Apr 23, 2019, 10:00 AM How multiyear contracts with big business are changing the economics of the cloud As it scaled its way to unicorn status and beyond over the last few years, Pinterest was more focused on… Read More
Apr 18, 2019, 10:46 AM Google Seattle building loses power as ‘blown breaker’ prompts large emergency response The Seattle Fire Department responded to reports of a possible explosion and smoke at Google’s offices in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood… Read More
Apr 18, 2019, 7:58 AM Amazon and Google make peace: YouTube to return to Fire TV and Prime Video coming to Chromecast Amazon and Google have resolved a long-running feud that kept YouTube off Fire TV devices for more than a year.… Read More
Apr 11, 2019, 10:30 AM Hear speakers from Slack, Icertis, Solo.io, and SendGrid at the 2019 GeekWire Cloud Summit It might be spring break in Seattle, but plans for the 2019 GeekWire Cloud Summit, presented by F5, are in… Read More
Apr 10, 2019, 9:51 AM Google hopes Cloud Code encourages developers to deploy their apps to Kubernetes Kubernetes is as much of a north star as anything for Google’s cloud computing efforts, and it thinks software developers… Read More
Apr 10, 2019, 9:00 AM Google takes aim at Amazon Web Services with Google Cloud for Retail Google plans to launch one of its first vertical-market cloud services packages introduced under new CEO Thomas Kurian Wednesday at… Read More
Apr 10, 2019, 9:00 AM Google Assistant now works with your G Suite work calendar Voice assistants are moving into the office, prompting Google to integrate its Google Assistant technology with G Suite customer calendars.… Read More
Apr 10, 2019, 9:00 AM Google renews its cloud security pitch: If it’s good enough for Google, it’s good enough for you As one of the most prominent tech companies of the last 25 years — and the victim of a sophisticated… Read More
Apr 10, 2019, 9:00 AM Google plans to offer a managed version of Microsoft’s SQL Server database Google is expanding the quiet relationship it has with Microsoft’s commercial software division, with plans to offer a managed version… Read More
Apr 9, 2019, 10:00 AM Interview: Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on open source, AWS, and working with the military New Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian has a lot of work to do. The company that basically invented the concept… Read More
Apr 9, 2019, 9:40 AM Google Cloud introduces Anthos, a hybrid cloud management product based on Kubernetes Invoking the mythical tech promise of “write once, run anywhere,” Google Cloud announced a new product Tuesday that customers running… Read More
Apr 9, 2019, 9:00 AM How Dropbox’s partnerships with Microsoft, and now Google, have shaped its SaaS approach Dropbox’s decision to partner with Microsoft five years ago has paid off handsomely for the company. Tuesday it plans to… Read More
Apr 9, 2019, 9:00 AM Google Cloud makes a big open-source move: Managed databases from Redis Labs, MongoDB, and Elastic coming soon Google plans to raise the stakes Tuesday in the ongoing debate over open-source software in a cloudy world with the… Read More
Apr 9, 2019, 9:00 AM Cloud Run: How Google Cloud plans to bring serverless computing to containerized applications One downside of paying a cloud computing vendor to manage a lot of your computing infrastructure is that if you… Read More
Apr 8, 2019, 10:35 AM Microsoft launches first preview builds of Chromium-powered Edge browser for Windows 10 Microsoft gave a first look at the next evolution of its Edge web browser built on Chromium, the open-source browser… Read More
Apr 3, 2019, 5:00 AM Shwetak Patel, UW computer scientist and prolific inventor, wins prestigious ACM Prize at age 37 Shwetak Patel has made a habit of pushing the ordinary stuff around us to do things far beyond the original… Read More
Apr 2, 2019, 9:00 AM Walmart and Google team up for new voice-powered shopping experience in battle against Amazon Walmart today unveiled a new partnership with Google’s virtual assistant to let customers shop via voice command, the latest integration… Read More
Mar 21, 2019, 10:32 AM Google will open new Seattle campus this summer, just across the street from Amazon’s headquarters The Seattle neighborhood populated by thousands of Amazonians everyday will soon see a major influx of Googlers. Starting in the… Read More
Mar 19, 2019, 3:35 PM Game over for game consoles? Google leaves key question of price unanswered in Stadia unveiling Google’s new game platform, Stadia, promises to eliminate the need to buy a console by making games playable through streaming… Read More
Mar 19, 2019, 1:38 PM Google’s Stadia leverages tech advances to bring the lucrative video-game market into the cloud After spending billions over the last few years to upgrade its cloud computing infrastructure, Google thinks it is ready to… Read More
Mar 15, 2019, 12:16 PM GeekWire Calendar Picks: Politics and big tech, history of filmmaking, and a blockchain conference The massive power of technology companies has been a hot topic among politicians. The most recent example was Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s… Read More
Feb 19, 2019, 10:39 AM Google acquires data migration startup Alooma in hopes of easing customers into its cloud It’s easier to win cloud business when it’s easier for potential customers to move their data into your cloud, and… Read More
Feb 5, 2019, 3:10 PM Amazon maintains big lead in smart speaker market over Google and Apple, new survey estimates There’s been some buzz about Google’s smart speakers catching up to Amazon’s market-leading offerings in recent months, but a new… Read More
Feb 4, 2019, 2:39 PM Google boosts capital expenditures in Q4 by 80 percent to $6.8B as it chases cloud rivals Google continued to plow the profits from its search advertising business into cloud computing capacity and headcount during the fourth… Read More
Jan 16, 2019, 3:32 PM Google hikes G Suite prices for the first time, Business edition now $12 per user per month Google’s quest to find revenue from something other than search advertising has led it in some interesting directions. G Suite… Read More
Jan 14, 2019, 5:04 PM Amazon Alexa vs. Google Assistant, Round 2: Digital assistants duke it out in the desert LAS VEGAS — Sin City has served as the backdrop to some of the most famous bouts and rematches in… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 12:11 PM Google aims to get digital brain in simple, inexpensive devices with new Assistant Connect platform LAS VEGAS — The Google Assistant now lives in more than 1 billion devices, but the company wants to put… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 11:45 AM Video: Inside Google’s wacky, Tunnel of Love-esque rollercoaster ride at CES LAS VEGAS — What the heck just happened? I just got off the “Google Assistant Ride” a 4-minute rollercoaster tour… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 11:00 AM This voice-activated alarm clock from Lenovo is Google’s answer to Amazon’s Echo Spot It’s the Echo Spot vs. Lenovo Smart Clock. Google today at CES unveiled a new nightstand alarm clock built in… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 11:00 AM Google Assistant’s new ‘Interpreter Mode’ serves as real-time translator for hotel guests LAS VEGAS — A guest shows up at a hotel but doesn’t speak English. What ensues is a long and… Read More
