Many of the world’s top technology CEOs were looking fancy and fresh at Microsoft’s headquarters on Wednesday — even Mark Zuckerberg cleaned up — but it was Amazon’s boss that took… Read More
If the tech world had an All-Star Game, today’s Internet Forum at Microsoft could certainly qualify. Top CEOs like Apple’s Tim Cook, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Alibaba’s… Read More
It’s not on the official agenda or getting much attention during the Chinese President’s visit to Seattle, but this region’s leadership in global health has already built strong connections to… Read More
Microsoft is partnering with Chinese search giant Baidu in its latest attempt to make upgrading to genuine versions of Windows 10 as simple as possible in a country where software piracy has… Read More
If the Internet represents a vast ocean of crucial information and data, the U.S. and China should stay in the same boat together and not think about pushing one another… Read More
Some of the biggest names in technology met inside the Seattle Westin on Wednesday morning, coming together with China President Xi Jinping to discuss the state of Chinese-U.S. business relationships. The roundtable boasted a star-studded lineup… Read More
China’s economy is stable and its government wants to work with the United States to battle cybercrime. Those were a few messages from China President Xi Jinping, who delivered what will… Read More
Bill Gates wants to develop a better way to produce nuclear energy, and now a Chinese company is helping him do so. The Microsoft co-founder spoke for a few minutes… Read More
The University of Washington and Tsinghua University today inked a multi-party memorandum of understanding focused on building research and industry collaborations in the clean technology industry. The two universities, along with the… Read More
Two Seattle-area companies today signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology for a partnership that will explore a possible “technology incubator center” in Seattle that would… Read More
Welcome to Seattle, Xi Jinping. China’s president just landed at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., and will soon be welcomed by a committee that includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Starbucks CEO… Read More
GeekWire is going to China. In less than two months, I’m headed to the Far East for what should be an incredible experience reporting on the technology scene from the world’s… Read More
View image | gettyimages.com Xi Jinping, the president of China, will be in Seattle on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, meeting with U.S. tech companies and other business and… Read More
View image | gettyimages.com Before he visits President Barack Obama at the White House for his first state visit later this month, China President Xi Jinping will stop in Seattle. Washington… Read More
More than 300 million basketball fans in China will get a taste of American collegiate hoops later this year thanks to the Pac-12 conference and a somewhat surprising partner: Alibaba… Read More
View image | gettyimages.com Some of the world’s most prominent technology executives are planning to meet with China President Xi Jinping later this month in Seattle. The New York Times reported… Read More
Amazon is once again the world’s most valuable e-commerce company, a position it previously had lost to Alibaba last fall after its competitor held a record-breaking IPO. Today, Alibaba is trading almost… Read More
Seattle’s University of Washington and China’s Tsinghua University are partnering to create a new technology graduate school in Bellevue, Wash., backed initially by $40 million from Microsoft. The school, dubbed the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), will mark… Read More
In October 2010, my friend and I recognized the problem of severe traffic jams in Beijing. We chatted for three hours and decided to do something about it. Twenty five… Read More
Apple is following through on its commitment to sustainability with a new partnership announced today between the company and the World Wildlife Fund. The deal will put the WWF in… Read More
People waiting for Windows 10 won’t have much longer to go. Terry Myerson, the executive vice president of Microsoft’s Operating Systems group, announced at the Windows Hardware Engineering Community summit… Read More
Following a 2-month delay, Sony announced today that it will sell the PlayStation 4 in China starting on March 20. Bloomberg noted that Sony originally said it would sell its… Read More
When Microsoft acquired Nokia’s devices and services business last year, the deal included some of the company’s manufacturing plants. Around that time, the company announced that it would be moving… Read More
Look out, Amazon: Alibaba has drones, too. The Chinese e-commerce giant’s Taobao marketplace has partnered with Shanghai YTO Express to launch a three-day trial of drone delivery from distribution centers in Guangzhou, Beijing,… Read More
Apple will announce its financial results from the last quarter of 2014 tomorrow, and if analyst projections are right, there could be a big change afoot. The Cupertino-based tech giant… Read More
After Alibaba raised $25 billion in one of the biggest public offerings in the U.S., many believed the Chinese company was plotting a major American retail presence. But that’s not the plan, at least not… Read More
Apple will be expanding the reach of its retail stores in China over the next month, just in time for Lunar New Year. Angela Ahrendts, the company’s retail chief, told… Read More
Gmail users in China have been unable to access the popular email service for the past few days, in an extended outage that appears to be the result of government… Read More
Gamers in China will finally be able to own a Playstation. Sony announced today that it will sell its Playstation 4 in China starting on Jan. 11 for the first… Read More
Microsoft is slated to pay Chinese authorities 840 million yuan (roughly $137 million) in back taxes and interest, according to a report by state-sponsored news agency Xinhua. In addition, the… Read More