Articles about bay area

AI wealth fuels San Francisco’s housing boom while tech layoffs weigh down Seattle

A new Redfin report reveals a sharp divide between the West Coast’s top tech hubs: as OpenAI and Anthropic fuel a housing resurgence in San Francisco, Seattle real estate stalls amid widespread job cuts across the regional tech ecosystem. Read More

Why these startup founders are leaving Seattle for San Francisco

Seattle’s startup ecosystem has its strengths, and the city is a global AI hub. But for some tech entrepreneurs, the gravity of San Francisco is hard to resist — especially in the middle of an AI boom. Read More

Startup’s plan to ditch Seattle for Bay Area sparks reaction about tech culture, work pace, AI and more

A drizzly, cool, grey morning in August feels like the perfect time to recognize that Seattle is not for everyone.… Read More

LinkedIn migration data shows that techies aren’t leaving Seattle despite ‘exodus’ in Silicon Valley

Techies are apparently leaving Silicon Valley. The pandemic has sparked what some describe as an “exodus” of tech companies, employees,… Read More

We tested the Bay Area’s knowledge of Seattle tech, with some predictable and surprising results

The two most valuable companies in the world are tech corporations — do you know what they are? And do… Read More

Report: Amazon expands Bay Area footprint with 180K square-foot lease in downtown San Francisco

Seattle isn’t the only city where Amazon is scooping up office space left and right. The tech giant just inked… Read More

More and more Silicon Valley tech workers are looking for jobs in other cities, Indeed data shows

Seattleites who say Bay Area tech workers are invading their city have new data to back up that claim. In… Read More

Here’s what Bay Area techies at TechCrunch Disrupt think about Seattle’s tech scene

SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon and Microsoft. Macklemore and Dave Matthews. Rain. And “that big tower.” I’ve spent the past few… Read More

Q&A: Nextdoor CEO explains how the social network is cracking down on racial profiling

Nextdoor, a social network for neighborhoods, has exploded in popularity in recent years, igniting controversy along the way. Critics say… Read More

Silicon Valley invasion: Seattle job trends show tech workers migrating north

Employers are filling tech jobs in Seattle faster than ever, according to the chief economist of Indeed, based on her analysis… Read More

Study: Seattle has the 5th-highest concentration of crazy-rich millennials

Tech brings in big, young money. That’s according to a new report from Zillow, which ranks the top U.S. cities… Read More

House hunting? Here’s how far your dollar goes in America’s top 5 tech hubs

If you live in a region with a thriving tech industry, you’ve probably noticed your dollar doesn’t go as far… Read More

Are Microsoft and Amazon holding back Seattle’s startup scene?

Silicon Valley is certainly the king in terms of venture capital and startup formation. And while Seattle has grown as a… Read More

Why this founder left the Bay Area for Portland

Portland is certainly growing as a national startup hub and one San Francisco founder frustrated with Bay Area scene is… Read More

Patience, perseverance and passion: Video highlights from our talk with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot

We had a great conversation with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot Wednesday evening at our GeekWire Meetup. Chabot talked about several interesting topics, from… Read More

Tableau CEO Chabot: Seattle is the promised land of startup America

We had a stimulating conversation with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot yesterday at our GeekWire Meetup. Chabot touched on a number of… Read More