Pittsburgh Postscript: Surprises, gripes, memorable characters and epic experiences from GeekWire’s month in the Steel City PITTSBURGH — What an incredible experience. A rotating cast of GeekWire reporters and editors spent the month of February 2018… Read More
The future of Pittsburgh and the world: CMU’s Andrew Moore brings GeekWire’s HQ2 project home PITTSBURGH — Last fall, after we solicited proposals to establish our own temporary “GeekWire HQ2” somewhere in North America, we… Read More
Ready or not: Tech boom brings complex changes to Pittsburgh’s real estate market PITTSBURGH — It’s Sunday morning and the Strip District sizzles with tourists hitting up President Obama’s favorite breakfast spot. Others… Read More
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi takes up Elon Musk’s challenge on flying cars vs. tunnels Pop up some more popcorn: Billionaire Elon Musk has gotten himself into another CEO vs. CEO challenge, this time with… Read More
Uber settles self-driving trade secret suit with Waymo for $245M in equity The legal battle that threatened to upend Uber’s self-driving vehicle program is coming to an end. RELATED: Inside Uber’s self-driving… Read More
Inside Uber’s self-driving tech center in Pittsburgh, a glimpse of the possible future of transportation PITTSBURGH — Walking through Uber’s self-driving center feels like something out of a movie, or a step into the future. As… Read More
When Big Tech comes to town: Pittsburgh tries to repair Uber deal and apply lessons to Amazon bid PITTSBURGH — When Uber started eyeing this city as a testing ground for self-driving cars back in 2016, Mayor Bill… Read More
We rode in Uber’s self-driving car, and now we’re less confident in the future of autonomous vehicles PITTSBURGH — Our first self-driving car experience was going great. And then we hit a pothole. We were riding in… Read More
Zipcar, Uber and 13 other transportation tech companies establish vision for future cities with Pittsburgh and Paris Back in June, Pittsburgh and Paris were unwittingly connected by a comment from President Donald Trump defending his decision to… Read More
Uber partners with JUMP on electric bike share pilot in San Francisco Uber is getting into the bike-sharing game. The transportation network is partnering with electric bike-share company JUMP on a limited… Read More
Video: First impressions of Pittsburgh, and takeaways on its future as a technology hub PITTSBURGH — It’s snowing here tonight, but our first day at GeekWire’s temporary outpost in Pittsburgh was sunny and crisp,… Read More
Meet Fred, an energetic 82-year-old in Seattle who is a positive force behind the wheel for Uber Fred likes to talk to people. As an Uber driver, the 82-year-old Seattle native gets to do plenty of talking… Read More
Uber CEO, Seattle investor and labor leader call for portable benefits in Washington state Uber has long maintained that its drivers are independent contractors, not employees, and therefore not eligible for the benefits employees… Read More
Uber CEO expects self-driving cars to start picking up passengers in 18 months. Flying cars? 5-7 years The last generation of kids who will need to learn to drive has already been born, as far as Uber… Read More
Complaints from bike-share workers reflect new reality for labor force that powers sharing economy After four months working with Ofo, Sean Healy reached a breaking point. He started driving vans and trucks for the… Read More
Hate sitting in traffic? I took a virtual ride in this Air Taxi to see the future of urban mobility LAS VEGAS — A long way from home, I can’t help thinking about the traffic in Seattle. All of the… Read More
Tech Moves: Uber taps former Orbitz CEO as COO; Longtime AWS leader goes to Zendesk Former Orbitz CEO and longtime Seattle technology leader Barney Harford has been named the COO of Uber, marking yet another… Read More
To Market we go! Pike Place was most popular Uber destination in Washington in 2017; see all 50 states One of the most popular tourist attractions in Seattle is also the top spot in Washington state to be dropped… Read More
Seahawks teaming with Fanatics and Uber Eats to deliver jerseys and more gifts in time for holidays A few uninjured defenders, a running game, some more offensive line help — all of that may be on your… Read More
Uber taps former Axon exec Marcus Womack to lead 250-person Seattle hub Uber has hired former Axon executive Marcus Womack to lead its Seattle hub, which is now home to 250 employees… Read More
Curb appeal: This overlooked bit of urban infrastructure becomes a battleground for transportation innovators Not too far down the road is a transportation revolution that will prioritize creative ways of getting around over single-occupant… Read More
Washington files first state suit against Uber over massive data breach, seeking millions in penalties Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing Uber in King County Superior Court for failing to report a massive… Read More
Rather than disclose a data breach it was required to report, Uber paid hackers $100,000 to keep quiet Insisting that it is “changing the way we do business,” Uber announced Tuesday that it fired its chief security officer… Read More
Uber plans to extend its flying-car tests to Los Angeles in 2020 with NASA’s help Thanks to a lift from NASA, Uber says it’ll be testing its flying-car prototypes in Los Angeles as well as… Read More
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi unveils new ‘cultural norms’ to help company evolve with integrity In his new role as Uber CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi admits that, among other things, he’s spent the first couple months… Read More
Lyft expanding Seattle presence with new office lease as it battles ride-hailing rival Uber Ride hailing giant Lyft is set to grow in Seattle after signing a new long-term office lease. In its latest… Read More
Uber AI Labs releases a programming language, its first public project Uber is sharing the fruits of its research into self-driving cars and artificial intelligence in general, releasing a new programming… Read More
Uber, Lyft, Wingz ridership at Seattle airport spikes 200% as Port raises per-trip fee by $1 Letting Uber and Lyft pick up passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport seems to be a net positive for both consumers… Read More
Tech news sites quietly rely on this word to create drama in headlines, analysis reveals GeekWire has quietly performed a detailed analysis of one of the most overused words in tech news. See if you… Read More
Service dog rides shotgun in an Uber and woman’s photo on Twitter is worth a 5-star rating Can all Ubers come with dogs from now on, please? A woman’s tweet showing a service dog riding shotgun in… Read More
