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Articles from 2018

Geek of the Week: ‘Vanishing Seattle’ creator Cynthia Brothers on why the city’s loss of ‘soul’ is about more than nostalgia

In celebrating the unique places that give Seattle its soul, Cynthia Brothers has taken on the painful task of documenting disappearing… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Live: Highlights and pics from Thursday’s podcast and rooftop meetup in Seattle

We had a great time last night recording the GeekWire podcast at NeighborHub at Columbia Bank, before hanging out on… Read More

Lyft offering discounted and free rides to get voters to the polls on Election Day

Lyft is offering 50 percent off rides to the polls this Election Day, Tues. Nov. 6, in partnership, with a… Read More

T-Mobile discloses breach that exposed customer personal information

T-Mobile discovered and shut down a breach that the company says could have exposed some customers’ personal information. UPDATE: T-Mobile breach impacted… Read More

Amazon pays employees to tweet about how much they like working inside fulfillment centers

Amazon is using Twitter to combat negative public sentiment about the working conditions inside its warehouses. As spotted by TechCrunch and… Read More

Pay for your Xbox like it’s cable? How Microsoft’s rumored All Access plan could change the game

Windows Central reported on Wednesday that Microsoft’s Project Largo is, in fact, a subscription deal called Xbox All Access. The… Read More

TLDR: Trump’s new tariff on e-bikes & scooters, Seattle real estate cools down, Microsoft software developer competes for Miss America

Today’s featured stories Trump’s tariff on e-bikes and scooters could slow new mobility momentum in the U.S. Is the tide… Read More

Microsoft reportedly involved in bribery probe related to software sales in Hungary

U.S. regulatory agencies are investigating Microsoft and some of its business partners in Hungary over software sales that may have… Read More

VP Mike Pence revs up NASA schedule for putting astronauts on station in lunar orbit

During a pep talk to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas, Vice President Mike Pence today highlighted what he saw… Read More

Echo Dot

Stormy Daniels, Santa and marijuana: Amazon cleans up Alexa’s answers to certain kid questions

We know kids have always said the darndest things, but in 2018, with the growing ubiquity of voice assistants in… Read More

Pokemon

Catch this streaming marathon if you can: Twitch to feature hundreds of Pokémon episodes and movies

Twitch and The Pokémon Co. are teaming to help fans catch hundreds of episodes of the animated TV series while… Read More

Rad Power Bikes

Trump’s tariff on e-bikes and scooters could slow new mobility momentum in the U.S.

Update Feb. 1: Rad Power Bikes will now absorb the full 25 percent tariff on e-bikes, reducing their bikes to pre-tariff… Read More

WeWork dramatically expanding Seattle presence, revealing several big new office leases in region

WeWork is in the midst of a massive expansion that will more than double its presence in the Seattle area… Read More

Lime pilots in-app donations, encouraging bikeshare riders to give money to local nonprofits in 3 cities

Lime is piloting a new program that allows customers of the dockless bikeshare service to donate small sums to local… Read More

Researchers look for clues to heart health atop Denali — with help from a Seattle startup

High-altitude activities are no walk in the park. From hardcore mountaineering to downhill skiing, most high-altitude adventurers have nerves of steel… Read More

ApoGen raises additional $4M, adds three biotech vets in pursuit of better cancer treatment

Biotech startup ApoGen, which is researching solutions to drug-resistant cancers, is moving into a new phase of development. The company… Read More

Is the tide turning on tech’s boom? Seattle’s hot real estate market finally cools in new Zillow report

Smoky skies may have kept us from seeing this one coming, but during the hottest time of the year in… Read More

Europa ice-penetrating probe

Astrobiologist lays out undersea scenario for intelligent life on alien water worlds

Instead of cave dwellers gathered around a campfire, roasting mastodon meat, imagine an octopus tribe floating around a hydrothermal vent… Read More

Quantum simulation

D-Wave Systems uses quantum computing to simulate weirdness of superconductors

One of the prime applications for quantum computers is to simulate natural quantum phenomena, and in a newly published study,… Read More

TLDR: Using drones to analyze vineyards, tech giants team up to tackle Seattle issues, Amazon leases Expedia HQ tower

Today’s featured stories Can drones make better wine? Pollen Systems launches service to analyze vineyards from the air Amazon, Zillow,… Read More

Amazon bump? Target reports record online sales during its Prime Day rival event

Target had its best non-holiday digital sales day ever in July, and the retailer might have its rival Amazon to… Read More

Tech Moves: New Engen adds Amazon vet as CTO; Amazon hires high-profile cardiologist; and more

Digital marketing startup New Engen, which launched from stealth mode in June, has hired its first chief technology officer, GeekWire has… Read More

Best Buy launches new fund to help Seattle teens get tech and career training

Best Buy has been in Seattle since 2015, and the retailer made a big commitment to the area today, announcing… Read More

Allison Farris

Microsoft developer chases Miss America dream, with hopes of inspiring more girls to pursue tech

What if the annual Miss America pageant could spark an interest in technology? Allison Farris could be just the person… Read More

As Seattle’s smoke clears, experts weigh what’s ahead for Pacific Northwest skies

After enduring days of record-setting, eye-watering levels of smoke in the air, the Seattle area is in for relief, thanks… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up Podcast: Are Alexa and Cortana BFFs? Plus, a chance to win PAX West tickets

The Geared Up Giveaway is back! Geared Up subscribers can use the widget at the bottom of this post to… Read More

Can drones make better wine? Pollen Systems launches service to analyze vineyards from the air

While many wine makers would explain that growing grapes is as much an art as a science — a harmonizing of… Read More

Private shuttles like Microsoft Connector can share public bus stops without disrupting service, researchers find

In crowded cities like Seattle, employers are coming up with creative ways to get employees out of single-occupancy vehicles when… Read More

Urban Airship’s big ‘Boost’ during World Cup helped get 5 billion notifications to soccer fans

Urban Airship, the Portland-based mobile marketing startup, is feeling a boost from Boost, a new service designed to accelerate the… Read More

Valve’s new Steam Play beta boosts Linux as a rival to Windows PCs for gamers

Valve is best-known these days for its monstrously popular online storefront Steam, but has also spent much of the last… Read More

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