GeekWire
  • Home
  • News
    • Amazon
    • Microsoft
    • Startups
    • Space
    • Science
    • Sports Tech
    • Cloud Tech
    • Geek Life
    • Podcasts
    • Apple
    • Google
    • Impact Series
    • Real Estate
    • Civic Innovation
    • Health/Life Sciences
    • Health Tech Podcast presented by Premera
    • App of the Week
    • Geek of the Week presented by Acumatica
    • Startup Spotlight
    • Geek Home of the Week by Realogics Sotheby’s
    • Shift presented by Intel
    • Echo Geek – presented by Amazon
    • Working Geek – presented by Alaska Airlines
    • Tech Moves
    • Launch Pads
  • Jobs
  • Events
    • GeekWire Events
    • Community Calendar
  • Resources
    • Memberships
    • Health Benefits
    • GeekWire Startup Resources
    • GeekWire Startup List
    • GeekWire 200 – presented by CenterCard
    • Seattle Engineering Outposts
    • Recent Fundings
    • GeekWire Startup Spaces
    • Community Calendar
    • Amazon Office Buildings
    • Northwest Women VC & Angel Investor List
  • About
    • About GeekWire
    • Email Newsletters
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Sponsors
    • Reprints & Permissions
  • LATEST
  • POPULAR
  • Kids on FIRST LEGO League robotics team take an idea for safer streets all the way to city officials
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 launch SpaceX launches Dragon cargo craft with mighty mice and a tricky shipment for Seattle’s Spaceflight
  • Gates Foundation CEO stepping down from $47B philanthropy, handing reins to internal successor
  • Ex-Amazon and Zulily supply chain vets raise $2M for Seattle e-commerce logistics startup Shipium
  • Microsoft 365 consumer bundle reportedly under development for next year
  • Bamboo Learning lands $1.4M from Amazon and others to expand voice tech in education
  • AWS antitrust? How Amazon’s cloud unit would defend against an expanded FTC inquiry
  • Slack CEO shrugs off Microsoft Teams’ rapid growth, trumpets big Office 365 customers wins
  • Voyager invests in $20M round for ‘crowdsourcing intelligence platform’ Thoughtexchange
  • TASAR at work APiJET wins NASA license to commercialize a Waze-like app to guide airlines and pilots
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne signs on the bottom line to build hardware for moon missions
  • Geek of the Week: Luis Ceze of Univ. of Washington and OctoML driven by ‘intellectual excitement’
  • Tech Moves: Avalara names new CFO; Smartsheet adds board member; Banzai hires execs
  • Smartsheet beats expectations for Q3 earnings as revenue grows 53% to $71.5M
  • Microsoft reportedly plans to release a disc-less, digital-only version of Project Scarlett in 2020
  • Amazon Web Services CEO cites ‘significant political interference’ from Trump in JEDI contract
  • Early stage investing 101: How to break into the club, and why you should give it a shot
  • Heads up, OfferUp: Craigslist finally releases an official app to attract mobile-minded shoppers
  • Microsoft’s ‘Xbox Onesie’ is back — in black with green trim — to comfort gamers for the holidays
  • The buzz at AWS re:Invent: What tech leaders are talking about at Amazon’s big cloud confab
  • What ’60 Minutes’ didn’t say about Amazon and Seattle’s homelessness crisis
  • We’ve been wearing Amazon’s Allbirds lookalikes: Here’s how they compare to the real thing
  • Blue Origin’s expansion plans rush ahead at its Seattle-area HQ — and in Los Angeles
  • Amazon cloud boss targets Microsoft’s core business, eyes $3.7 trillion enterprise IT market
  • What’s at stake for Amazon’s $36B cloud business at its big AWS re:Invent conference this week
  • Expedia CEO and CFO resign in surprise shakeup, as Barry Diller asserts control over travel giant
  • Amazon Web Services CEO cites ‘significant political interference’ from Trump in JEDI contract
  • Microsoft shareholders reject proposal to put employee on board with less than 5% of votes
  • Gates Foundation CEO donates her 5-year bonus to community center project run by ex-Seahawks star
  • Peter Chapman How an exec at Amazon Prime became a quantum computing pioneer at IonQ
  • Wisk Cora eVTOL After ups and downs, Boeing and Kitty Hawk reboot flying-car venture as Wisk
  • Alphabet execs Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down; Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes over
  • Limeade set for $100M IPO, becoming latest Seattle startup to debut on Australian exchange
  • Funko is making a Baby Yoda from Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian’ — but not in time for Christmas
  • Highspot raises $75M to support rapid growth of ‘sales enablement’ software in $50B category
  • Slack makes the case against Microsoft Teams’ rapid growth to 20M users, further escalating rivalry
  • Amazon unveils musical keyboard that uses AI to compose surprisingly good original songs
  • Microsoft’s ‘Xbox Onesie’ is back — in black with green trim — to comfort gamers for the holidays
  • Seattle startup gives employees an anonymous space for voicing workplace concerns
  • Amazon doubles truck fleet to 20,000 to boost shipping capacity amid booming holiday sales

Growth

Video

Healthcare tech company Accolade to double headcount in Seattle with new HQ office

by James Thorne on June 21, 2019July 26, 2019 at 11:03 amComment

Four years after establishing a second headquarters in Seattle, healthcare technology company Accolade is betting big on the city once more with plans to double its staff and open new… Read More

My parents are wowed by Amazon, LimeBikes and more as longtime visitors return to big, new Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on November 26, 2018November 27, 2018 at 8:59 amComment

Getting together with family during the holidays — especially with members who visit from across the country — is a great time to assess all that has changed. Grandkids get… Read More

Where do Seattle’s newcomers move from? Drivers license numbers reveal some surprises

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 at 8:45 am1 Comment

Driving around Seattle, you might’ve noticed an uptick in Texas license plates. That’s what prompted us to look at drivers license data and find out which states the region is… Read More

Video

TLDR Editor’s Picks: How Tech is Changing Seattle

by Starla Sampaco on July 2, 2018July 5, 2018 at 10:44 amComment

This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today’s topic: Tech companies and workers are changing changes in cities around the… Read More

‘Who will have a place in Seattle?’ Community leader challenges tech to grow inclusively

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 at 2:50 pmComment

“Seattle’s losing a part of its soul.” That’s how Wyking Garrett sees it. He is a third-generation resident of the city’s historically black Central District and he discussed how his… Read More

KUOW debate

‘Is Amazon good for Seattle?’ Debate sways a divided crowd in tech giant’s hometown

by Kurt Schlosser on March 7, 2018March 8, 2018 at 12:30 am 7 Comments

A movie theater in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood was the setting for a dramatic production on Wednesday evening, complete with laughs, cheers and even a surprise ending. Whether the protagonist… Read More

Amazon

Amazon now employs 566,000 people worldwide — a 66 percent jump from a year ago

by Kurt Schlosser on February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 at 8:08 pm1 Comment

The number of people working for Amazon continues to go way, way up as the Seattle-based tech giant reached 566,000 employees worldwide during the fourth quarter of 2017 — an… Read More

Seattle development
Video

Dramatic new 3D images show how ongoing boom could further alter Seattle’s skyline

by Kurt Schlosser on January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 at 3:17 pmComment

Taking in the Seattle skyline is a favorite pastime for many residents and visitors to the city, thanks in large part to the unique vantage points located in various neighborhoods.… Read More

Space Needle PanoCam
Video

Boom with a view: As time-lapse video of Seattle growth goes viral, look at PanoCam’s best shots

by Kurt Schlosser on January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 at 12:26 pmComment

The Space Needle is clearly the most iconic building in Seattle’s skyline, and the 56-year-old structure is currently undergoing a $100-million renovation of its top house. But thanks to a… Read More

Seattle growth
Video

The rapid rise of new Seattle: Time-lapse video shot over 3 years captures city’s massive growth

by Kurt Schlosser on January 4, 2018January 5, 2018 at 12:36 pm 43 Comments

Here’s the 4-minute video you’ve been waiting for to illustrate why a 4-mile drive in Seattle takes 45 minutes. Ricardo Martin Brualla, a VR/AR engineer at Google in Seattle, and… Read More

Amazon workers

Amazonians on the street react to prospect of a second HQ, discuss staying in Seattle and leaving

by Kurt Schlosser on September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 at 3:46 pm 6 Comments

Crisscrossing the streets of the Denny Triangle and South Lake Union neighborhoods during lunch hour on Thursday, Amazon employees faced dozens of choices between restaurants, cafes, bars, food trucks and… Read More

Seattle cranes

Be careful what you wish for, Amazon suitors, a lot will change with the tech giant in your city

by Kurt Schlosser on September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 at 10:26 am 6 Comments

Tap the brakes for a second, North America. Let that sea of red tail lights on the roadways around Seattle serve as a warning from those of us who have… Read More

Seattle umbrella
Video

What’s it take to become a Seattle local? As city changes, website questions natives and transplants

by Kurt Schlosser on May 24, 2017May 24, 2017 at 12:39 pm 14 Comments

A week or so ago, before Seattle decided to play summer for a few days, I grilled dinner in a torrential downpour, and it felt … normal. There was no… Read More

Apartment construction

Renting in Seattle? This is how much your income needs to jump to keep up with expected increases

by Kurt Schlosser on April 7, 2017April 6, 2017 at 3:59 pm 6 Comments

Renters in Seattle already struggling with increases that are making the city unaffordable will need an income boost next year that is the biggest in the country to keep up… Read More

Amazon’s real estate chief: ‘What we’re trying to do the most is be good neighbors’

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 6, 2017April 7, 2017 at 1:55 pmComment

Between the thousands of jobs Amazon adds each year and its insatiable appetite for office space in Seattle’s urban core, the company has come to symbolize the city’s radical and rapid growth and transformation.… Read More

Seattle waterfront

Welcome to Seattle, tech workers: Zillow VP offers advice on how to make a positive impact in the city

by Kurt Schlosser on March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 at 2:32 pm 3 Comments

Tech workers drawn to Seattle by what seems like endless opportunity these days can sometimes bear the burden of being blamed for the problems the city is grappling with as… Read More

Seattle skyline

Seattle’s population is growing at nearly double the rate of Silicon Valley but it still lags behind as an innovation hub

by Monica Nickelsburg on March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 at 9:59 am 3 Comments

Seattle’s tech scene has long had a reputation as the less mature little sister of Silicon Valley. But the Valley’s popularity may be its undoing as people increasingly see the… Read More

Ed Murray at Startupday 2015

Seattle mayor seeks $25M from private sector to fight homelessness, taps investor Nick Hanauer to lead $55M tax measure

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 21, 2017May 2, 2017 at 8:50 am 12 Comments

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray believes the city needs to double its spending on homelessness and he’s calling on the region’s business community to make that vision a reality. Initially, Murray hoped… Read More

Growing pains: Amid tech boom, anxious Seattleites clash over ‘upzoning’ historic neighborhood

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 20, 2017January 23, 2017 at 2:25 pm 4 Comments

Emotions ran high this week at a meeting of the Seattle City Council Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee as concerned citizens voiced their opinions on a plan to rezone… Read More

Cloud computing revenues jumped 25% in 2016, with strong growth ahead, researcher says

by Dan Richman on January 4, 2017January 4, 2017 at 9:29 amComment

The year 2016 was the first in which cloud computing started to dominate many IT market segments, with cloud revenue for the four quarters ended Sept. 30 growing 25 percent… Read More

Seattle housing

Seattle maintains status as nation’s hottest housing market due to relentless tech job growth

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 27, 2016December 27, 2016 at 9:33 am 7 Comments

For the second straight month, Seattle home prices grew faster than any other major metro region in the country. That’s according to data from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Index,… Read More

Seattle skyline

Guest post: In a divided nation, partnerships between cities can promote unity and prosperity

by Ken Myer on November 12, 2016November 11, 2016 at 12:27 pm 6 Comments

To  Mayor Murray and Director Chris Gregorich, of Seattle’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations: Since 1957, our city has built sister city relationships with international communities around the world with the… Read More

Amazon bringing In-N-Out Burger to Seattle? Getting to the bottom of this mysterious sign

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 1, 2016November 1, 2016 at 9:26 am 4 Comments

We knew it was too good to be true almost instantly. The crinkled red paper, the low-resolution type, and the Amazon logo all reeked more of an ambiguous protest statement… Read More

Analyst: 50% of U.S. households could be Prime members by end of 2016 — or has it already happened?

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 at 1:38 pm 2 Comments

John Blackledge, a Cowen and Company analyst, estimates half of the households in the U.S. could have Amazon Prime by the end of the year — unless they already do.… Read More

Land use sign

Notice of proposed land use rant: In rapidly changing Seattle, developers are a prime target

by Kurt Schlosser on September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 at 11:35 am 5 Comments

Proposed land use signs are a familiar sight around Seattle. From West Seattle to Ballard and everywhere in between, the large white signs planted in the front yard of an old house or… Read More

Seattle Growth Podcast: Why the tech industry needs to join the boomtown conversation

by Jeff Shulman on September 1, 2016September 1, 2016 at 3:37 pm1 Comment

Seattle is growing at an unprecedented rate, with the Puget Sound region adding an average of roughly nine new jobs and seven new people per hour in 2015. Tech is… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: The story behind Amazon’s new plane, Seattle’s growth challenges, and more

by Clare McGrane on August 6, 2016June 11, 2017 at 8:32 am1 Comment

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Amazon unveiled the first-ever Prime freighter plane this week: Amazon One, a re-purposed Boeing 767 jet that was once a passenger aircraft. PODCAST SPONSORS It is… Read More

Seattle

Seattle region’s population growing at historic pace, making biggest annual gain in a century

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 11, 2016July 12, 2016 at 7:47 am 32 Comments

Seattle and its surrounding counties added 86,320 new residents between April 2015 and 2016, marking the region’s biggest population gain this century, fueled in large part by the region’s technology… Read More

Commentary: How Seattle is getting growth right

by Chris DeVore on January 14, 2016July 4, 2017 at 4:18 pm 9 Comments

On Monday I noticed this article in my feed and was sucked in by the very first line: “Among the credible candidates to be the economic capital of the 21st century,… Read More

Amazon launches new era with opening of first tower at new Seattle campus

by Jacob Demmitt on December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 at 11:04 am 5 Comments

Amazon employees made their way into the company’s new Doppler office tower near downtown Seattle for the first time on Monday morning, free T-shirts in hand and blue name badges swinging… Read More

  • Older
GeekWire Gala: FAQ

GeekWire Newsletters

Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch every headline

Geek Home of the WeekSee More

Final Offering at Summerwell
$2,825,000 | Four Beds | Two Full, Two Partial Baths

Featured SponsorSee More

Send Us a Tip

Have a scoop that you'd like GeekWire to cover? Let us know.

Send Us a Tip

Job Listings on GeekWorkSee More

Find more jobs on GeekWork. Employers, post a job here.
Digital Marketing Manager
Digital Marketing ManagerSeattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority (RTA)
Software Engineer
Software EngineerLedger8760
Data Science Manager, Analytics
Data Science Manager, AnalyticsTextio

See MoreMember Message

James Newell, Voyager Capital: Voyager loves supporting those shining a light on our incredible ecosystem.

Become a Member for exclusive benefits.

See MoreGeekWire Events

GeekWire Gala 2019 GeekWire Awards

Community Events

Thu 05

Happy Hour at Code Fellows

December 5 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Thu 05

SWIPELESS IN SEATTLE: HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT A SMARTPHONE

December 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thu 05

GeekWire Gala: Seattle’s Geekiest Holiday Party!

December 5 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
See More Events

GeekWire Podcast

See MoreStartup Resources

For more helpful startup resources, see the GeekWire Service Provider Directory.
Affirma Consulting
Consulting | IT Services | Software Development | Technology Services
Business Wire
Investor Relations | IPO Services | PR

See MoreSeattle Engineering Centers

Track companies with engineering centers in the Seattle region
LivePerson
Premise
Analytics | Business Intelligence

A Word From Our Sponsors

The University of Washington MSIS Program gathers with the Seattle tech community to talk disruptive innovation Read more
CEOs of the Region’s Fastest Growing Companies Share their Personal Stories and Secret Sauce for Success Read More
Striking the right chord: Amazon has its own symphony orchestra Read more...
Amazon now employs more than 21,000 veterans and military spouses in the U.S. Read more...
Advance your skills at any level Learn what’s possible at seattleu.edu/computerscience

About

  • About GeekWire
  • Contact Us
  • Ask About Advertising
  • Send Us a Tip
  • Apply for Startup Spotlight
  • Apply for Geek of the Week
  • Become a GeekWire Member
  • Join Our Startup List
  • Reprints and Permissions

Follow

GeekWire Newsletters

Catch every headline in your inbox

GeekWire Apps

  • iOS
  • Android
  • Apple News
  • Google Play Newsstand

GeekWire Developer Blog

Return to Top of Page
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
© 2011-2019 GeekWire, LLC