Jan 16, 2019, 10:40 AM Can you live without a smartphone? This flip phone fan has done it for 13 years and will teach you how When I first sat down with Michael Valeri, a Seattle data analyst who has been using a flip phone for… Read More
Jan 12, 2019, 7:25 AM Facebook, groceries and … divorce? Catch up on the week’s big stories with the GeekWire Podcast We’re back! John Cook, Monica Nickelsburg and Todd Bishop get the GeekWire Podcast rolling for 2019 with our weekly news… Read More
Jan 4, 2019, 9:20 AM Numbers Geek with Steve Ballmer: The Basketball Box Score Mystery Can Steve Ballmer identify a basketball game purely by the numbers? Can you? That’s our challenge on this new episode… Read More
Dec 27, 2018, 12:00 PM Geared Up: Alexa from end to end, a hot-selling Elon Musk keepsake, and more crazy moments of 2018 A voice-activated microwave. A smart toilet. And a flamethrower … not. Those products represent a handful of the highlights for… Read More
Dec 26, 2018, 9:00 AM Interview: NYPL’s chief digital officer says public is better off when libraries are ‘risk averse’ about tech First: It’s not just about digitizing books. That’s the biggest misconception that the public has about the role of digital… Read More
Dec 19, 2018, 10:26 AM ‘Underestimated’: How venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton is turning inequality into opportunity SAN FRANCISCO ― Arlan Hamilton looks at the number of startup investments going to companies run by women, people of… Read More
Dec 14, 2018, 4:21 PM Numbers on the Border: The immigration stats President Trump didn’t talk about in the Oval Office Something remarkable happened in the White House this week, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck… Read More
Dec 14, 2018, 10:20 AM Amazon takes its hometown baggage to NYC as Apple makes nice with Austin, Seattle, and SoCal Amazon and Apple are planning new homes in new cities, each with room for thousands of employees. But the comparison… Read More
Dec 11, 2018, 10:45 AM The Education Equation: What the numbers say about the state of U.S. public K-12 schools Back in ninth grade, Steve Ballmer transferred to a new school in Detroit and found himself behind in math. Fortunately,… Read More
Dec 7, 2018, 10:38 AM Interview: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on privacy, regulating Big Tech and his presidential ambitions Lawmakers in Washington D.C. are debating how to regulate the tech industry, but the other Washington may beat them to… Read More
Dec 4, 2018, 10:55 AM Introducing ‘Numbers Geek,’ a new podcast from GeekWire and Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts What can we learn about the world by looking at numbers? Can numbers change the tone of our national conversation?… Read More
Nov 29, 2018, 7:00 AM Review: New book goes inside Microsoft’s Surface business, as an emblem of tech giant’s rebound Microsoft was at a crossroads, and Surface was at risk of becoming roadkill. RELATED: Microsoft Surface product roadmap revealed in… Read More
Nov 23, 2018, 12:00 PM 3 weird things about Seattle’s Archie McPhee: It’s original, national, and some of its products flop Pickles that yodel. Foot-tall punching nuns. Inflatable unicorn horns for cats. A rubber chicken museum. And, of course, a wide… Read More
Nov 14, 2018, 10:49 AM New Yorkers protest Amazon HQ2: ‘We should be investing in housing … not in helicopters’ NEW YORK — Shawn Dixon’s life changed overnight. On Tuesday he was surprised to learn that Amazon plans to build… Read More
Nov 13, 2018, 2:45 PM Virginia forms new neighborhood for Amazon, bracing for radical change in a sleepy DC suburb ARLINGTON, Va. — Tell residents of this city that Amazon is moving into their National Landing neighborhood, and they’ll have… Read More
Nov 10, 2018, 7:00 AM What’s going on with HQ2? Here’s everything we know — and the implications for finalists Amazon’s continent-wide search for a second headquarters took a strange turn this week after a series of surprising news leaks.… Read More
Nov 4, 2018, 8:31 AM Interview: Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin on technology, touchdowns and the importance of building community Renton, Wash. means a lot to Doug Baldwin. It’s a place that welcomed the wide receiver as his NFL journey… Read More
Nov 3, 2018, 8:18 AM ‘It just brings the fantasy to life:’ Wizards of the Coast president on D&D, Magic, and what’s next Perhaps no other company has had such a guiding influence on geek culture as Wizards of the Coast. The Renton,… Read More
Nov 3, 2018, 7:17 AM Renton recap: Top takeaways after embedding ourselves in this growing Seattle suburb Is Renton, Wash. the next Pacific Northwest tech hub? That’s the question we set out to answer this week as… Read More
Oct 27, 2018, 7:00 AM Universal facts, misinformation and technology: Five insights into the future of news The rise of the Internet was only the beginning of the disruption for the news business. The past ten years… Read More
Oct 16, 2018, 4:31 PM Insights from Paul Allen: How the ‘Idea Man’ made a vast impact beyond Microsoft Who founded Microsoft? Ask almost anyone that question, and they’ll say Bill Gates. But the software icon himself told the… Read More
Oct 15, 2018, 6:33 PM Hear Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen reflect on his life and legacy in rare public interview It’s hard to overstate the impact Paul Allen has had on technology, philanthropy and, really, the world. The Microsoft co-founder… Read More
Oct 9, 2018, 4:00 PM Uber legal chief Tony West on overcoming scandal, going public, and tech’s watershed moment Uber is in the midst of a makeover. Call it Uber 2.0. After a year of controversies rocked the embattled… Read More
Oct 6, 2018, 7:00 AM Everything you need to know about Amazon’s $15 min. wage and the new app backed by Bill Gates In a surprise move, Amazon announced this week that it will raise its internal minimum wage to $15 an hour… Read More
Oct 2, 2018, 12:59 PM Inside the Amazon-Ring deal: How a doorbell maker got on the tech giant’s radar before $1B acquisition Jamie Siminoff knows what it takes to be acquired by Amazon. The Ring founder appeared on stage at the GeekWire… Read More
Sep 22, 2018, 6:00 AM The story behind Nest’s gamble on health tech Last year, Google quietly acquired a digital health startup spun out of the University of Washington — but, more than a… Read More
Sep 15, 2018, 7:00 AM Startup success stories from two winners of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch You’ve just founded a new company and it’s time to start pitching to investors. What do you do? Pitching the… Read More
Sep 10, 2018, 10:59 AM Join us for a live GeekWire Podcast event this week! Elevator Pitch winners share startup secrets Our next live GeekWire podcast event, this Wednesday evening, Sept. 12 in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, will feature two entrepreneurs who… Read More
Sep 8, 2018, 7:00 AM One year later, what have we learned from Amazon’s HQ2 search? One year ago, Amazon announced it would launch a continent-wide search for a city to host its $5 billion second… Read More
Sep 4, 2018, 8:18 AM Podcast Preview: Numbers Geek with Steve Ballmer Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is our resident Numbers Geek on this one-of-a-kind national show – bringing his dynamic personality… Read More
