Amazon’s wishlist for its second headquarters in North America includes “a stable and business-friendly environment,” “locations with the potential to attract and retain strong technical talent,” “a diverse population, excellent… Read More
Zillow Group — the Seattle company that owns and operates Zillow, Trulia, StreetEasy, and other real estate brands — is bringing New Home Feed into the fold. New Home Feed… Read More
Amazon announced plans early Thursday morning to open a second headquarters “fully equal” to its Seattle home, calling on local governments across North America to submit proposals. The news immediately ignited… Read More
Updated 2:20 p.m.: Mark Okerstrom confirmed in an email to employees that he is taking over as CEO and president of Expedia, dispelling rumors that he might follow Dara Khosrowshahi to… Read More
Trulia, the real estate brand that’s part of Seattle-based Zillow Group, is rolling out a news feed in its app that mimics Facebook’s classic style. Unlike the Zillow brand’s app, Trulia… Read More
Expedia announced a $26 million investment today in Alice, a technology company that helps hotels manage operations and communicate with guests. The investment makes Expedia a majority shareholder in the… Read More
During his 12-year tenure as the public face of Expedia, Dara Khosrowshahi has been vocal about what makes for great leadership, how he’s navigated the company through challenges, and his ambitions… Read More
In the future, Amazon drones may be able to tell you to get out of the way — and listen to your response — when delivering a package. The Seattle… Read More
The news that Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been selected to take over as Uber CEO came as a surprise Sunday evening. But those who know him say the 12-year… Read More
Uber’s pick for CEO doesn’t come cheap. In 2015, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was the highest-paid CEO in the S&P 500, according to a report compiled by Equilar and the Associated… Read More
As the tools needed to run a business increasingly shift to the cloud, companies often find themselves managing a wide-range of products, each on its own update schedule, with its… Read More
Matt McIlwain believes Seattle is wasting resources defending an income tax ordinance passed by the City Council in July. The Madrona Venture Group managing director, who is leading a legal… Read More
Early in his career as an IT executive, Brandon Bazemore encountered a problem many business leaders face. He wasn’t satisfied with the telecommunications options available to him. But unlike many… Read More
Ride-hailing giant Uber sent a message to its riders and drivers expressing outrage over the deadly white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville, Va., and support for a driver who kicked Nazis… Read More
Boatbound has found a new captain. The Seattle startup that operates an Airbnb-like marketplace for boat owners has been acquired by Boatsetter, a bigger boat-sharing marketplace. Boatbound launched in San Francisco… Read More
Franklin Williams believes he has “the best job in the world.” That’s because he spends his days leading Socrata‘s product managers, designers, and engineers — a team that builds tools… Read More
Since The Riveter opened its doors in March in Seattle, the female-focused co-working space has hosted Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, WNBA star Sue Bird, and two U.S. senators. It’s also… Read More
When Amazon announced its intention to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in June, it sent shockwaves through the grocery and delivery industries. Shares of grocery chains plummeted and speculation swirled… Read More
Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff isn’t worried about the threat of newly-public Redfin — but he thinks the rest of the real estate industry should be. He made that clear… Read More
Zillow Group reported a record $266.9 million in revenue for the second quarter of this year, a 28 percent increase over the same period in 2016. The Seattle real estate… Read More
Amazon engineers are spending a lot of time thinking about how to make the company’s lofty drone delivery ambitions a reality. Witness the wide range of whimsical patents that imagine… Read More
It was easy to impersonate White House officials like Jared Kushner and Reince Preibus or even Eric Trump. It fooled plenty of people who should have known better, like now-former… Read More
If you drive an older car and you aren’t a parallel parking pro, you might be envious of friends with newer vehicles who get a little assist from their back-up… Read More
Revenue generated by some of Seattle’s tech startups and small businesses will be taxed twice if the city’s new income tax clears the courts. In July, the Seattle City Council… Read More
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared as a blog post on Boundless, a Pioneer Square Labs spinout that uses technology to make it easier for people to navigate the complicated U.S.… Read More
At a White House event this week, President Donald Trump backed sweeping cuts to the legal U.S. immigration system and said the plan would “restore our competitive edge.” Not so fast,… Read More
As Chief Technology Officer of LiveStories, Eric Dillon has spent that last two years deeply immersed in code so that government agencies don’t have to be. LiveStories is a platform… Read More
When Emily Melton, a partner at venture capital firm DFJ, signed onto the board of Redfin in 2007 as part of a $12 million investment round, she was elated to… Read More
[Editor’s Note: This bipartisan guest commentary was written for GeekWire by U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, and U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas.] One of our nation’s greatest strengths is the… Read More
Amazon is on a mission to disrupt everything from retail to data storage to entertainment media, so it should come as no surprise that the Seattle tech titan has a… Read More