Regenerative medicine startup Rodeo Therapeutics raises $5.9M for drugs to regenerate tissue If you could write a medical wish-list of futuristic technologies, regenerating tissue would be pretty high up there. It could… Read More
Convoy raises $62M from Bill Gates and other luminaries to transform trucking industry with technology It’s a warm summer afternoon at the TA Seattle East truck stop in North Bend, Wash., and Jerry Brooks is… Read More
Microsoft Paint will live on after outpouring of support for 32-year-old program On Sunday, Microsoft put the apparently beloved drawing program Paint on a list of features to be removed or deprecated in the Windows… Read More
Trump launches another Twitter tirade against Amazon and Bezos-owned Washington Post The President of the United States is attacking Amazon again. Donald Trump this evening issued a series of Tweets, calling… Read More
Microsoft Paint’s days are numbered as it appears on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update chopping block Follow-up: Microsoft Paint will live on after outpouring of support for 32-year-old program Microsoft is getting ready to put out… Read More
Seattle startup debuts Alexa skill that helps hotel guests and staff call for help in emergencies There are countless emergency situations — from cardiac arrest to a suspected intruder — which can make it difficult to… Read More
Podcast Podcast: Tune CEO Peter Hamilton on the future of mobile marketing and lessons from his opera career What do mobile marketing and the classic Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge have in common? Most people would say nothing… Read More
Alphabet revenue up 21 percent to $26B but profit falls thanks to EU fine Google parent Alphabet recorded a 21 percent jump in revenue during its second quarter of the year, and even though… Read More
How ‘The Tick’ took over Comic-Con: Amazon’s superhero is a big, blue deal in San Diego There’s a line in the song for Amazon’s new original TV series “The Tick” which says, “We run this city.”… Read More
Blue Origin crew capsule and recycled New Shepard rocket debut at Oshkosh airshow The Experimental Aircraft Association kicked off its annual AirVenture airshow today in Oshkosh, Wis., and Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket… Read More
Madrona Venture Group director launches nonprofit to challenge Seattle income tax in court Matt McIlwain, managing director of Madrona Venture Group, has founded a non-profit to fund legal challenges to Seattle’s new income… Read More
Ex-Amazon and Microsoft employees launching business-focused digital assistant ‘Roxy’ As veterans of Amazon and Microsoft, the co-founders of Seattle startup Roxy saw exactly what voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa… Read More
Seattle tech investor’s message to the elite: Fighting Trump means forking over some wealth and paying workers fair wages Nick Hanauer has gotten rich because of an uncanny ability to predict where things are headed. He was the first… Read More
Testing the new breed of bike sharing: We pitted Spin vs. LimeBike on the streets of Seattle If you’re in Seattle, you may have noticed a bunch of bikes parked randomly around the city lately, painted bright… Read More
WNBA sees ‘tremendous growth’ with technology platforms like Twitter and FanDuel The WNBA has a long ways to go to reach the popularity of other U.S. professional sports leagues. But new… Read More
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 16, 2017 See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of July 16, 2017. Read More
Stumped by DevOps? Experts share their views on how to do DevOps right Back in the day, there were software development teams, and there were operations teams, and they might say hello to… Read More
Seattle Mariners pitcher and Moose mascot stand up against internet bullies in new kids book Not content with just battling opponents on the baseball field, the Seattle Mariners are taking on internet bullies, too, with… Read More
‘Fifth Element’ squared: 5 cool ideas from the sci-fi visuals of ‘Valerian’ Spoiler alert: We’re not giving away any major plot points, but if you want to see “Valerian and the City… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Income tax faces legal challenge, new distracted driving law, and more Seattle mayoral candidates debate, answer questions from tech industry The top six candidates for Seattle mayor took the stage Monday… Read More
Leadership lessons from Pete Carroll: Develop a personal philosophy, and preach it to your team Pete Carroll just can’t help himself: He can’t stop coaching, no matter the environment. That was the case even when… Read More
Podcast Week In Geek: Cooking dinner with Amazon and taking Seattle’s new bike share for a Spin For everyone out there who wants something in between Amazon’s restaurant delivery service and its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service,… Read More
Augmented reality lets you step through Museum of Flight’s portal and onto NASA’s historic 737 jet Get ready to cross into an interdimensional portal, because one just appeared at Seattle’s Museum of Flight: It’s transporting visitors… Read More
Redfin expected to go public next week in 1st Seattle-area tech IPO of 2017 Redfin is expected to go public Friday, July 28, according to Nasdaq. The Seattle-based company, which describes itself as a… Read More
Podcast Podcast: Belkin International expands further into the smart home, with help from Seattle tech Belkin International Chief Marketing Officer Kieran Hannon oversees the consumer electronics company’s four brands: Belkin accessories and connectivity devices, Linksys networking technologies,… Read More
Geek of the Week: Face it, UW’s Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman is changing how we look at ourselves Never forget a face. Or the people who are pioneering new ways to represent those faces in an era of… Read More
Astronomers now think they know what that ‘weird’ radio signal from space was A week ago, astronomers using the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico were intrigued about a radio signal they picked… Read More
Working Geek: Redfin VP of Engineering Jennifer Chao relieves stress by playing hooky every few weeks Jennifer Chao has an unconventional strategy for relieving stress from her demanding job as Redfin’s vice president of engineering. Taking… Read More
Pet owners and sitters who use Rover in New York City are barking mad over legality of the service Pet sitters in New York City who use the popular app from Seattle-based Rover.com are apparently breaking the law and… Read More
Microsoft takes aim at hackers with ties to Russia in court battle For more than a year, Microsoft has been working to shut down the hacking group Fancy Bear, believed to have… Read More
