Articles from 2018

Webmail wars: Why Google and Microsoft are doubling down on their free email services and apps

Google and Microsoft both announced updates to their email services and apps recently, offering up a new crop of features… Read More

Small seeds on Cygnus cargo ship could lead to giant leap for farming in space

When Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket launches a robotic Cygnus cargo spaceship toward the International Space Station, as early as Monday,… Read More

Traditional publishers’ ebook sales drop as indie authors and Amazon take off

Ebook sales are dying. Ebooks are insanely popular. If the short definition of cognitive dissonance is holding two contradictory ideas… Read More

It’s full of stars! NASA’s planet-hunting TESS probe sends back its first test image

One month after its launch, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has sent back an initial test image that shows more… Read More

Business coalition launching ‘No Tax on Jobs’ campaign to overturn Seattle’s contentious new head tax

A business coalition launched a campaign Friday to reject Seattle’s new “head tax,” a polarizing piece of legislation signed into… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Rubica defends against digital boogeymen with its team of cyber ops

“I try not to be a fear monger,” says Frances Dewing, CEO of Seattle-based cybersecurity startup Rubica. But then again,… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Geek out with 400-plus games at the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show

For vintage game geeks, events can’t get much better than the Northwest Pinball and Arcade show. The annual, weekend-long gaming… Read More

Working Geek: Female Founders Alliance CEO Leslie Feinzaig wants to help women score capital

Getting pregnant doesn’t usually inspire bold career moves like launching your first startup. But Leslie Feinzaig had a good reason… Read More

Trump reportedly lobbied postmaster general to double USPS package delivery rates on Amazon and others

President Donald Trump personally urged U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double how much the U.S. Postal Service charges Amazon… Read More

Geek of the Week: Hulu’s Billie Sue Chafins credits education and hard work for long career in tech

Billie Sue Chafins grew up a coal miner’s daughter in Kentucky, but with more than 20 years in tech, she… Read More

Game Show Network hit with online gambling lawsuit in latest case targeting gaming companies

Game Show Network is facing an online gambling lawsuit, the latest in a flurry of such cases to pop up… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Salesforce seeks cyber security professional for Infrastructure Security team

Most know Salesforce for its massive customer relationship management and cloud technology. But who keeps all of that data safe?… Read More

Microsoft partners with Case Western on quantum computing and Hololens tech that improves MRIs

MRIs are one of the most commonly used diagnostic tools, but the technology behind that imaging has remained largely the… Read More

Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano sparks memories 38 years after Mount St. Helens

The ash plumes, red alerts and evacuations caused by the Kilauea volcano’s eruption are stirring up wonder and worry in… Read More

Nuance buys Voicebox Technologies, scooping up speech-recognition and natural-language pioneer

Nuance Communications has quietly acquired Voicebox Technologies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that was an early leader in speech recognition and natural… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet Qi Lu steps down at Baidu; Seattle Genetics adds new chief medical officer; and more

In a management reshuffle at Chinese search engine giant Baidu, COO and Microsoft veteran Qi Lu is stepping down from… Read More

After months under wraps, Space Needle begins big reveal of remodel and all that new glass

The temporary screen that was wrapping the Space Needle has been removed to reveal the first phase of the $100… Read More

In leaked video, Bill Gates candidly recounts surreal first meetings with President Trump

Bill Gates was unnerved by how much President Donald Trump knew about his daughter’s appearance the first time the two… Read More

Who’s moving where and for what jobs? Glassdoor study reveals top U.S. cities applicants are eyeing

Seattle is a leading destination when it comes to U.S. cities where people are most interested in moving for work,… Read More

L.A. tunnel rides for $1: Six takeaways from Elon Musk’s Boring Company talk

If billionaire Elon Musk’s tunnel vision comes to pass, travelers will be able to zip beneath Los Angeles through an… Read More

Here’s why Microsoft implemented an internal carbon tax on its own employees

Microsoft is known for plenty of innovative services and products, but perhaps one lesser-known idea out of the Redmond tech… Read More

Worried about fake news? Get ready for the rise of fake humans that sound just like us

We have heard the voice of our future AI overlord — and it’s making hair appointments for us. Last week, Google… Read More

TLDR: Al Gore at Sustainable Business Summit, Uber Express POOL expands, Seattle’s Scarecrow Video fights against streaming

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