— Video games tend to take center stage in the gaming world today, but classic tabletop competition is still one of the best ways to get people to socialize and… Read More
What’s it like helping build and “future-proof” the most technologically-advanced sports and entertainment arena in the world? At the 2018 GeekWire Summit, attendees got a behind-the-scenes look at the working… Read More
The toaster oven. Post-It notes. And, uh, plumbing. That’s what people said when asked their pick for the greatest invention of all time, as we checked in with visitors to… Read More
Uber is in the midst of a makeover. Call it Uber 2.0. After a year of controversies rocked the embattled ride-hailing giant, new leadership came in to transform Uber’s internal… Read More
Flying cars, virtual reality gloves, rock-picking robots, and the future of companies such as Boeing, eBay, Amazon, Redfin, and Nintendo. The 2018 GeekWire Summit was our biggest event yet, an… Read More
Today’s featured stories How Nintendo learned from a Wii U disappointment to create the popular Switch console eBay CEO: ‘I want to get as far away from Amazon as I… Read More
Update: Thanks for tuning into the livestream. We’ll be posting videos of the fireside chats and panel discussions later on GeekWire, so stay tuned. Catch up on the latest GeekWire Summit news… Read More
GeekWire Summit attendees will spend the next two days in Seattle hearing from some of today’s leading innovators in the tech and science industries. On Monday night, they took a… Read More
It’s not easy to pitch a game-changing startup idea in less than 50 seconds, no less doing it in an elevator rising fast to the top of an iconic Seattle… Read More
In the year since joining Uber as chief legal officer, Tony West has talked repeatedly about trust. “Uber survives only if people trust us,” he said in an on-stage interview… Read More
From chatbots to Apple Watches, blood tests to genetic data, technology is changing almost every element of healthcare. That transformation is the focus of a new track at this year’s GeekWire… Read More
Is everyone well rested after Labor Day weekend? We hope so, and we’re noting the end of the summer with a very special deal. Since many of you were traveling… Read More
The GeekWire Summit is just over a month away. Do you have your tickets yet? Early-bird rates end this week for our biggest conference of the year, featuring more than… Read More
At GeekWire, we don’t mind being held accountable for our predictions. But if we can hold others accountable — well, that’s something special. In this case, the someone is Ramez… Read More
From political upheaval to natural disasters, 2017 has been a tumultuous year for everyone. But perhaps no group has felt that unrest more acutely than immigrants living in the U.S.… Read More
Over the past year, Bob Ferguson has stepped into the media spotlight by repeatedly challenging President Donald Trump on everything from environmental protection to immigration. Immigration, in particular, has put… Read More
Bob Ferguson — the Washington state attorney general who gained notoriety in the tech community by enlisting business to take on President Donald Trump — is optimistic about his latest… Read More
CEOs and executives shared their best practices. Professors and researchers offered their expert opinions. Inventors and entrepreneurs demonstrated their latest ideas. The 2017 GeekWire Summit was a melting pot of innovators,… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has brought something of a renaissance to the company. Although many see him as a new, innovative force at Microsoft, it turns out Nadella has learned… Read More
Update: The session has concluded, but you can watch the archived live stream above. Listen to a podcast version below, or download the MP3. Microsoft is a starkly different company… Read More
Update Oct 11, 2 p.m: Amazon sent GeekWire this statement regarding its HQ2 search: “We will give serious consideration to every HQ2 proposal we receive from across North America, including from communities… Read More
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson became the central face in the battle against President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. Longtime Amazon exec Toni Reid is the woman behind the voice… Read More
Like many places around the world, Washington state has a talent crisis. The state creates thousands of highly skilled jobs every year in industries like technology and medicine — but it… Read More
Fully automated cars are looked at by many in the tech community as a near certainty, maybe even in the next few years, but a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot… Read More
The grocery and delivery markets are rapidly changing, and Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta — a former supply chain engineer at Amazon — has seen it all. Mehta is… Read More
Baidu is known primarily as a search giant in China, but the company, which just opened an office in the Seattle area, is putting its full weight behind artificial intelligence… Read More
One of Amazon’s traditions is the “6-pager,” a detailed memo read silently at the outset of an internal meeting to get everyone on the same page, literally. This has been… Read More
Dave Parker has seen his fair share of programs and incubators designed to help startups. He’s the former CEO of coding bootcamp Code Fellows, used to lead Techstars’ Seattle Startup… Read More
With chants of “build the wall” and the pursuit of policies to stem the flow of new immigrants and refugees, the United States seems to be rolling up the welcome… Read More
The president and director of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Gary Gilliland, is bringing big-data experts on board to make good on his controversial prediction that there could be cures and… Read More