Amazon’s new $150 Fire HD 10 tablet is 42% cheaper than previous model, with hands-free Alexa integration
Smartsheet’s new tools automate mundane tasks, as survey shows benefits and threats of automation
Immigration startup Boundless launches tools to streamline applying for a marriage-based green card
Salesforce promises more accurate sales forecasts with Einstein artificial intelligence
Health tech startup 98point6 raises $19.5M to connect patients with doctors in new ‘virtual clinic’
Qumulo unveils next generation of its file storage system, now available on Amazon Web Services
How this father-daughter founding team landed a spot in Techstars with their automotive startup
Amazon Web Services shakes up cloud pricing with per-second billing
Is the world falling apart? Bill Gates says that it’s never been better — and he’s out to prove it
Health tech startup Saykara emerges from stealth mode with AI voice transcriber for doctors
Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess to take over as mayor until November election
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Man wearing swastika armband in Seattle gets punched out after his image spread on social media
Tech Moves: Porch COO Asha Sharma leaves for new role at Facebook; Uber eyes new executives; Ad Lightning taps Microsoft vet as VP of Product; etc.
Northrop Grumman’s $7.8B deal to acquire Orbital ATK fuels aerospace consolidation
GeekWire’s Great Race: We pitted cars, bus, bike and skateboard at rush hour, with a surprising result
Full text: Seattle mayor directs city to bid on Amazon’s second headquarters
This startup is raising funds to build a telehealth service — for the family pet
From onboarding to hive mind, Merriam-Webster adds more than 250 words to online dictionary
Amazon reportedly tried to poach Satya Nadella, and Microsoft is happy it didn’t happen
Man wearing swastika armband in Seattle gets punched out after his image spread on social media
Loftium will help you buy a house if you agree to Airbnb a bedroom and split the profits
‘South Park’ shouts out to Amazon’s Alexa and messes with viewers’ shopping lists and alarms
Hyperloop One’s picks for high-tech transit include Midwest, Rockies, Texas, Florida
Paul Allen’s Vulcan backs ex-Amazon manager’s modular housing startup Blokable in $4.8M round
Six cities Amazon should consider for its second headquarters
Amazon’s ‘1-Click’ patent expires today, and soon you’ll be able to accidentally order stuff across the entire internet
Where should Amazon build HQ2? We let the data decide
GeekWire’s Great Race: We pitted cars, bus, bike and skateboard at rush hour, with a surprising result
Week in Geek Podcast: Why everyone hated this Amazon patent, Seattle’s Airbnb tax, Equifax FAQ
Seattle plans to tax Airbnb operators $10/night and limit short-term rentals to 2 properties per host
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule splashes down with a crew of mouse-tronauts
Tech Moves: Porch COO Asha Sharma leaves for new role at Facebook; Uber eyes new executives; Ad Lightning taps Microsoft vet as VP of Product; etc.
Tucson sends a 21-foot-tall cactus to Jeff Bezos with a message: Amazon can grow in Arizona
From Seattle to Paris: A burgeoning French tech connection grows stronger with visit to Amazon HQ
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recounts his first time meeting Steve Ballmer in 1992
Amperity reveals marketing data platform and Microsoft partnership as it aims to become Seattle’s next great startup
Tech leaders differ over Amazon’s future in Seattle and the logic behind ‘HQ2’
Equifax hack, one week later: What really happened, and what you should do to protect yourself
Northrop Grumman’s $7.8B deal to acquire Orbital ATK fuels aerospace consolidation
Frank Catalano is a veteran industry strategist and analyst for consumer and education technologies. His GeekWire commentary and analysis pieces take a practical nerd's approach to tech. He tweets @FrankCatalano.
