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Articles from 2017

Tech Moves: Amazon hires community engagement director; Marchex’s CRO resigns; and more

Amazon doesn’t have a great reputation when it comes to community engagement. It’s been at the center of public rancor… Read More

Bertha

Seattle tunnel machine Bertha is just days from breaking through to complete long journey

If you’ve forgotten what Bertha, the SR 99 tunneling machine, looks like after all these years, get ready to see… Read More

Pokemon Go

Study: Parents say Pokémon Go leads to more quality time with children, among other benefits

For many parents, the amount of time children spend immersed in video games can be a big concern. But a new… Read More

Live Video: Watch Richard Branson’s excellent entrepreneurial adventure

Not everyone can get in to the VIP business forum that Virgin Atlantic’s billionaire founder, Richard Branson, has organized in… Read More

How 1,200 volunteers on Slack are saving democracy, one data set at a time

Jonathon Morgan is a particularly devoted data scientist. He’s the founder and CEO of Austin-based data science startup New Knowledge, co-host… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Meet the VC who ditched the Bay Area for Seattle; Feature Friday gets a new name; and more

This event goes out to all the financial geeks! A few months ago, GeekWire reported that Voyager Capital’s Seattle office had brought on James… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service launches new ‘Corporate Fleet’ at Seattle office tower

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service on Tuesday launched its first “Corporate Fleet” service at Seattle’s 8th and Olive office tower. Starting today, about 1,000… Read More

Amazon finally unveils grocery pickup service — but it’s only for employees at first

Amazon this morning confirmed what we’ve been reporting since last year: The technology giant is opening grocery pickup locations starting at… Read More

Amazon Web Services jumps into call-center market with new ‘Amazon Connect’ service

Amazon Web Services just unveiled a new service for running call centers, dubbed Amazon Connect, leveraging the same technology used by Amazon.com’s own… Read More

Wrench

‘Uber for car repair’ startup Wrench raises $4M for service that brings a mechanic to your vehicle

Investors like what they see in Wrench. The Seattle-based on-site car repair startup today announced a $4 million Series A round… Read More

Amazon wins bidding for Souq.com, announces deal to acquire Middle East e-commerce giant

Confirming widespread reports anspeculation, Amazon this morning announced an agreement to acquire Souq.com, a 12-year-old e-commerce company sometimes called the Amazon… Read More

Tech salary survey

Cloud and IoT disruption driving the most demand and best pay in new survey of tech salaries

Evolving technological sectors such as storage and networking — where cloud and IoT disruption are changing the industry — are… Read More

Flying Heritage hangar

Paul Allen’s airplane showcase expands, rebrands as Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum

Cross Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection off your list of local attractions, and put a new name in its… Read More

Richard Branson at Sea-Tac

Richard Branson has warm words for Seattle, cold criticism for Alaska Air

British billionaire Richard Branson kicked off Virgin Atlantic’s nonstop service from London to Seattle today with a rhetorical kiss for the Emerald… Read More

Former Clinton advisor on why the U.S. needs to promote entrepreneurship in developing countries

Can entrepreneurship promote political stability and peace in countries around the world? Steven Koltai certainly believes so. The long-time startup… Read More

emoji update

Emoji update to include 69 new images: breastfeeding woman, zombie, steak and more

The world itself may be becoming less inclusive, but inside your smartphone, emojis are set to embrace various cultures and… Read More

How this legal software startup used its funding round to support legal aid under Trump budget cuts

Many tech companies wait until they grow into big corporations before thinking about corporate social responsibility. But MetaJure, a Seattle startup that provides… Read More

Public cloud could become a utility like electricity, lifting AWS, Azure and others, Morgan Stanley says

The public cloud has the potential to become a global utility, analogous to electricity — driving higher valuations for cloud providers… Read More

Elon Musk

Elon Musk reportedly backs Neuralink venture to connect brains with computers

Billionaire brainiac Elon Musk is following up on his interest in (and wariness about) artificial intelligence by backing Neuralink Corp.,… Read More

Amazon keeps adding pop-up stores in malls across U.S. as it expands physical presence

Amazon’s pop-up stores keep popping up in malls across the U.S. The tech giant now has 29 “pop-up” kiosks in 15… Read More

Dick's Drive-In

170,000 burger fans cast votes online for next Dick’s Drive-In location, and the winner is …

Dick’s Drive-In, the popular Seattle-area burger chain, turned to social media again on Monday to announce the winner of its… Read More

Richard Branson

Virgin Atlantic and its founder, Richard Branson, bring London buzz to Seattle

Virgin Atlantic inaugurated its nonstop service between London and Seattle today with the glitz that’s typically associated with the airline’s… Read More

How MassChallenge wants to create a ‘factory for startups’ and change economic models

You’d be hard pressed to find a bigger believer in the value of startups than John Harthorne. The MassChallenge CEO… Read More

How two Seattle women are fighting for data-driven solutions to startup diversity issues

We’ve seen the numbers on diversity in startups, and they’re not good. Less than one-fifth of startups that receive funding… Read More

T-Mobile will offer free AppleCare for iPhones and iPads as part of its Premium Device Protection plan

T-Mobile customers can now get AppleCare Services included when they sign up for the Bellevue, Wash.-based carrier’s Premium Device Protection.… Read More

Reports: Amazon considers furniture, appliance and electronics stores, as Amazon Go launch is delayed

Amazon is exploring the possibility of new retail outlets in categories including furniture, home appliances and electronics, according to a New York… Read More

Lyft will let riders round up trip fares and donate to charity

Lyft announced a new feature that lets riders round up a ride fare and donate the difference to a charity… Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 19, 2017

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of March 19, 2017. Read More

Bill Gates and Paul Allen had a business before Microsoft, and this engineer was their partner

Microsoft is one of the most successful and influential companies in the world, but did you know that Bill Gates and… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Uber’s uncertain future, South Lake Union upzone, and more stuff you should know

  This Week in Seattle: Lawmakers promote equality and development, Uber’s future in the city looks uncertain, and unemployment continues… Read More

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