Number of cases of more worrisome COVID variants increases, raising questions about lockdowns Public health officials on Tuesday announced that the COVID-19 variant first identified in South Africa has been detected in Washington’s… Read More
Internal memo: Key Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn officially leaving, hinting at new role elsewhere Another Jeff is moving on from his longtime Amazon executive role, filling out the picture of what has become a… Read More
‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2’ publisher removes Seattle’s Hardsuit Labs as developer The Swedish publisher of the upcoming Seattle-set horror RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, has opted to remove Seattle’s… Read More
GeekWire is turning 10: Seeking memorabilia from the past decade of Seattle and Pacific NW tech Help us celebrate a decade of tech news coverage in Seattle! GeekWire turns 10 in March, and we’re seeking donations… Read More
Pendulum, a new Madrona Venture Labs startup, aims to combat misinformation on video platforms Misinformation is a big problem. Tech giants including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube — which deleted 500,000 COVID-19 misinformation videos —… Read More
Pluto VR promises high-end VR without a computer via new PlutoSphere platform Seattle-based Pluto VR is launching a new streaming platform for virtual reality. The service, PlutoSphere, is meant to stream games… Read More
SoundCommerce raises $15M to help online retailers ‘think and act like Amazon’ Another Seattle e-commerce logistics startup is raising more cash. This time it’s SoundCommerce, which just announced a $15 million Series… Read More
Riveter CEO and husband dispute FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in AWS kickback investigation Update: In a court filing on Jan. 10, 2024, federal prosecutors vacated the prior guilty pleas of Christian Kirschner and… Read More
NASA releases jaw-dropping video and audio from Mars, with an assist from AWS For the first time ever, NASA has captured video of a rover landing on the surface of Mars, plus audio… Read More
First Mode building hydrogen fuel cell to power one of the biggest zero-emission vehicles on Earth Seattle engineering company First Mode is building a hydrogen fuel cell generator capable of lighting up Lumen Field. But the… Read More
Another unicorn in Seattle: Enterprise sales startup Highspot raises $200M round at a $2.3B valuation Highspot has joined the growing list of billion-dollar startups sprouting up in the Seattle area. Seattle’s newest unicorn just raised… Read More
Zillow Group promotes Jeremy Wacksman to COO and Susan Daimler to president Zillow Group is promoting two longtime leaders as part of an “organizational realignment” to reflect the company’s new focus on… Read More
Bezos and the Bills (a.k.a., the three B’s): A Seattle Business Story [Sandeep Krishnamurthy is dean of the School of Business at the University of Washington, Bothell.] Commentary: Jeff Bezos just announced… Read More
VC shares 5 tips for startup founders who are ready to raise their Series A round Your startup just hit $1 million in annual recurring revenue. You’ve got product market fit. Now you’re ready for more… Read More
Amazon’s new approach to ‘Human Capital’ is a telling takeaway from its annual regulatory report Customers are still No. 1 at Amazon, but the tech giant now wants it to be known, officially, that employees… Read More
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 14, 2021 See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 14, 2021. Read More
Alexa-enabled printer, Amazon’s first product from Kickstarter-like program Build It, hits preorder goal Amazon on Wednesday announced Build It, a Kickstarter-like program that lets you preorder potential products that the company will only… Read More
How a yearlong sabbatical helped this startup founder recharge his passion and excitement The notion that “absence makes the heart grow fonder” is simple enough. But what if that absence means temporarily walking… Read More
Podcast Amazon vs. Shopify: What the tech giant’s latest deal says about its larger retail ambitions When Jeff Bezos named e-commerce software company Shopify as an example of Amazon’s growing competition in his testimony to a… Read More
Here’s what Bill Gates is doing — and not doing — to help fight climate change Climate change is by definition a global challenge, and in his new book, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” Bill… Read More
Bad weather slows COVID-19 vaccination drive, but experts see clearer skies ahead They say that the second vaccine shot for COVID-19 is rougher than the first one — and we’re not just… Read More
This former Microsoft engineering exec is now working to fix bugs in the U.S. political system Jon DeVaan, a former Microsoft Windows engineering leader, knows a thing or two about addressing flaws in complex systems. “When… Read More
How researchers are mapping the future of quantum computing, using the tech of today Imagine a future where new therapeutic drugs are designed far faster and at a fraction of the cost they are… Read More
Will Bezos bounce? Amazon CEO’s departure plan sharpens debate over ‘billionaire tax’ in Wash. state When Jeff Bezos announced plans to step down as Amazon CEO later this year, critics of a plan to tax… Read More
Study finds major disparities in vaccine clinical trials over the past decade As data shows racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, a new study has found racial and ethnic inequities across nearly… Read More
Redfin will pay $608M to acquire RentPath, owner of Rentals.com, Rent.com and ApartmentGuide Redfin is making a major push into the residential home rental market, announcing Friday morning that it is paying $608… Read More
Tech Moves: Wyze names first CFO; OutSystems exec relocates to Seattle; Flying Fish adds partner — Smart home startup Wyze Labs named Francis Lee as its first chief financial officer. A longtime Nike exec, Lee… Read More
Bungie’s growth plans: Destiny maker will expand Seattle-area HQ and release new IP by 2025 Bungie, the Bellevue, Wash.-based video game company behind the popular online shooter Destiny 2, is preparing to take its business… Read More
NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down to start years-long search for life on Mars NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars today and began a mission that’s meant to store up evidence of past… Read More
Here’s what makes Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg generational leaders, according to a former exec A passion for product. Constant curiosity. And a great sense of humor. These are some of the leadership qualities exhibited… Read More
