Xbox architects share stories from the console’s early days and discuss the future of gaming Microsoft’s celebration of the Xbox project’s 20th anniversary continued this week with the streaming debut of “Xbox Pioneers: Creativity &… Read More
Feast on facts: USAFacts serves its annual helping of real data to help steer holiday discussions There are plenty of ways to be a total turkey at your Thanksgiving gathering. Not having your facts straight about… Read More
Amazon VP of physical retail stores leaves company after 14 years Cameron James, an Amazon vice president who most recently worked on the company’s physical retail stores, left the Seattle company… Read More
Tech Moves: Accolade appoints execs; Vacasa adds board member ahead of SPAC deal; and more — Health benefits platform Accolade hired Carolina Lobo as chief marketing officer and Eve Stacey as chief customer officer. Lobo… Read More
Ship out of luck? 2021 holiday season will put Amazon’s workforce strategy to the test Amazon has spent billions of dollars to expand its fulfillment capacity and develop its own package delivery network in recent… Read More
NASA begins DART mission to practice pushing away an asteroid, with an extra push from Aerojet A space probe the size of a school bus is on its way to smash into an asteroid the size… Read More
Univ. of Washington football joins NFL study using high-tech mouthguard to measure head impacts The University of Washington is joining three other research universities as part of a National Football League program designed to… Read More
T-Mobile’s latest bright idea is a magenta-infused Lite-Brite toy to promote its 5G network T-Mobile is tapping into a bit of toy nostalgia to shine a light on its unending quest to let everyone… Read More
Amazon settles for $2.5M with Washington AG over pesticide sales by third-party merchants Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 million and to institute a series of reforms to prevent the unlicensed sales of regulated… Read More
OceanGate brings its deep-sea submersible back to homeport — and gets set for its next Titanic trips After making a series of successful dives to the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic this summer, OceanGate’s… Read More
Cloud governance software startup Corestack lands $30M The news: Seattle-area startup CoreStack raised a $30 million Series B round led by Avatar Growth Capital. The gist: CoreStack sells “cloud… Read More
We asked seven venture capitalists if the metaverse is the next big thing or just a lot of hype What is the metaverse? How far off is it? And will this represent a tectonic technological platform shift — along… Read More
Blue Origin to fly six suborbital space travelers next month, including pioneer astronaut’s daughter Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is planning to fly six suborbital space travelers next month, which would mark a… Read More
Astra Space’s fortunes rise after venture’s first successful orbital launch from Alaska Astra Space, the California-based launch company that went public this year with an assist from Seattle-area telecom pioneer Craig McCaw,… Read More
Funding roundup: Nick Hanauer’s Second Avenue backs gift-box venture; support for Alzheimer’s app Here’s our latest rundown on recent startup investment news in the Pacific Northwest. — Online gift-giving startup Knack announced a… Read More
Rover pulls in-home dog grooming services from its marketplace, citing tight labor market Dog-grooming services are getting clipped from Rover’s marketplace, at least for now. Citing the challenges of the labor market, the… Read More
Data and AI company Databricks growing Seattle engineering presence with two new offices Databricks, a San Francisco-based data and artificial intelligence company, is expanding its presence in the Seattle region and growing its… Read More
Jeff Bezos gives Obama Foundation $100M, names plaza in honor of late Congressman John Lewis Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is giving $100 million to the Obama Foundation, the organization that’s building the former president’s library… Read More
Bill Gates’ holiday book list includes a brain booster, and giveaways at Seattle indy bookshops Voracious reader Bill Gates is constantly consuming information and expanding how much knowledge his brain can hold. Fittingly, a book… Read More
GM acquires 25% stake in Seattle’s Pure Watercraft to accelerate future of electric powerboating A Seattle startup with a vision for electric powerboating is joining forces with a legacy automaker that is shifting its… Read More
Nonprofits accept cryptocurrency as Bitcoin and Ether values spike – is it a fad or the next frontier? As the values of Bitcoin and Ether are hovering near record highs, America’s nonprofits are in the peak months of… Read More
Taking the spotlight from Amazon, Walmart and DroneUp set up drone delivery hubs in Arkansas Walmart is partnering with Virginia-based DroneUp on a network of drone delivery hubs, starting with a neighborhood market in Farmington,… Read More
Univ. of Washington researchers develop device to detect opioid overdose and inject antidote University of Washington researchers are developing a wearable device to detect opioid overdoses and administer a drug to reverse them.… Read More
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 14, 2021 See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 14, 2021. Read More
Former Microsoft exec Ed Fries shares behind-the-scenes stories from the original Xbox project Ed Fries, one of the original team members at Microsoft that co-created the Xbox, shared his behind-the-scenes stories from his… Read More
Podcast Robbie Bach on 20 years of Xbox, the future of the U.S., and his new novel, ‘The Wilkes Insurrection’ Can you believe Xbox has been around for 20 years? Our guest on this week’s GeekWire Podcast, Robbie Bach, was… Read More
Washington state and Norway renew maritime-focused MOU Amidst a sea of colorful waterproof bibs, plush captain’s chairs, and boat parts galore, representatives from Washington state and the… Read More
F5 refreshes brand by dropping ‘Networks’ from name, marking ‘huge change’ in its business F5 Networks will be just F5 from now on. The Seattle-based company, which originally made its mark in networking technology,… Read More
Return of the JEDI: Pentagon’s multicloud sequel puts Microsoft and Amazon in leading roles The U.S. Department of Defense is soliciting bids from multiple companies to upgrade its technology capabilities with the benefit of… Read More
Amazon e-commerce competitor Wayfair opening Seattle office with plans for 200 tech roles Wayfair, the home products company that competes with Amazon for e-commerce customers, is opening a corporate office in Seattle with… Read More
