Articles from 2018

OfferUp is raising a ton of cash as it battles Craigslist, eBay, Facebook and others

OfferUp is raising a huge round of funding as the mobile marketplace continues to grow and battle a crowded field… Read More

Late-night comics are over the moon when it comes to ridiculing Trump’s Space Force plans

As if the Trump administration’s plan to establish a Space Force by 2020 wasn’t comical enough — especially in the… Read More

Can tech and government innovate together for social good? Inside a new effort to change the tide

Rising housing costs often cause the people working to make Seattle a better place to be displaced. But Melissa Cliver… Read More

Ships set sail from Seattle on a NASA mission to trace sea creatures’ carbon trail

After seven years of preparation, two research vessels are heading out of Seattle to begin a 40-day voyage to track… Read More

In a sea of social media from Pearl Jam’s first Seattle ‘Home Show,’ images from 2 pros stand out

Anyone in Seattle or close to the internet no doubt knows that hometown favorites Pearl Jam played the first of… Read More

TLDR: Amazon plans to open health clinics, Steve & Connie Ballmer’s $59M commitment for at-risk students, Samsung smart speaker

Today’s featured stories Report: Amazon plans internal healthcare clinics for employees at Seattle headquarters Steve and Connie Ballmer commit $59M… Read More

GeekWork Picks: ExpertVoice Seeks Senior Software Development Engineer

Have you ever bought a product because someone you follow on Instagram recommended it? That’s exactly what ExpertVoice is counting… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up Podcast: Hands-on with the Surface Go and a preview of the fall smartphone lineup

Microsoft is aiming for a new niche with its latest device, the Surface Go, but will they find it? Geared… Read More

Now you can see what the fish off the North Scotland coast think of Microsoft’s Project Natick undersea data center

If you’ve ever happened upon a conventional data center, you were probably underwhelmed: most resemble a supersized Wal-Mart with acres… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Shop the Change sees purchases as ‘votes’ for companies and items you believe in

When you buy something, you’re voting with your dollar, giving your support to whatever brand you’re purchasing and the vendor… Read More

Redfin takes ‘experiment’ tag off Redfin Now, making direct home sales a key part of its business

Redfin Now, the company’s direct home buying and selling operation, is now a key piece of its long-term strategy. The… Read More

Gab user deletes anti-Semitic content after Microsoft Azure threatened to shut down the site

Microsoft was dragged into the debate Thursday over what tech companies should do about white supremacist content providers using their… Read More

VP Mike Pence details plan to create Space Force (sans starship troopers) by 2020

The Trump administration is taking immediate steps to raise the profile of the Defense Department’s space operations, and asking Congress… Read More

Hey, roomie, I’m Alexa: Saint Louis University putting 2,300 Amazon Echo Dots in student housing

Students headed back to school at one university this fall will be getting to know a new kind of roommate… Read More

Report: Amazon plans internal healthcare clinics for employees at Seattle headquarters

Amazon is planning to open primary care clinics for employees at its Seattle headquarters, according to a report Thursday by CNBC.… Read More

Samsung introduces Galaxy Home smart speaker powered by digital assistant Bixby

Samsung is making its entry into the competitive smart speaker market with the announcement of Galaxy Home, taking on fellow… Read More

Sallie Cook, 1941-2018: Longtime journalist was a guiding force for GeekWire

Sallie Cook, a no-nonsense former newspaper reporter who passed along her love for journalism to her youngest son, GeekWire co-founder… Read More

Steve and Connie Ballmer commit $59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids

In the years since Steve Ballmer left his role as Microsoft’s chief executive, he’s dedicated his time to passion projects,… Read More

Key cloud tech group behind Kubernetes declares a second project, cloud monitoring software Prometheus, ready for prime time

It’s graduation day for only the second time in the three-year history of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation: Prometheus, an… Read More

OfferUp is raising a ton of cash as it battles Craigslist, eBay, Facebook and others

Late-night comics are over the moon when it comes to ridiculing Trump’s Space Force plans

Can tech and government innovate together for social good? Inside a new effort to change the tide

In a sea of social media from Pearl Jam’s first Seattle ‘Home Show,’ images from 2 pros stand out

GeekWork Picks: ExpertVoice Seeks Senior Software Development Engineer

Geared Up Podcast: Hands-on with the Surface Go and a preview of the fall smartphone lineup

Now you can see what the fish off the North Scotland coast think of Microsoft’s Project Natick undersea data center

Startup Spotlight: Shop the Change sees purchases as ‘votes’ for companies and items you believe in

Redfin takes ‘experiment’ tag off Redfin Now, making direct home sales a key part of its business

Gab user deletes anti-Semitic content after Microsoft Azure threatened to shut down the site

VP Mike Pence details plan to create Space Force (sans starship troopers) by 2020

Hey, roomie, I’m Alexa: Saint Louis University putting 2,300 Amazon Echo Dots in student housing

Report: Amazon plans internal healthcare clinics for employees at Seattle headquarters

Samsung introduces Galaxy Home smart speaker powered by digital assistant Bixby

Sallie Cook, 1941-2018: Longtime journalist was a guiding force for GeekWire

Steve and Connie Ballmer commit $59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids

Amazon doubles down on vehicles as the next domain for digital brain Alexa with new tools

NASA picks 13 companies to envision the future of orbital human spaceflight

TLDR: Amazon’s Whole Foods grocery pick-up service, Magic Leap’s mixed reality headset, Ofo bike graveyard

Amazon enlists first class of military veterans to graduate from Apprenti technical training program

New York’s new Uber cap could be a blueprint for other cities seeking to curb ride-hailing

Efforts to develop small-scale rockets are soaring, but only a few get off the ground

Nintendo announces more fighters and a new mystery for ‘Smash Brothers Ultimate’

Blue Origin’s lunar lander program wins a share of NASA’s ‘tipping-point’ tech awards

How this cancer therapy went from scientific underdog to potential cure

Hype turns into (mixed) reality as Magic Leap finally unveils its long awaited headset

Tech Moves: Big ins and outs at Amazon; Gates Foundation hires CFO; Techstars vet joins Pioneer Square Labs; and more