Articles from 2018

Plasmonic modulator could lead to a new breed of electro-optic computer chips

News Brief: Researchers have created a miniaturized device that can transform electronic signals into optical signals with low signal loss.… Read More

The ‘nerd bird’ has landed: Tech execs, politicians help kick off Seattle-to-Vancouver seaplane flights

With cranes in the background further building out Seattle’s booming tech sector, two seaplanes landed on Lake Union Wednesday, including… Read More

TLDR: Gmail lets you press snooze on emails, new restrictions on H-1B visas, stand 500 ft. above Seattle

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Gaia probe maps the comings and goings of galaxy’s stars – and scientists go gaga

The European Space Agency has released the world’s most exhaustive star catalog, pinpointing the positions of nearly 1.7 billion stars.… Read More

Zillow scoops up office space from Nordstrom as Seattle HQ grows to more than 1,500 people

Zillow Group gobbled up a pair of floors at Russell Investments Center in Seattle, referred to by some as Zillow… Read More

While growth remains slow, F5 Q2 earnings beat expectations amid software-focused turnaround

F5 Networks told Wall Street analysts earlier this year that it expects slow revenue growth as it shifts its business… Read More

Facebook beats expectations with $11.9B in Q1 revenue despite recent scandals

Despite the recent scandals plaguing the social media giant, Facebook beat expectations for its first quarter earnings report with $11.97 billion in… Read More

ServiceNow snaps up VendorHawk to help its customers manage their SaaS spending

ServiceNow has acquired Seattle’s VendorHawk, a recent TechStars Seattle graduate, for an undisclosed amount in order to add cloud software… Read More

Well-funded real estate tech company Compass opens Seattle-area offices

Compass, a company that aims to use technology to simplify home buying and selling, is opening offices in the Seattle… Read More

Boeing’s outlook – and its shares – get a boost after strong results for first quarter

The Boeing Co. is raising its financial sights for the year as a result of a stronger-than-expected first quarter, and… Read More

Amplero taps Jamie Miller, former chief of thePlatform, as new CEO; founder Olly Downs remains as chief scientist

Amplero has a new leader. The Seattle AI marketing startup has tapped veteran tech executive Jamie Miller as its new… Read More

Puppet signals shift in product strategy with new tech asset inventory dashboard

Puppet is shaking up its product strategy, announcing on Wednesday the first product that will become part of an expanded… Read More

Study estimates traveling with Uber and Lyft will be cheaper than owning a car in some cities by 2027

The cost of owning a car could be more than traveling exclusively with rideshare services in Seattle and Denver by… Read More

Announcing the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit: Top tech leaders from Microsoft and Amazon added to agenda, early-bird tickets on sale

Our biggest technical conference of the year — the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit — is coming up on June 26-27… Read More

DocuSign ups IPO target, now seeks to raise $450M on stock price of $26 to $28

DocuSign raised its forecasted stock price as it gears up to go public, indicating excitement on Wall Street about the digital… Read More

Microsoft’s Azure Container Instances, which lets you deploy containers with utter disregard for hardware, now generally available

When is a container serverless? That question might sound like troll bait for infrastructure geeks, but Microsoft’s Azure Container Instances,… Read More

Twitter stock drops on slow growth projection despite better than expected revenue and profits

Twitter posted another profitable quarter and beat Wall Street expectations for revenue, but warnings of a slowdown in the social… Read More

Amazon to release new Alexa options for families and kids, including ‘magic word’ feature that gives positive reinforcement for saying ‘please’

Amazon plans to release a slate of new Alexa features for parents and children, plus a new $79.99 version of… Read More

Plasmonic modulator could lead to a new breed of electro-optic computer chips

The ‘nerd bird’ has landed: Tech execs, politicians help kick off Seattle-to-Vancouver seaplane flights

TLDR: Gmail lets you press snooze on emails, new restrictions on H-1B visas, stand 500 ft. above Seattle

Gaia probe maps the comings and goings of galaxy’s stars – and scientists go gaga

Zillow scoops up office space from Nordstrom as Seattle HQ grows to more than 1,500 people

While growth remains slow, F5 Q2 earnings beat expectations amid software-focused turnaround

Facebook beats expectations with $11.9B in Q1 revenue despite recent scandals

ServiceNow snaps up VendorHawk to help its customers manage their SaaS spending

Well-funded real estate tech company Compass opens Seattle-area offices

Boeing’s outlook – and its shares – get a boost after strong results for first quarter

Amplero taps Jamie Miller, former chief of thePlatform, as new CEO; founder Olly Downs remains as chief scientist

Puppet signals shift in product strategy with new tech asset inventory dashboard

Study estimates traveling with Uber and Lyft will be cheaper than owning a car in some cities by 2027

DocuSign ups IPO target, now seeks to raise $450M on stock price of $26 to $28

Microsoft’s Azure Container Instances, which lets you deploy containers with utter disregard for hardware, now generally available

Twitter stock drops on slow growth projection despite better than expected revenue and profits

Amazon to release new Alexa options for families and kids, including ‘magic word’ feature that gives positive reinforcement for saying ‘please’

What it’s like to stand on the Space Needle’s new glass floor, 500 feet above Seattle … in VR

Seattle DevOps vets launch Sodo, a startup that helps companies modernize their software teams

Pioneer Square Labs adds T.A. McCann as managing director, bolstering startup studio leadership team

Meet the new Gmail: Self-destructing messages, Snooze button, response reminders and more

Judge orders Trump administration to resume DACA in lawsuit brought by Microsoft and Princeton

Tech Moves: Microsoft appoints new general counsel; Alder BioPharma poaches Amgen executive; and more

TLDR: Get packages delivered to your car, iPhone-based stethoscope, Adventureman visits Microsoft

Painful honesty for startups: Rand Fishkin’s ‘Lost and Founder’ is an exercise in radical transparency

Ready to return to Mars? Bungie reveals ‘Warmind,’ the new expansion for ‘Destiny 2’

Longtime Juno Therapeutics CEO Hans Bishop leaves role after acquisition by Celgene

GeekWire Awards 2018: It’s time to vote for the Geekiest Office Space in Seattle

Microsoft eyeing big office complex near its HQ campus, report says