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Articles from 2018

Amazon construction

Trulia picks 3 cities for Amazon HQ2, based on housing affordability data

In Amazon’s hometown, Seattle, the growth-hungry e-commerce juggernaut has had a measurable impact on housing costs. That doesn’t always sit… Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 14, 2018

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 14, 2018. Read More

Hands-on with Amazon Go: We tested the tech giant’s experiment in checkout-free retail

Smartphone in hand, I stood inside the Amazon Go store and turned the screen over to scan a unique QR… Read More

Amazon Go is finally a go: Sensor-infused store opens to the public Monday, with no checkout lines

The first Amazon Go grocery and convenience store will open to the public Monday in Seattle — letting any person with… Read More

Mixing friendship and business: What women in tech can do better

I joined Microsoft 30 years ago, worked there 11 years, was CMO for two successful companies and one that wasn’t,… Read More

Kyle Mooney as Jeff Bezos

‘Saturday Night Live’ spoofs Amazon’s HQ2 search as contenders shoot themselves in the foot

Amazon’s HQ2 search made it all the way to “Saturday Night Live” tonight, with a skit that depicts Jeff Bezos… Read More

Seattle march marking Trump’s inauguration takes aim at the president and GOP

This year’s march on the anniversary of the swearing in of President Trump was pitched as encompassing the anti-sexual harassment… Read More

Rocket Lab Electron launch

Rocket Lab sends Electron rocket into orbit, marking milestone for moon mission

Rocket Lab’s two-stage Electron rocket successfully reached Earth orbit and deployed satellites for the first time today, raising hopes for… Read More

Redfin

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman pens riveting diary on the IPO process: from a ‘death-march to a celebration’

Redfin had one of the better IPOs in 2017. In a process that has become more hit-or-miss in recent years,… Read More

Women in Cloud Summit unveils new initiatives to seize ‘the biggest opportunities of our lives’

Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are launching a new six-month Cloud Accelerator Lab to help women start businesses in the… Read More

Image: Alaska Airlines jet

Could one city fly, fly away with Amazon’s HQ2 prize? Here’s who has edge on flights from Seattle

In addition to the big boost to the local economy of whichever city Amazon selects for its second North American… Read More

IRA-linked tweet

Twitter says it’s blocked 50,000 bots linked to Russia – and is alerting 677,775 fans

Twitter says it has followed through on its commitment to Congress by identifying and suspending more than 50,000 automated accounts… Read More

Grays Harbor waves

Wild winds and waves wow watchers in Pacific Northwest, with more to come

Thirty-foot waves swept over seas off the Pacific Northwest coast on Thursday, producing deadly awesomeness for onshore videos and presaging… Read More

KeyArena

Seals? Totems? Cougars? Kraken? Report reveals clues to 13 possible names for a Seattle NHL team

Seattle Freeze didn’t even make the list. Speculation about what name could be bestowed on a potential National Hockey League… Read More

Seattle CTO Michael Mattmiller resigns to return to private sector

Michael Mattmiller has resigned from his post as chief technology officer for the City of Seattle. Mayor Jenny Durkan announced… Read More

Fremont Dark Heron

Seattle’s geekiest beer? Fremont Brewing crafting Dark Heron in time for Emerald City Comic Con

No doubt the cosplayers get thirsty in whatever get-up they’ve worked themselves into during Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle.… Read More

Amazon adds voice control to Alexa app for Android with iOS update on the way

Amazon is beefing up its virtual brain Alexa within the Android operating system, as it continues to battle Google and… Read More

NurseGrid raises $5.7M for scheduling and staffing tech platform for nurses

Operating a hospital is no easy task, and at the moment, finding technology to help in that task is also… Read More

Alex Legault

Geek of the Week: PitchBook’s Alex Legault makes tools to help others make the most of their money

Alex Legault is a guy who likes to follow the money. Or, perhaps more accurately, a guy who likes to… Read More

Gambling site PaddyPower takes bets on Amazon HQ2 and this East Coast city is feeling lucky

Will Boston benefit from the luck of the Irish in its quest to land Amazon’s HQ2? Internet gamblers think so.… Read More

Amazon party

Thousands of Amazon employees to party with singer Lorde at CenturyLink Field in Seattle

Is Amazon going to treat its employees like “Royals” tonight? Well, the tech giant is bringing in New Zealand singer… Read More

Tech giants and elected officials back Microsoft in Supreme Court case on international data privacy

Microsoft is set for a Supreme Court face-off with the U.S. Department of Justice next month over the privacy of… Read More

Ballmer and Stern on NBA in Seattle; Philadelphia Eagles embrace analytics; more sports tech news

TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: We caught up with two big names in the NBA world to get… Read More

Most women in Seattle tech industry experience harassment but few report it, new study finds

Some were pushed toward non-technical careers despite their technical skills. Others reported unwanted touching or kissing. Many saw less qualified… Read More

Working Geek: Vehicle Research Institute’s Eric Leonhardt is driven to innovate

We could all be driving electric vehicles or cars that get 100 miles-per-gallon or more if the members of Western… Read More

Amazon boosts monthly Prime fee to $12.99, while $99 annual fee remains unchanged

Amazon is increasing the monthly price option for Prime from $10.99 to $12.99 as it continues to expand the reach… Read More

Pittsburgh, here we come! Check out where GeekWire will base its own HQ2 in Steel City in February

There’s already been a lot of buzz this week about HQ2. But Amazon is not the only Seattle upstart that’s… Read More

Bird drawing by bot

The art of artificial intelligence: Microsoft bot draws what you describe, pixel by pixel

Want to order up a drawing? Say you want a picture of a bird with a yellow crown and black… Read More

Amazon Echo with Alexa

Getting to know you: Amazon is widening the repertoire for Alexa AI voice assistant

G’day, Alexa: Amazon’s digital voice assistant is getting an Australian accent for its Down Under debut this week, but there’s… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up Podcast: Google’s answer to the Echo Show and an Alexa enabled toilet

Alexa in the toilet. An in-home smart robot. Google’s answer to the Echo Show. From the whacky to the wonderful,… Read More

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