Despite its tech giants, leading universities, and talent, Seattle still struggles to stack up to Silicon Valley when it comes to venture capital funding and the startup activity dependent on… Read More
Not too far down the road is a transportation revolution that will prioritize creative ways of getting around over single-occupant cars. It’s happening fastest in cities, where environmental concerns tend… Read More
Seattle is an innovation hub with transportation pain points aching to be solved. For those reasons, the city seems like the obvious choice to pioneer self-driving cars in Washington now that… Read More
Environmentally friendly construction has reached a new milestone in Seattle. Last year, the majority of new homes in the city were certified by Built Green, a set of standards for… Read More
When Sidewalk Labs announced plans to create a high-tech innovation district in Toronto, some privacy advocates heard alarm bells go off. After all, Sidewalk is under the Alphabet umbrella and its… Read More
Well, color us flattered. We were overwhelmed by the quality and diversity of submissions from cities all over the country, eager to land GeekWire HQ2 for the month of February 2018.… Read More
Bill Gates is apparently joining the ranks of technologists who want to build a better city. One of his investment firms has purchased nearly 25,000 acres of land for $80… Read More
As every renter in San Francisco and Seattle knows, the tech industry can be a big contributor to the lack of affordable housing in urban areas. But Google’s sister company,… Read More
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify Doctoroff’s comments. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff is enamored with Toronto, where his company is partnering with the local government to… Read More