Aerospace leaders see education as the key to employment in Washington state The state of the aerospace industry in Washington state is still great, but industry leaders say the educational system will… Read More
Trump’s small business chief praises Amazon during Seattle stop: ‘We all have to work together’ President Donald Trump and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos have certainly had their clashes in recent years, but it was a… Read More
Elon Musk is bullish on Dragon space rides, but Red Dragon on Mars? Not so much SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he expects to see astronauts flying to the International Space Station on his company’s Dragon… Read More
GeekWork Picks: Redfin expands engineering and data teams as it prepares to go public Seattle-based real estate company Redfin made waves a few weeks ago when it filed for an initial public offering, possibly… Read More
T-Mobile adds another 1.3M customers as CEO John Legere addresses merger buzz T-Mobile added more than 1.3 million customers in the second quarter, its 17th straight period with more than 1 million… Read More
Day 1 of summer camp at Amazon gives kids a peek inside the tech giant and STEM possibilities Amazon kicked off its “A to Z Experience” STEM summer camp on Wednesday by offering kids the chance to tour… Read More
Microsoft debuts new smart thermostat powered by Cortana, Windows 10, and Azure Microsoft unveiled a new smart thermostat on Wednesday in partnership with Johnson Controls, the inventor of the first thermostat. As… Read More
Seattle startup Armoire bets busy working women will want to rent their wardrobe Digital retail is crowded with competitors big and small but Armoire is betting its unique clothing rental model will become… Read More
We made dinner at home with Amazon Meal Kits, the tech giant’s new Blue Apron rival Is Amazon about to crush Blue Apron and completely change how Americans purchase, prepare, and eat dinner every night? Probably… Read More
Podcast Health Tech Podcast: How one woman built her own artificial pancreas and started a DIY movement [Health Tech Live! Join us online at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, for a special Facebook Live stream of GeekWire’s next… Read More
Cloud computing’s Open Container Initiative hits the 1.0 release milestone Another light-touch cloud standards effort under the auspices of The Linux Foundation reached a milestone Wednesday, with the release of… Read More
How these Mariners minor leaguers ended up spending more than $650 on an Uber After American Airlines threw Tacoma Rainiers infielder D.J. Peterson some sort of curveball, he and his teammates Daniel Vogelbach, Pat… Read More
Supercomputer maker Cray cutting 14% of workforce, 190 jobs, seeking to save $25M per year Seattle supercomputer maker Cray plans to cut 190 jobs, representing about 14 percent of its global workforce, as part of… Read More
LiveStories raises $10M to help government agencies find, analyze, and publish civic data LiveStories continues to gain traction with its platform that helps government agencies manage and publish data. Now the Seattle startup… Read More
Amazon Treasure Truck set for national expansion, taking flash deals on wheels beyond Seattle Amazon is teasing plans to expand its Treasure Truck to more U.S. cities, a year-and-a-half after debuting the roving flash sales-mobile in… Read More
Coding bootcamp grads up 10X over last 5 years, as study shows industry still on the upswing Despite the recently announced closure of Dev Bootcamp, the coding school industry is a more than $266 million market that… Read More
Dream the accessible dream: Developer pushes the boundaries of innovation in pursuit of independence While you’re asking your virtual assistant some banal question — “Siri, what time is it?” “Alexa, what’s the name of… Read More
Oracle expands its hybrid cloud strategy with new managed services in the data center Customers running Oracle’s hybrid cloud setup will now be able to run a variety of its services within their data… Read More
IBM opens four new data centers around the world as it chases cloud leaders IBM is set to open four new data centers in California, London, and Sydney, as it tries to stay competitive… Read More
The internet goes all atwitter over U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s questions about Mars civilization What game was U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., playing when he asked Caltech geochemist Kenneth Farley whether there was any… Read More
Women and minorities shatter records as thousands take AP computer science exam Diversity is not one of the tech industry’s strongest suits, but Seattle-based Code.org sees hints this could change in coming… Read More
Air Force secretary hints at military space applications for Stratolaunch super-plane Stratolaunch, the six-year-old space venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it’ll use the world’s biggest airplane to launch… Read More
Look out, Bay Area: Seattle rises to 2nd best tech city in the U.S., passing Washington D.C. Seattle is now one of the top two tech markets in the nation, according to a new report from real… Read More
WTIA assesses Seattle mayoral and City Council candidates based on tech issues for first time Today, the Washington Technology Industry Association unveiled a voter guide to help members of the Seattle tech community decide who… Read More
Pay attention: Here’s what you need to know about Washington state’s strict new distracted-driving law Raise your empty hands if you’re paying attention. Good. Because state officials really don’t want you to be distracted this… Read More
Leadership advice: How Amazon maintains focus while competing in so many industries at once Amazon started as an online book-seller in 1994, but fast forward two decades later and the company finds itself competing… Read More
Amazon starts selling Spectacles with snappy delivery Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is selling its camera-enabled Spectacles on Amazon. It’s the first time the company has sold the… Read More
Innovating ’til the cows come home: Bill Gates visits Australian ranch to witness digital agriculture Complete with cowboy hat, Bill Gates traveled a long way from the bustle of Seattle to witness the innovative techniques… Read More
Already shaking things up with major renovation, Space Needle to undergo seismic upgrade, too We can probably name several places we’d rather be than in Seattle’s 605-foot-tall Space Needle during an earthquake, but upgrades… Read More
Amazon Spark is a new Instagram-inspired shopping feed featuring Prime members as influencers Amazon launched a new feature today that allows Prime members to post stories to a feed, similar to those popular… Read More
