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Articles from 2020

Suit targets Nintendo over Switch ‘Joy-Con drift,’ seeks damages for U.S. kids who bought console

A proposed class action lawsuit against Nintendo of America, filed on behalf of all Switch owners in the U.S. below… Read More

Bill Gates looks back at ‘The Road Ahead’ after 25 years and some hit-and-miss tech predictions

Bill Gates is spending plenty of time these days looking forward to the solutions that will get us out of… Read More

Podcast

‘This company was invented for the pandemic’ — Scott Galloway on Amazon in a ‘Post Corona’ world

Amazon’s big move into the pharmacy business last week wasn’t a surprise at all, and it’s just part of a… Read More

Amazon prevails over eBay in lawsuit accusing Seattle company of poaching third-party sellers

Amazon has prevailed over eBay in a lawsuit that accused the Seattle tech giant of poaching e-commerce sellers through eBay’s… Read More

Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts whips up more ‘table topics’ to stuff Thanksgiving talk with real data

Granny’s green bean casserole might be worth a second helping during any other Thanksgiving gathering, but this year the people… Read More

Ada Developers Academy going independent in hopes of expanding its tech diversity impact

Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, is… Read More

A SPAC called FLAC? Seattle venture capital firm to launch $100 million ‘blank check’ company

One of Seattle’s biggest and longest active venture capital firms is looking to jump into the SPAC arena. Frazier Healthcare… Read More

Seattle-area IoT software startup Elevāt raises $9.5M for manufacturing machine monitoring tech

Mukilteo, Wash.-based startup Elevāt raised $9.5 million to fuel growth of its IoT software used by industrial manufacturers to monitor and… Read More

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson joins board of Seattle customer intelligence startup Amperity

Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson, a longtime tech industry leader who previously led Juniper Networks and spent 16 years… Read More

Tim Ellis and rocket component

Relativity Space raises $500M to speed up plan to build and launch 3D-printed rockets

Relativity Space says it’s brought in another $500 million in investment to speed up its effort to build entire orbital-class… Read More

Tech Moves: New Seattle Metro Chamber CEO; Salesforce’s data chief joins Microsoft; and more

— The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce announced Rachel Smith as the business association’s new CEO. She starts in January.… Read More

Seattle startup vets launch platform that lets employers provide emergency savings accounts

The pandemic has caused a financial burden for millions of employees across the nation. It also impacts the companies that… Read More

New crop of Cosmic Crisp apples begins shipping from Washington state to stores across the U.S.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, the much-hyped Cosmic Crisp apple variety is headed from Washington state to stores around the… Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 15, 2020

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 15, 2020. Read More

Testing PupPod: This $199 app-based training tool aims to increase mental stimulation for dogs

Can tech help make dogs smarter? That’s the question behind PupPod, a Seattle-based startup which just debuted its latest app-based… Read More

Spotted: Amazon robot maps sidewalks north of Seattle, laden with cameras and sensors

While I was out on an ordinary drive through Everett Saturday morning I spotted something interesting: An unmarked six-wheeled robot being driven down the sidewalk on Broadway… Read More

How culture and leadership helped ventilator maker Ventec meet huge demand in COVID-19 response

To rapidly increase a company’s production 8-fold is daunting. To ramp up 80-fold is almost unimaginable. It’s also what Chris… Read More

With ‘Pluton’ chip, Microsoft shows strength, and proves Trustworthy Computing still matters

[Editor’s Note: Christopher Budd worked previously in Microsoft’s Security Response Center for 10 years.] With this week’s “Pluton” news, Microsoft… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Skyscrapers, scooters, and a post-pandemic vision for big cities

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: A group of architects released their concept for a… Read More

As COVID test sites reach capacity, Washington state leaders urge restraint and judgment

As Thanksgiving draws closer, COVID-19 infections are surging and virus testing is hitting capacity, leaving health experts and elected officials… Read More

Former Z2 employees raise $3.3M for new Seattle game development studio Lightfox Games

A group of gaming industry vets just raised $3.2 million for a new Seattle studio called Lightfox Games. Founded last… Read More

Under pressure from investor, F5 Networks walks a tightrope after spending $1.6B on acquisitions

Deep into the third hour of F5 Networks‘ analyst and investor meeting this week, CEO François Locoh-Donou spoke carefully as… Read More

Redfin

‘This is big,’ Redfin says as Department of Justice moves to make buyer agent commissions public

Seattle-based real estate tech company Redfin is applauding action taken by the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday against the… Read More

E-commerce intelligence platform Stackline raises $50M from Goldman Sachs as online retail booms

Stackline raised $50 million from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity to fuel its online retail intelligence platform as the e-commerce industry… Read More

Retirement plan compliance startup Advice Analytics wins $235K at Seattle Angel Conference

San Diego-based startup Advice Analytics won $235,500 at the 18th Seattle Angel Conference event. Founded in 2019, the company aims… Read More

Google keeps growing in Seattle area, agrees to buy nearly 10 acres at a car dealership site in Kirkland

Google’s footprint in Seattle just keeps on growing. The Alphabet-owned tech giant signed an agreement to purchase land at a… Read More

Washington governor sets cap on delivery fees for Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, others

Fees charged to restaurants by delivery companies will be capped in Washington state as the food industry is placed under… Read More

Seattle Seahawks’ deep dive into analytics starts with a ‘data lake’ built by Amazon Web Services

It’s trendy these days to turn to sports data analytics for a deep dive into how a team is set… Read More

Seattle biotech firm Umoja Biopharma raises $53M as it tackles unique approach to immunotherapy

Umoja Biopharma raised $53 million to expand development of its CAR T-cell immunotherapy treatments for blood-based and organ-based tumors in… Read More

PNW gaming community highlighted at Game Awards; ‘Ghost of Tsushima,’ ‘Among Us’ nominated

Several games from the Pacific Northwest’s development community are among the major nominees at the 2020 Game Awards, an annual… Read More

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