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Articles from 2017

Growing pains: Amid tech boom, anxious Seattleites clash over ‘upzoning’ historic neighborhood

Emotions ran high this week at a meeting of the Seattle City Council Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee as… Read More

What’s next for science and tech? Key posts are in limbo as Trump takes charge

Although President Donald Trump says he’s ready to delve into the mysteries of space, he still has to make key… Read More

Rightside Group sells eNom domain registrar for $83.5M to Canadian internet firm Tucows

Tucows, a Toronto-based provider of internet services, has agreed to pay US$83.5 million to buy wholesale domain-name registrar eNom from… Read More

Watch this striking virtual reality footage chronicling Seattle’s homeless crisis

Virtual reality adds an immersive power to video that has the ability to transport us to places we could only… Read More

Tech startups PetHub and Pebblebee settle lawsuit over pet tracking tags

Pet ID tag company PetHub and tracking technology startup Pebblebee have settled a contract dispute over a deal to develop pet tracking… Read More

GeekWork Picks: M87 seeks engineers as wireless networking startup grows new Seattle HQ

M87, a mobile technology startup helmed by former T-Mobile exec Cole Brodman, made headlines last fall when it announced that it… Read More

Robots in real estate? There’s nothing to see here as Zillow co-founder says agent jobs are safe

NEW YORK — Robots may be taking over the world. But they won’t eliminate real estate agents — at least… Read More

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Week In Geek: Snapchat’s new Seattle office, legal drama for drones, and more

It was quite a week for Seattle’s commercial real estate world. Snap Inc., the parent company of popular messaging app… Read More

References to climate change and LGBTQ rights scrubbed from White House website

As President Donald Trump took the oath of office this morning, WhiteHouse.gov underwent its customary makeover to reflect the agenda… Read More

Bane

‘Give it back to you. The people.’ Trump speech line echoes villain Bane in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’

President Trump didn’t just go dark in his inaugural address on Friday, he went Dark Knight. In a speech that… Read More

Headset raises $2.5M for marijuana retail business data intelligence and analytics startup

As more states pass laws legalizing the sale of cannabis, new retail stores are generating revenue. Just like any business,… Read More

Could immunotherapy cure HIV? $2.6M grant will help Fred Hutch researcher find out

Immunotherapy — using the body’s immune system to fight disease — has already made great strides in cancer treatment, with the Seattle… Read More

Obamas

What’s next for Obamas? New website and YouTube video spell out foundation’s plans

President Obama and Michelle Obama may have disappeared into the horizon on the Marine One helicopter after Friday morning’s inauguration… Read More

Donald Trump

Tech shines as bright spot in Donald Trump’s dark inaugural speech

Donald Trump’s first address as president may have sounded like a “Make America Great Again” campaign speech, but he did include… Read More

Amazon launches virtual Dash buttons to encourage impulse buying on website and mobile apps

Instant gratification has always been a key part of Amazon.com’s strategy. Hence one-click buying, free two-day delivery with Prime membership and… Read More

Donald Trump

As Trump becomes president, @POTUS Twitter feed fueled by Obama goes blank — for now

The peaceful transition of power taking place at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday was also taking place online,… Read More

Amazon’s latest attempt to build a friendlier workplace is a new program for employees in trouble

Amazon is rolling out a new program for employees placed on its controversial “Performance Improvement Plan” (PIP), according to an… Read More

Purple pod

UW Hyperloop team unveils its purple pod racer, and gets ready to let ‘er rip

The University of Washington’s Hyperloop team showed off its sleek pod racer and let fans take a peek under the… Read More

Wave Broadband acquires Cascade Networks to expand west coast fiber network

Wave Broadband today announced the acquisition of Cascade Networks, a Longview, Wash.-based data connectivity company that serves customers in Southwest… Read More

Video: Touring the new Salesforce office in Bellevue that ‘feels like a house’

Salesforce wants its employees to feel at “home” inside the company’s new Bellevue office. That’s how Elizabeth Pinkham, EVP of… Read More

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

Surveys suggest America’s partisan divide will remain, in news diet and in real life

Will America come together in the wake of this week’s presidential inauguration? The prospects for that appear dim, based on… Read More

T-Mobile stock hits all-time high, closing above $60 for first time

T-Mobile’s stock hit an all-time high today, following a year of strong growth on Wall Street for the self-proclaimed “Un-Carrier.”… Read More

In era of Trump and fake news, Rich Barton is not backing down from his ‘power to the people’ philosophy

NEW YORK — Seattle entrepreneur Rich Barton has long touted an investment philosophy grounded in a belief that great things… Read More

Casual Connect video game conference will return to Seattle after 4 years in San Francisco

The prodigal game conference returns. It has been four years since Casual Connect, the big casual games convention, left Seattle, as… Read More

Bruce Jaffe

Domain registry Donuts names Bruce Jaffe new CEO as co-founder Paul Stahura steps aside

Donuts, the Bellevue, Wash.-based domain registry, announced a change in leadership on Thursday with the appointment of Bruce Jaffe as chief executive… Read More

Ox Boost Pump

Jeff Bezos gives a geeky boost to Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine boost pump

And now for something completely different from Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos: His latest mass email isn’t about jobs, or Donald… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Seattle’s Technology Documentary Film Festival; Seattle 10 startup stories; and more

Seattle’s tech scene, featuring household names like Microsoft and Amazon, is one of the most well-recognized characteristics of the city… Read More

Working Geek: Why DomainTools’ CEO Tim Chen rejects social networks

For the CEO of a cybersecurity firm, Tim Chen has some surprisingly luddite tendencies. “I’m old school,” he says, explaining… Read More

Airport laptop

Which U.S. airport has the fastest internet? Study rates Sea-Tac and more for travelers’ connections

Making a connecting flight at airports around the country is one thing, but what about connecting to the internet? The… Read More

Big data (and volunteers) help scientists solve hundreds of protein puzzles

Molecular biologists have enlisted cutting-edge trends in genomics and big data to get a grip on one of the grand… Read More

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