Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: The new Microsoft dual-screen Surface Duo device has arrived and we have our first impressions. We’re intrigued, but it’s… Read More
Google Cloud revenue increased 52% to $2.78 billion in the first quarter, helping Google parent Alphabet beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations even as the company’s broader advertising business struggled amid… Read More
The coronavirus crisis quickly became an unexpected life raft for the technology industry’s image as even its biggest critics enlist Big Tech’s help. The scale of large technology companies —… Read More
Amazon settled a lawsuit involving a former Amazon Web Services sales executive who joined rival Google Cloud last year. Amazon sued Philip Moyer in July after he left the company… Read More
Update: Google took a step beyond allowing employees to work from home Wednesday evening as the coronavirus outbreak continued to develop. Google is now asking all employees who can work remotely… Read More
The listening capacity of digital assistants like Alexa and Siri has become a major privacy sticking point in the last year. A group of researchers out of Northeastern University and Imperial… Read More
Google parent Alphabet gave new insight into the state of its cloud division this week, disclosing quarterly and annual revenue for the first time as the search giant challenges rivals… Read More
Google is expanding yet again in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Wash., just a few months after purchasing a huge new office complex there. Google inked leases at two additional… Read More
Amazon and Google failed to police their music marketplaces and allowed pirated recordings to proliferate, according to a series of lawsuits filed last week by organizations representing top songwriters. GeekWire… Read More
Google is taking a major step in its travel push, teaming up with travel giant Sabre Corp. in a new 10-year alliance. Sabre is a 60-year-old company that rose to… Read More
Google Cloud has acquired AppSheet, a Seattle startup founded in 2014 that helps businesses develop their own data-based apps without requiring a team of developers. Terms of the deal were… Read More
Is this why Sonos decided to sue Google rather than going after Amazon? Our search of U.S. patent records this afternoon, following news that the high-tech speaker maker is suing… Read More
One of Google’s main advantages over rivals like Amazon in the digital assistant race is its command of the popular Android operating system and the opportunity to embed the Google… Read More
More than half of the U.S. population over age 12 has now listened to a podcast, according to Edison Research. The medium has fundamentally altered the landscape for audio content,… Read More
The arrival of 2020 is a chance to look back on the past decade and what it has meant for the world of technology. Recent security problems with security cameras… Read More
Winter was a hot topic when it came to Google searches in 2019 — whether it was coming to HBO’s “Game of Thrones” or dumping snow on Seattle during a… Read More
Despite a growing list of challengers, Amazon remains the dominant force in the global smart speaker market, accounting for more than a third of all sales in the quarter, according… Read More
Google is buying Fitbit, bolstering the tech giant’s quiet push into digital health and setting up wearables as its next big hardware initiative. Rick Osterloh, senior vice president of devices… Read More
A lawsuit against a former Amazon Web Services sales executive who joined rival Google Cloud earlier this year took an interesting turn, with a federal judge slapping some major limitations… Read More
Google parent company Alphabet grew by a net total of 6,450 employees in the third quarter, up nearly 6 percent from the end of the second quarter, topping 114,000 employees… Read More
Google unveiled its latest hardware products today, joining fellow tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft and Apple in refreshing existing gadgets and releasing new ones ahead of the busy holiday shopping… Read More
Google and Amazon are officially next-door neighbors in Cloud City. Google Cloud on Thursday officially opened up the first portion of its new five-building campus in South Lake Union, adding… Read More
The Google Assistant is coming to Xbox, the latest example of Microsoft adding more voice control to its flagship gaming console outside of its digital assistant Cortana. Microsoft is kicking… Read More
Attorneys general from 50 U.S. states and territories launched an investigation into Google to find out whether the tech giant violates antitrust laws. A handful of them announced the probe… Read More
A former Google manager filed state and federal complaints against the tech giant this week, alleging she was retaliated against for standing up for a pregnant co-worker and that higher-ups… Read More
Siri won’t be so sneaky about snooping anymore. That’s the gist of a new policy announcement and accompanying apology from Apple this morning. It’s a move that could pressure its… Read More
Google is taking on the enterprise institution that is Microsoft’s Windows operating system with a series of new laptops targeting business customers. Google is launching new Chromebook Enterprise devices, teaming… Read More
Baidu is now the No. 2 smart speaker seller in the world, roaring past Google and trailing only Amazon. According to a new study from Canalys, Baidu shipped 4.5 million… Read More
Bill Nye is cursing (again) in the name of climate change. But this time he’s swearing by the need to change out your laptop, specifically for Google’s Chromebook — and… Read More
Highlights from today’s top stories. Subscribe here to receive this rundown daily. Satya Nadella owns a soccer team. At least, he owns a piece of one. An all-star roster of Seattle tech… Read More