Hill Oasis

ANA Holdings partners with Japan’s space agency on ‘Avatar X’ telepresence program

TLDR: Amazon HQ2 hints?

Fun & Geeky

Whole Foods worker group urges employees to unionize to fight changes under Amazon

Working Geek: Axon CEO Rick Smith aims to curb gun deaths by making bullets ‘obsolete’

Cloud Tech

Report: Tune’s mobile marketing measurement business acquired by Facebook partner Branch

Online-only voting? Don’t do it, experts say in report on America’s election security

GeekWire Podcasts

Amazon’s ‘Artist in Residence’ builds his cardboard creation — and finds a way to survive in Seattle

Tech Moves: Airbnb hires Groupon CMO, former eBay exec; Moz CPO joins BrandVerity; and more

Amazon is staffing up in these HQ2 finalist cities as second headquarters decision nears

One Seattle company cracks the top 25 in LinkedIn’s new list of most sought-after startups

Why this VC thinks augmented reality will enable the ‘second great gold rush in mobile’

‘Alexa, start Halo’: Microsoft adds Alexa and Cortana voice commands for Xbox One

Amazon refreshes Fire HD 8 tablet to add hands-free Alexa integration

Salesforce updates its flagship Sales Cloud software-as-a-service with new features for managers and inside sales reps

51 years after discovering pulsars, Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins $3M Breakthrough Prize

A tale of two Penny Arcade Expos, on my first time to the show

Why this top Amazon exec just placed a bet on a future Seattle NHL franchise

Tozai Games bringing classic shooter compilation ‘R-Type Dimensions’ to Nintendo Switch and Steam

TLDR: Will Scener reinvent TV?

Blue Origin and other aerospace ventures offer ‘Brookie’ fellowships for women

Backstage Capital partners with Microsoft to launch accelerator for underrepresented founders

Experts urge NASA to build huge new space telescope to look at alien Earths

Domain name registry Donuts to be acquired by private equity firm Abry Partners

The biggest iPhone leak in history? Plus, hands-on with Microsoft’s giant new Xbox controller

Dapper as * * * *. The 4th Annual End of Summer Party

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