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Articles from 2017

Washington state asks for a hearing to block Trump’s new travel ban before it goes into effect

Lawyers for the Department of Justice and Washington state may be back in front of the federal judge who issued an… Read More

Cause and potential treatment for deadly prostate cancer complication discovered by WSU researchers

Like many cancers, prostate cancer rarely stays put in the organ it is named for. The disease has a special… Read More

Pandora finally gets into the on-demand music streaming game, challenging Spotify and Apple Music

Pandora, the Internet radio giant that pioneered music streaming, is launching a premium subscription service to compete with industry titans Spotify and… Read More

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer set to step down after Verizon merger closes, receive $23M severance

Marissa Mayer will step down from her post as Yahoo CEO after the company’s $4.48 billion deal to be acquired… Read More

Why Mark Cuban didn’t invest in WikiLeaks, and how he changed his mind on Trump

AUSTIN, TX. — Mark Cuban doesn’t think highly of Donald Trump’s search engine skills or reading habits. The Dallas Mavericks owner… Read More

Microsoft makes new HoloLens push in Europe with expanded agency program

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37HcSPKJk6k HoloLens launched in Europe a few months ago, and now Microsoft is getting some help in the trenches. Microsoft will add seven new digital… Read More

Joe Biden asks innovators at SXSW for help with cancer initiative, shouts out Amazon and Fred Hutch

AUSTIN, TX. — Joe Biden is calling all innovators, techies, geeks, coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers, and everyone in between to… Read More

Jill Soloway

‘Transparent’ director Jill Soloway wants to create a VR film with Amazon that shows a ‘post-matriarchal revolution’

AUSTIN, TX. — Jill Soloway wants people to feel what the world would be like in a post-matriarchal revolution —… Read More

New York Times editor explains how Donald Trump made journalism great again

AUSTIN, TX. — Dean Baquet is gearing up for what he believes will be a historic few years for the… Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 5, 2017

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of March 5, 2017. Read More

Without Uber or Lyft, local ride-hailing apps go down at SXSW in Austin on a busy Saturday night

AUSTIN, TX. — Austin is a unique city. The breakfast tacos; the startup and tech scene; the BBQ; the music;… Read More

Early Uber and Twitter investor Chris Sacca on Trump: ‘We are in an absolute unmitigated crisis right now’

AUSTIN, TX. — Chris Sacca didn’t hold back during a fireside chat on Saturday when asked about Donald Trump. “We are in… Read More

MLS Commissioner Don Garber talks Facebook streaming deal, video-assisted refs, sports betting

AUSTIN, TX. — Count Don Garber among the folks who are looking forward to video assistant referee technology being used during… Read More

Proposed state tax on sale of personal data faces a fight from business groups

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Several business interests opposed a proposed Washington state tax on the sale of electronic personal information at… Read More

Pan

It’s a UFO! It’s a walnut? No … It’s Pan, one of Saturn’s weirdest-looking moons

Astronomers have long known that Pan, one of the “shepherd moons” in Saturn’s rings, had a weird shape. But it… Read More

California sets plans in motion to test self-driving cars without backup drivers

Today, California’s Department of motor vehicles opened up public comment on proposed regulations that would allow car manufacturers to test,… Read More

GeekWire Bash: Foosball fanatics prepare for intense competition, brackets released for next week’s tourney

  Who will prevail on the foosball pitch this year? We’ll find out Wednesday, as will the rest of the… Read More

Charles Simonyi

Round-the-moon trip intrigues billionaire spaceflier Charles Simonyi, but he won’t go

Charles Simonyi, the billionaire software executive who’s flown to space twice, says he doesn’t know who’s on SpaceX’s passenger list for… Read More

Geek of the Week: Communication is key for Cedric Ross, a musician and 20-year Amazon veteran

Cedric Ross has seen a lot of change in his 20 years with Amazon. As a senior manager of fulfillment… Read More

Amazon scoops up yet another Seattle office building as it continues to juice downtown construction boom

Amazon has inked a lease for another new office building in Seattle, the latest sign that the online retail giant has no… Read More

$50 million gift should boost UW’s standing in competitive computer science circles

There’s no question that an extra $50 million will raise the University of Washington’s profile in computer science and engineering –… Read More

Millennials’ favorite place to buy clothes online is, believe it or not, Amazon

Amazon is, apparently, very on-trend. Last year, the coveted millennial demographic bought more clothing from the online retailer than any other… Read More

Marc Barros

Celebrating the Moment: Smartphone lens and case maker toasts as it reaches $500K Kickstarter goal

Champagne was popping at the Seattle offices of Moment on Friday morning after the smartphone lens and case maker reached… Read More

Twitch announces new desktop app that builds upon community hub Curse

Twitch is continuing its push into social media, announcing Thursday that it will rebrand the Curse app, a communication hub… Read More

Read-it-later app Pocket adds iMessage integration, making it easier to share content

Bookmarking app Pocket is looking to cut out copy and pasting with a new iMessage app. Pocket, which was acquired by… Read More

Glowforge pivots on contentious 3D laser printer maintenance issue, hires ex-Sphero VP

Glowfolks — fans of 3D laser printer maker Glowforge — are sure to be happy about this. Shipments remain on schedule for July… Read More

Switch raises more cash to help users manage credit card payment information online

Switch continues to raise cash to build out its platform that helps people manage their credit card information online. The… Read More

Podcast

A conversation with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: ‘It really is a golden age of what’s possible’

If Paul Allen were just starting out in computer science today, he might not know where to start. Robotics, artificial intelligence, computer… Read More

Paul Allen and Stratolaunch

Billionaire Paul Allen hopes his ‘ginormous’ Stratolaunch plane will fly this year

The world’s biggest airplane is staying on track to take to the air for the first time by the end of… Read More

U.S. Chamber of Commerce re-files lawsuit challenging Seattle’s landmark Uber union law

This post has been updated with details of another lawsuit against the city of Seattle ordinance.  The U.S. Chamber of… Read More

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