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Can data save the world? We asked ‘Freakonomics’ duo Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt

Journalist Stephen Dubner and economist Steven Levitt are the duo behind the popular “Freakonomics” books and podcast, crunching numbers and… Read More

Microsoft releases Power BI Premium, expanding reach of data visualization technology

Microsoft released a new premium version of its Power BI data visualization software, with a flexible distribution and pricing model… Read More

Geek of the Week: Data-driven CEO Omri Kohl aims to transform businesses at Pyramid Analytics

Omri Kohl started his first business — making and delivering sandwiches — while he was in college. Within a year, the… Read More

Smart devices, stupid mistakes — how to make sure you’re really wiping all that sensitive data

The past few years have been big for the Internet of Things (IoT), and the future of the connected device… Read More

How data privacy practices could make or break the sale of your company

Yahoo’s sale to Verizon could be in jeopardy or severely discounted due to its recent disclosure about a 2013 data… Read More

Working Geek: PayScale’s data guru Katie Bardaro shares tips for managing work and life

For the past eight years, Katie Bardaro has been working her way up PayScale’s ladder. Today, she’s vice president of… Read More

Working Geek: BoldIQ CEO Roei Ganzarski’s 3 principles for managing everyday work and life

As a father, president and CEO of BoldIQ, and a member of the UW Global Business Advisory and WTIA boards, Roei… Read More

Taking a stance on gender inequity can help companies retain employees, study finds

In the tech industry, hiring and retaining top talent is essential to thrive. Companies are offering more and more extravagant perks to… Read More

Data breaches impacted half a million people in Washington state in past year, new AG report says

Nearly 500,000 people in Washington were affected by data breaches in the past year, according to a new report from… Read More

Uber and Lyft await ruling in suit seeking to block Seattle from releasing ride data

(Monday at 7:45 a.m. with comments from Uber.) Uber and Lyft are suing the city of Seattle as part of… Read More

Whose data is it anyway? FCC issues rare pro-privacy ruling limiting personal information internet providers can sell

The FCC today ruled that when it comes to your personal information, Internet service providers (IPS) are more like telephone… Read More

How do the Seahawks recover from a grueling game? Pete Carroll relies on tech and data for answers

Embed from Getty Images Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll admitted earlier this week that Sunday night’s overtime game in Arizona —… Read More

Microsoft continues Power BI data visualization push, rolls out new program for journalists

Microsoft is continuing to invest in its Power BI platform and today the tech giant released a new pilot program… Read More

Working Geek: Why Trupanion’s chief data officer TJ Houk still buys CDs

TJ Houk leads data and analytics for Trupanion, a Seattle-based health insurance service for pets. “We study trends to make… Read More

Redfin CEO reveals data on employee race, ethnicity and gender, says ‘there is much more to do’

Glenn Kelman, the CEO of Seattle-based Redfin, posted a revealing look Tuesday at the real estate company’s own data related… Read More

As Seattle police embrace tech tools, privacy advocates raise concerns

A report from The Stranger today accuses the Seattle Police Department of violating the law and infringing on citizens’ privacy by… Read More

Amazon is building a massive wind farm in western Texas — its largest yet

To satisfy the voracious energy appetite of Amazon Web Services’ cloud data centers and other parts of Amazon’s business, the… Read More

Sports Authority is selling 25M customer emails. Here’s what consumers need to know to protect their data

Another day, another reminder that companies don’t really have to abide by promises to not share your personal information. They have a… Read More

Why this Seattle tech worker is leaving her job to work for the Clinton campaign in Wisconsin

Sasha Pasulka has never worked on a political campaign. For the past four years, she’s held product marketing leadership roles… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Developer Relations Summit, Startup Grind, Data Vizualization, and more

The first Seattle DevRel Summit kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 11, with a day of events focused on developer relations. Speakers include Kate Edwards, executive… Read More

Startup Spotlight: InfoSpace co-founders lead marketing analytics startup Versium

Two decades in the big data and analytics space revealed a problem that Versium co-founders Chris Matty and Kevin Marcus believed… Read More

Working Geek: Moz CEO Sarah Bird strives to make Seattle more ‘economically inclusive’

When Moz CEO Sarah Bird isn’t leading a team of over 200 employees she dedicates her time to civic initiatives.… Read More

The future of machine learning: 5 trends to watch around algorithms, cloud, IoT, and big data

Algorithms. Cloud. Internet of Things. Data. No one can predict the future of technology with 100 percent accuracy. But these… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Reflect helps developers add data visualizations to their apps

While noodling on startup ideas last year, Brad Heller and Alex Bilmes made a serendipitous discovery. They realized they were independently… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Minima helps companies manage data, reduce hardware spend

The amount of data that businesses and individuals produce is growing exponentially. While the ability to track virtually ever aspect of… Read More

‘KeRanger’ explained: Why this new Mac ransomware poses a serious threat

2016 is well on its way to becoming the year of ransomware, which should come as no surprise to anyone… Read More

New documentary shows the ‘Human Face of Big Data,’ and how it’s transforming our lives

Popular opinion about big data is not all that rosy. Most people don’t completely understand or care about the subject… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Datapalooza, Startup Grind, REI’s #OptOutside, and more

Do you dig data? IBM’s Datapalooza tour hits Seattle Feb. 9 – 11 at Galvanize Seattle. The 2.5-day experience brings… Read More

Shares of Tableau plunge nearly 50% after company posts $41M loss in Q4

Shares of Tableau Software fell more than 35 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the data visualization company reported a $41… Read More

Comcast data caps cost this consumer $90 a month extra; more fees for more users coming in January

While Comcast moves ahead with its plan to add cell-phone-like data usage fees to home Internet service, consumers like Kimberly… Read More