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Articles from 2017

Seattle Startup Anthem

Rapping CEOs drop ‘Seattle Startup Anthem’ as a gift, to inspire entrepreneurs to dream big

Two Seattle-area CEOs, billing themselves as “startup rappers,” have released an anthem aimed at the region’s entrepreneurs to inspire them… Read More

Asgardia gets ready for its first satellite launch, targeting off-Earth data storage

Asgardia, the crowdfunding venture that aims to create an independent nation in outer space, is due to reveal details of… Read More

Seattle council committee moves ahead with upzone of International District neighborhood

Legislation to allow taller buildings in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District neighborhood — in exchange for money for affordable housing — is… Read More

Here’s why Snap just paid more than $200M to acquire Seattle startup Placed

Snap just made one of its largest acquisitions to date, swooping up Seattle startup Placed for more than $200 million,… Read More

Podcast

Health Tech Podcast: This innovator is turning smartphones into the ultimate medical device

Computer scientist Shwetak Patel talks a mile a minute. And there’s a reason for that: he’s got a lot on… Read More

Podcast

Introducing GeekWire’s new Health Tech podcast, exploring the frontiers of digital health

We’re excited to debut a new GeekWire podcast today, exploring one of the most promising, challenging and transformative areas of technology: digital health. Season… Read More

Microsoft hit with anti-trust complaint from Russian cybersecurity firm over Windows Defender

Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said it has filed complaints with regulators in Germany as well as the European Union… Read More

Brands value report

Amazon makes huge jump in value as annual report on brands is dominated by tech companies

A report on the top brands in the world is dominated by tech companies, and Amazon is the biggest mover… Read More

Spinnaker, an open-source project for continuous delivery, hits the 1.0 milestone

Spinnaker, an open-source project that lets companies improve the speed and stability of their application deployment processes, reached the 1.0… Read More

GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit: What to know if you’re attending Wednesday’s big tech conference

The GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit is taking place this Wednesday, June 7th, and we’ve got an amazing lineup of speakers and… Read More

Amazon adds discounted Prime option for people on government assistance programs

Amazon has taken a step that could expand the customer base for its popular Prime program even further, starting a… Read More

Crowd Cow

Crowd Cow takes its crowd-funding beef business national, opens up delivery across the U.S.

Crowd Cow’s crowd of cow-tipping beef lovers just got a lot bigger. The Seattle-based startup announced Tuesday that it is… Read More

Google Fiber-owned high-speed internet provider Webpass comes to Seattle

Another high-speed internet provider is coming to town. Webpass, a San Francisco provider owned by Google Fiber, plans to install… Read More

Seattle council passes new 1.75 cent per ounce tax on sugary drinks

Seattle’s City Council on Monday passed a new tax on sugary drinks such as soda, Gatorade and energy drinks. The… Read More

Satellite constellation

Intelsat-OneWeb satellite merger falls apart due to doubts about debt swap

The OneWeb satellite venture says it has terminated its deal for a mega-merger with Intelsat because not enough of Intelsat’s… Read More

Airport laptop

President Trump lays out controversial plan to privatize air traffic control system

President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to turn the nation’s air traffic control system over to a private, non-profit… Read More

Facebook Pride sign

Facebook helps users show Pride this month with rainbow reactions, photo filters and more

People looking to celebrate Pride this month got a few new tools from Facebook to aid in that effort, including… Read More

Snapchat parent Snap acquires location analytics startup Placed for more than $200M

Snapchat parent Snap has acquired Placed, a Seattle-based startup that operates a consumer location analytics platform, GeekWire has learned. Placed, which employs… Read More

LSST

UW’s DIRAC Institute gears up for big data from wide-angle telescope surveys

A new data analysis center for what’s expected to be torrents of astronomical imagery is taking shape at the University… Read More

Infatuation Seattle Instagram

Seattle gets a new website to feed its Infatuation with food, restaurants, reviews and more

Seattleites looking for a little extra guidance before dining out got another resource online Monday morning as review site The Infatuation… Read More

Amazon expands Twitch Prime membership program to more than 200 countries

Amazon-owned game-streaming giant Twitch today expanded its Twitch Prime program to more than 200 countries and territories. Twitch Prime, which… Read More

Apple unveils $349 HomePod smart speaker, competing with Amazon Echo and Google Home

Apple today unveiled its own voice-activated smart home speaker, the HomePod. Set to begin shipping in December, the speaker is… Read More

After Fire flop, Amazon reportedly eyeing Android-based ‘Ice’ smartphone, possibly focused on India

Amazon may not be done with the smartphone market yet. According to a report from Gadgets 360, a New Delhi,… Read More

Apple unveils iOS 11, MacOS ‘High Sierra,’ 10.5-inch iPad Pro, and Apple Watch updates

Developing Story: Follow along with the livestream here on supported devices. Apple this morning unveiled new versions of its MacOS and iOS… Read More

Apple TV finally adds Amazon Video app as Tim Cook touts Prime service on stage at WWDC

Good news for Apple TV owners who subscribe to Amazon’s streaming video service. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced today at the… Read More

eBay

eBay takes a colorful shot at Amazon with new ad urging its users to ‘shop like nobody else’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBcl7oqKtvE&feature=youtu.be&a All of those cardboard boxes from Amazon have eBay dreaming of a more colorful shopping world. And now the… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to headline GeekWire Summit following debut of upcoming book

We’re excited to announce that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will be a featured speaker at the 2017 GeekWire Summit in Seattle in October,… Read More

INRIX inks deal with U.S. Federal Highway Administration to supply traffic data

INRIX today announced a deal with the U.S. Federal Highway Administration to supply government agencies with its traffic data. Starting… Read More

Amazon Web Services’ Swami Sivasubramanian on the future of AI in the cloud

It’s pretty clear that the next big battleground for public cloud providers will involve artificial intelligence. Just as companies like… Read More

Prince gets a shout-out as reused SpaceX Dragon capsule links up with space station

What do Prince and SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule, freshly arrived at the International Space Station, have in common? NASA astronaut… Read More

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