Articles from 2017

Juno Therapeutics posts mixed results, remains optimistic about treatment pipeline

Seattle-based biotech company Juno Therapeutics beat analyst expectations in its second quarter revenue Thursday, reporting $21.3 million in revenue for… Read More

Valve reveals Steam’s monthly active user count and game sales by region

The world’s most powerful PC game distribution platform continues to expand its reach and grow its user base. Video-game giant… Read More

Seattle dad aims to bring African American and Latino boys into tech, with inspiration from sports

When Eric Osborne took the mic at a recent tech conference, it was clear that he wasn’t going to deliver… Read More

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Geared Up: Smart home tips and tricks, from Amazon’s Alexa to Apple’s Home Kit

The smart home is all the rage these days, with companies churning out intelligent gadgets and voice-controlled doo-dads like there’s… Read More

Scientists discover cell that causes allergies and could revolutionize how we treat them

Anyone with allergies can tell you how miserable they can be. From annoying seasonal sniffles to life-threatening food allergies, they… Read More

Big growth? Indeed. Job search company doubles Seattle headcount, leases new office space

Job search giant Indeed.com is again expanding in Seattle. The Austin-based company said its Seattle headcount has increased from about… Read More

Tupl raises $7M to help telecom companies better serve their customers

Tupl, a Seattle startup that helps telecom companies make their networks more efficient, is in the process of raising a… Read More

Zillow data: Seattle has 3rd largest homeless population in U.S., as rising rents take a toll

Rents are at all-time highs in tech hubs like Seattle, and new data from Zillow show how rent hikes in… Read More

Are you a geeky inventor? Apply to present on stage at the GeekWire Summit during ‘Inventions We Love’

We love innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs here at GeekWire — especially those with offbeat and unusual ideas. And that’s why… Read More

Tech industry slams GOP plan to dramatically cut legal immigration

At a White House event this week, President Donald Trump backed sweeping cuts to the legal U.S. immigration system and said… Read More

As solar eclipse approaches, Seattle’s Space Sisters prepare for their most ambitious launch yet

Most famous spacecraft are born inside sprawling, high-tech facilities, but the Loki Lego Launcher that brought 10-year-old Kimberly and 12-year… Read More

With new releases, Heptio co-founders continue unfinished mission to make Kubernetes easier to use

As part of its mission to increase adoption of Kubernetes, the white-hot container orchestration product, Seattle’s Heptio has released two… Read More

GE spin-out SmartAssist raises $5M from Madrona to bolster customer support technology with AI

A new Seattle-based artificial intelligence startup just raised cash to help companies improve their customer support processes. SmartAssist today announced… Read More

As eclipse nears, astronomers issue warning about fake solar glasses

The country’s top astronomical organization says it’s alarmed by reports that potentially unsafe eclipse glasses are flooding the market in… Read More

Tesla posts better-than-expected quarterly results with Model 3 car in the spotlight

Tesla’s Model 3 electric car was the focus of today’s chatter in the wake of the company’s quarterly earnings report,… Read More

Here’s where Seattle mayoral frontrunners Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon stand on key tech issues

A wide field of 21 candidates is narrowing to two in a mayoral race whose winner will navigate Seattle through… Read More

Boeing’s HorizonX makes new investment in augmented and virtual reality

Boeing says its venture capital arm, HorizonX, is investing in C360 Technologies, a startup that focuses on augmented reality, virtual… Read More

Microsoft’s new corporate vision: artificial intelligence is in and mobile is out

Microsoft filed its annual report Wednesday, and among the many pages of documents and numbers are insights on what the… Read More

3 key cybersecurity trends and takeaways from Black Hat and DEF CON 2017

Every year, many of the top security minds around the world meet up to share the latest information security (InfoSec)… Read More

Apptio’s record revenue in Q2 beats Wall Street expectations as losses narrow

Apptio’s cloud-based applications for tracking IT spending propelled the Bellevue company to record-high revenue in its second fiscal quarter, beating… Read More

FlowPlay CEO Derrick Morton on the return of Casual Connect, and the state of the games industry

Seattle’s status as a tech hub is well-documented, as is its reputation as a home for some of the biggest… Read More

Working Geek: With $10M in new cash, LiveStories CTO Eric Dillon is ready to take the civic data startup to the next level

As Chief Technology Officer of LiveStories, Eric Dillon has spent that last two years deeply immersed in code so that… Read More