5 takeaways from SXSW 2022: Web3, holograms, spatial audio, social justice, and tacos SXSW has been one of my favorite annual events for years because it brings together such an eclectic group of… Read More
How a Seattle startup found itself in the middle of a bomb threat at SXSW FastBar headed to SXSW last week with the intention of powering the payments technology at a concert with The Roots.… Read More
ANA Avatar XPRIZE puts up $10 million to boost breakthroughs in telepresence All Nippon Airways is sponsoring a $10 million, four-year competition to spur the development of real-life avatars that could provide… Read More
Elon Musk Q&A: First Mars spaceship is being built, with flight tests set for 2019 SpaceX is building its first Mars transport vehicle, also known as the BFR, and “making good progress” toward short-hop test… Read More
Amazon at SXSW: Tech giant promotes drones, original TV series, AWS, and more at annual festival AUSTIN, TX. — Amazon has turned into something much more than an e-commerce business, and that much was evident this… Read More
Here’s what people at the big SXSW conference think of Seattle (hint: rain and Microsoft) AUSTIN, TX — SXSW has turned into one of the world’s largest annual tech events, where thousands of people from across the globe… Read More
Why Mark Cuban didn’t invest in WikiLeaks, and how he changed his mind on Trump AUSTIN, TX. — Mark Cuban doesn’t think highly of Donald Trump’s search engine skills or reading habits. The Dallas Mavericks owner… Read More
New York Times editor explains how Donald Trump made journalism great again AUSTIN, TX. — Dean Baquet is gearing up for what he believes will be a historic few years for the… Read More
Without Uber or Lyft, local ride-hailing apps go down at SXSW in Austin on a busy Saturday night AUSTIN, TX. — Austin is a unique city. The breakfast tacos; the startup and tech scene; the BBQ; the music;… Read More
Early Uber and Twitter investor Chris Sacca on Trump: ‘We are in an absolute unmitigated crisis right now’ AUSTIN, TX. — Chris Sacca didn’t hold back during a fireside chat on Saturday when asked about Donald Trump. “We are in… Read More
MLS Commissioner Don Garber talks Facebook streaming deal, video-assisted refs, sports betting AUSTIN, TX. — Count Don Garber among the folks who are looking forward to video assistant referee technology being used during… Read More
GeekWire heads to SXSW in search of sports tech, startups, BBQ, and more How do I get around a new city without Uber or Lyft? Where is the best mouth-watering BBQ? And how… Read More
‘Bill Nye: Science Guy’ documentary film will premiere at SXSW — project set Kickstarter record A documentary film exploring the life and work of Bill Nye, television’s famed Science Guy, will get its world premiere… Read More
Forget wearable tech: This doc at SXSW talks the future of implantables Wearables, especially with the new Apple Watch staring us down, are all the rage. But one doctor at South By… Read More
Matthew McConaughey makes awesome video store ad with Jimmy Kimmel at SXSW Jimmy Kimmel is at South by Southwest this week, and to get in the spirit of things, he decided to… Read More
Ashton Kutcher launches new VC fund with Mila Kunis in tow at SXSW Does it seem like anybody who’s anybody is totally partying in Austin at SXSW right now? You’re right. This weekend,… Read More
Anti-robot rally helps keep SXSW weird “Keep Austin weird,” is the slogan of SXSW’s hometown. And, in keeping with the true spirit of Austin, it seems… Read More
Sir Mix-A-Lot gets his tech geek on at SXSW It seems everyone makes a stop at South by Southwest these days, and Seattle native and tech geek Sir Mix-A-Lot… Read More
Why Meerkat and other live video apps are going to succeed If you thought you’d seen the last of the social media app frenzies, this week proved you wrong. Meerkat, the… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Responding to Revenge Porn, The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, and more Hunter Moore, the infamous revenge porn kingpin, pleaded guilty to hacking and theft charges this week. Moore, who rose to internet… Read More
Microsoft helps out SXSW attendees by replacing stolen, broken devices In what could be described as both a marketing stunt and simply a nice thing to do, Microsoft this weekend… Read More
Life’s a pitch: The other reasons startups do competitions The tech community has a rite of passage for its newborns hoping to reach adulthood. It is selective, it is… Read More
Bill Gates to keynote SXSWedu conference While much of the tech world’s attention is focused on Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronics Show (and Microsoft’s lack… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: New iPad, SXSW recap, and the best iPhone camera app ever We’ve got a ton of interesting apps and online services to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and… Read More
SXSW buzz by the numbers: Guess which app was tweeted about most? A whopping 24,569 people registered for the South by Southwest Interactive festival this year, up 27 percent from 2011. For five… Read More
The irony of ‘Homeless Hotspots’ at SXSW I was walking down Sixth Street, buried in my phone, when my husband, Jason, noticed something and stopped. I didn’t… Read More
Dispatch: ‘Highlight’ and rivals light up SXSW, but what about the wider world? Posting from Austin: Meet someone at this year’s South by Southwest Interactive festival, and your first questions are likely to… Read More
Dispatch: How to stand out at SXSW Posting from Austin: When teams want to promote their brands at South by Southwest, they know one thing matters above… Read More
Austin here we come: ‘Don’t die’ and other SXSW goals I’ve got three simple goals for my trip to Austin’s geektastic South by Southwest Interactive Festival this year: To have a great… Read More
