Jun 15, 2019, 8:49 AM Salesforce’s $15.7B Tableau deal is a defining moment for the West Coast tech ‘megalopolis’ Salesforce surprised the tech world this week with its agreement to acquire Tableau Software for $15.7 billion — although maybe… Read More
Jun 14, 2019, 1:47 PM University of Washington computer science leader Hank Levy reflects on 13 years of massive change The past decade has been a period of incredible growth for the technology industry in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.… Read More
Jun 13, 2019, 12:55 PM Harvey Mudd President Maria Klawe has a message for computer science grads — and the tech industry In the 13 years since Maria Klawe took over as president of Harvey Mudd College, she has surprised skeptics and… Read More
Jun 8, 2019, 9:27 AM Robots, drones, satellites, and Amazon’s vision for the future of automation and humanity Amazon gave a detailed look at its new warehouse robots and delivery drones, discussed its plans for a satellite constellation,… Read More
Jun 8, 2019, 8:45 AM Geared Up: Apple shows what’s next for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch It was a huge news week in the world of Apple, as the company took the stage at WWDC 2019… Read More
Jun 2, 2019, 10:52 AM Inside the Adaptive Biotech IPO: How two brothers built a big idea into a breakthrough company Chad Robins is a Cornell grad and Wharton School MBA who was working in real estate finance a decade ago… Read More
Jun 2, 2019, 9:09 AM Geared Up: Huge Apple leaks, Tesla Model 3, new MacBook Pros, and more This week on the Geared Up podcast we have a couple of big leaks out of Apple that give us… Read More
May 31, 2019, 7:20 AM Science-fiction master Neal Stephenson blends high tech and high fantasy in ‘Fall’ Are we living in a simulation? Is there an afterlife? And if not, what would it take to create one?… Read More
May 25, 2019, 9:58 AM A new era for home-buying: How Zillow, Redfin and their rivals plan to revolutionize real estate, again The peak home-buying season is upon us, but buyers and sellers taking a fresh look at the market will see… Read More
May 23, 2019, 12:25 PM Paging Dr. Alexa: Hospitals call on voice assistants, envisioning ‘massive’ impact on healthcare Voice assistants are coming to the hospital. Last month, Amazon Alexa announced a new skill that made the platform compliant… Read More
May 23, 2019, 10:46 AM Jeff Bezos, can you take my return? Inside one of the most unusual Amazon annual meetings ever Amazon Prime member Evie Schwerin ordered a Haggadah, the Jewish text traditionally read at Passover Seder, before realizing that she… Read More
May 22, 2019, 7:34 AM How to think like Amazon: New book from former exec helps others learn from tech giant Amazon critics will gather outside the tech giant’s shareholder meeting Wednesday morning in Seattle to protest the company’s actions on… Read More
May 18, 2019, 7:49 AM Minecraft meets the real world, Amazon pays its employees to quit, and the scooter saga continues This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Four years after acquiring Minecraft, Microsoft this week unveiled its most ambitious effort yet… Read More
May 14, 2019, 8:32 AM Q&A: Melinda Gates opens up about tech industry, equality and 3 women who changed her life Melinda Gates once famously set a rule in her kitchen. Nobody leaves until mom does. It’s a story she tells… Read More
May 12, 2019, 11:13 AM Blue Moon and beyond: How Jeff Bezos plans to take civilization to space, starting with lunar colony It’s our choice: a finite world with limited resources, or an infinite universe with unlimited potential. Those were the options… Read More
May 11, 2019, 8:56 AM Which tech giant do you trust? How Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are doing privacy There’s a common theme running through the spring season of developer conferences and tech events: trust and privacy. With the… Read More
May 11, 2019, 8:24 AM Geared Up: Google Pixel 3a Thoughts, iOS 13 Leaked Features, & Google Duplex on the Web The Google I/O 2019 keynote took place this week, and I bring you a recap of the news, including my… Read More
May 8, 2019, 10:14 AM Numbers Geek finale: Bill Gates, Andrew Yang and more on the most important numbers in the world Andrew Yang, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, is not a fan of Gross Domestic Product. “How many of you… Read More
May 4, 2019, 9:12 AM Geared Up: The saga of the Samsung Galaxy Fold delay What happened to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Fold? On this episode of Geared Up, I bring you a… Read More
May 3, 2019, 12:12 AM Revealed: GeekWire Awards 2019 winners crowned as we celebrate the best of Pacific Northwest tech The strength and success of the people and companies across the Pacific Northwest tech ecosystem was on full display Thursday… Read More
May 2, 2019, 10:02 AM Amazon’s new Prime number: Why the tech giant is shifting its core shipping benefit to one-day delivery Amazon’s first quarter earnings report last week presented analysts and investors with a financial mystery. The company’s profits were much… Read More
Apr 30, 2019, 5:00 AM ‘Own the darn numbers’: Steve Ballmer releases new USAFacts annual report, with a challenge for elected officials “I want our electeds to own the darn numbers. This is the state of our government. This is what’s going… Read More
Apr 29, 2019, 6:57 PM IPOs without profits: New tech giants pin their initial public offerings on long-term potential What do Pinterest, Lyft, Uber and Slack have in common? Yes, they’re all newly public companies, or preparing to make… Read More
Apr 26, 2019, 10:56 AM Why Arivale failed: Inside the surprise closure of an ambitious ‘scientific wellness’ startup Founded in 2015, Seattle startup Arivale aspired to pioneer a new sector called scientific wellness, combining genetic testing with personal… Read More
Apr 26, 2019, 7:46 AM What’s happening to America’s middle class: The numbers behind one of the country’s key trends What is happening to America’s middle class? People from across the political spectrum use a lot of different words to… Read More
Apr 20, 2019, 8:56 AM Unicorns, IPOs and the hidden links among the new wave of tech giants Seattle has a new unicorn, Outreach, the sales and marketing automation company that raised a $114 million funding round, pushing… Read More
Apr 17, 2019, 4:56 PM Steve Ballmer breaks down the numbers behind the LA Clippers’ historic NBA playoff comeback win With even more yelling and fist-pumping than normal, Steve Ballmer might not have seemed like an analytical guy to casual… Read More
Apr 13, 2019, 8:56 AM GeekWire Podcast: T-Mobile Park, Jack Dorsey’s smartphone, and other random items of questionable relevance Almost every week, at the end of the GeekWire Podcast, we feature our “Random Channel” segment, discussing random items of… Read More
Apr 13, 2019, 6:40 AM Numbers of the NBA: A courtside chat with Steve Ballmer about the basketball metrics that matter Sure, you know how many points your favorite NBA player scored in his last game. But how do turnovers, field… Read More
Apr 6, 2019, 10:30 AM ‘Destination Moon’ exhibit highlights Apollo history — and Neil Armstrong’s family history as well “Destination Moon,” the traveling exhibit making its debut at Seattle’s Museum of Flight this month, puts some of the greatest… Read More
