From Cinerama and MoPOP to KEXP and Upstream, Paul Allen’s cultural legacy permeates Seattle Many will remember him as the co-founder of Microsoft, or the owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers.… Read More
GitHub introduces GitHub Actions to further automate the art of software development GitHub isn’t content with being the storage locker for your code: it thinks it has come up with a better… Read More
Paul Allen shaped Seattle as we know it, and his successors promise to carry on his legacy The tech workers who line up to rent kayaks and paddleboards on Seattle’s Lake Union in the summertime are rewarded… Read More
Hubb raises $6.3M for tech conference and event management platform Hubb is raising more cash to build out its tech-fueled hub for event organizers. The Vancouver, Wash.-based startup today announced… Read More
Amazon unveils refreshed $130 Kindle Paperwhite, a new waterproof version of its top-selling e-reader Amazon today unveiled an updated version of its most popular Kindle e-reader, a sign that the tech giant continues to… Read More
Lyft launches subscription plan, offering 30 rides for $300/month Lyft is rolling out a new monthly subscription plan for riders in all markets starting Tuesday. For $299 per month,… Read More
50 years after Apollo moonshots, will rivalry with China spark a new space race? WASHINGTON, D.C. — An American rivalry with China could stoke a new space race in the years ahead, prominent members of… Read More
Chandra X-ray telescope is back at work: Engineers trace glitch to 3 seconds of error NASA’s 19-year-old Chandra X-ray Observatory has been returned to its normal pointing mode after a data glitch forced a five-day… Read More
Podcast Hear Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen reflect on his life and legacy in rare public interview It’s hard to overstate the impact Paul Allen has had on technology, philanthropy and, really, the world. The Microsoft co-founder… Read More
TLDR: Paul Allen at the University of Washington GeekWire is sad to report that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died from cancer at the age of 65. Instead… Read More
Bill Gates pays tribute to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: ‘Personal computing would not have existed without him’ UPDATE: Bill Gates penned extended thoughts about the passing of his friend and and fellow Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen on… Read More
‘His legacy will live on forever’: Death of Paul Allen brings reaction from the many worlds he touched The death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen brought with it an outpouring of reaction across social media on Monday, from… Read More
According to an SEC filing, Docker has raised $92M of a $192M funding round As it continues to transition from a technology-driven platform company into a sales-driven services company, Docker is raising more money… Read More
Paul G. Allen, 1953-2018: Microsoft co-founder leaves legacy of innovation, philanthropy, bold bets Paul G. Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates before making his mark in technology investing, sports ownership, commercial space,… Read More
Apollo 17 moonwalker Harrison Schmitt stirs up a buzz with climate change views WASHINGTON, D.C. — I didn’t invite Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt to get his views on climate change, but that’s the… Read More
Amazon-owned Liquavista screen technology company shutting down Liquavista, a screen tech company Amazon acquired five years ago, has shut down. News of Liquavista’s closure was first reported… Read More
As storms gather over upcoming Saudi tech conference, Google says Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene will no longer attend Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene joined the increasing list of prominent U.S. technology and business executives distancing themselves from the… Read More
Leading urbanist Richard Florida is convinced Amazon HQ2 won’t go to a suburb Oddsmakers and analysts are betting on Northern Virginia to take home the much-ballyhooed prize of Amazon HQ2. But Richard Florida,… Read More
Attention, Earthlings: Jeff Bezos wants everybody to watch this classic video about settling off planet Jeff Bezos loves to talk about space. And in a talk about just that on Monday, he encouraged anyone who… Read More
Jeff Bezos defends big tech working with Department of Defense, one week after Google drops out of Pentagon contract Don’t expect Amazon to follow Google’s lead when it comes to working with the U.S. Department of Defense. Amazon CEO… Read More
Sears files for bankruptcy, vows to emerge leaner to compete in the age of Amazon and e-commerce Sears, the department store giant that has been referred to as the “Amazon of its time” by many, declared bankruptcy… Read More
Peanut, a matchmaking app for moms led by former Bumble and Badoo leader, launches in Seattle Michelle Kennedy could order food, go on a date, and buy just about anything, all from the palm of her… Read More
Amazon creates ‘Grand Tour Game’ to bring driving fans in on the action of popular TV series If you’re a fan of Amazon’s Prime Original television series “The Grand Tour,” the stars want you to go straight… Read More
Tech Moves: Expedia hires Cortana design lead; Saykara adds VP of growth Longtime Microsoft design leader Sam Moreau is leaving the company for a new position at Expedia, GeekWire has learned. Moreau will lead… Read More
Amazon launches new ‘As Seen on Shark Tank’ online store for 70+ shark-backed products Amazon has opened an online store specifically for products backed by investors from the CNBC show “Shark Tank,” through its… Read More
Amazon donates $2M to create fund to help immediate needs of Seattle school students Amazon is announcing a $2 million grant to help Seattle school students. But the focus isn’t the latest shiny education… Read More
How to motivate Millennials to give blood? Bloodworks NW launches app after successful test How do you encourage new generations to adopt a habit of their older predecessors? A major regional blood center is… Read More
Review: Amazon’s Twitch NFL live stream shows potential future of live sports online Amazon is using Twitch and its Thursday Night Football live streams to test new gamification features that might change the… Read More
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 7, 2018 See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 7, 2018. Read More
As learning technologies enter a ‘heady place,’ DreamBox CEO thinks skepticism was justified Being a little late out of the gate with new tech may not be a bad thing when you’re dealing… Read More
