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Nikola Tesla
Oct 18, 2016, 3:09 PM

PBS documentary shines a light on Nikola Tesla as the hero of a geek tragedy

The writer and producer behind tonight’s documentary about Nikola Tesla admits that he didn’t even know who the inventor was when… Read More

Oct 18, 2016, 10:59 AM

Microsoft technology can now recognize speech as well as humans can

In what it calls a “major breakthrough in speech recognition,” Microsoft has built technology that can decipher conversation as well as… Read More

Bill and Melinda Gates
Oct 18, 2016, 9:33 AM

Vice President Gates? WikiLeaks emails reveal Bill and Melinda were on Hillary Clinton’s short list

Bill and Melinda Gates were apparently under consideration for Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential nominee, according to an email from campaign… Read More

Oct 17, 2016, 4:07 PM

Netflix not too concerned about Amazon as it chases Facebook and YouTube for online video supremacy

Netflix doesn’t appear to be too worried about Amazon. In the company’s quarterly letter to shareholders posted today, it acknowledged that Amazon is becoming… Read More

Oct 17, 2016, 1:45 PM

Netflix stock soars 19% as Stranger Things, Narcos power strong subscriber growth

Netflix rebounded from one of its worst quarters in years, posting better-than-expected subscriber growth and revenue in the third quarter Monday.… Read More

Oct 17, 2016, 12:55 PM

GeekWire Trivia: Win tickets to see the Sounders take on Real Salt Lake

The GeekWire Trivia Challenge is back this week as part of the GeekWire radio show and podcast. Up for grabs:… Read More

Oct 17, 2016, 10:54 AM

AI research is a ‘moral imperative’ with the power to save lives, experts say

Machine learning and artificial intelligence have the ability to transform everything from transportation to medicine, but the industry has a… Read More

Oct 17, 2016, 10:51 AM

BMW ReachNow car-sharing service offers new long-term rates for weekend trips, business travelers

ReachNow is expanding its service offering in Seattle. BMW’s car-sharing program recently rolled out new long-term rates for customers that want… Read More

Bill Gates
Oct 17, 2016, 10:34 AM

Bill Gates discusses ‘maniacal’ early days at Microsoft, being caught off guard by his future wife, and ‘awkward’ Control-Alt-Delete

Bill Gates started his Microsoft work when he was 17 years old, and admits that during his earliest years at… Read More

Oct 14, 2016, 1:34 PM

Restaurant reservation platform Resy set to launch in Seattle

Another reservation platform is launching in Seattle on Monday. Resy is partnering with a handful of Seattle-area restaurants that will use the… Read More

Oct 14, 2016, 10:59 AM

Watch visual strategist Guillaume Wiatr draw on the excitement of the GeekWire Summit over 2 days

Plenty of speakers and attendees at the annual GeekWire Summit are used to “drawing on their experiences” to tell a… Read More

Oct 14, 2016, 10:57 AM

Leadership advice from Impinj founder Chris Diorio, 16 years after launching now-public RFID company

Not many startups launch out of university research, endure two economic recessions, persevere through a slow-to-develop market, and finally file for a… Read More

Oct 14, 2016, 8:15 AM

Instagram now available on Windows 10 tablets and PCs: Xbox and HoloLens next?

Facebook-owned Instagram is now available on Windows 10 tablets and PCs, six months after making its debut on Windows 10 Mobile.… Read More

Oct 14, 2016, 7:00 AM

Morningstar agrees to buy remaining stake in venture capital data provider PitchBook for $180 million

PitchBook specializes in compiling venture capital, IPO and M&A data on tens of thousands of companies, offering investors, journalists and… Read More

Oct 13, 2016, 10:59 AM

Fast-growing cloud services provider BitTitan to take big office space in Bellevue

BitTitan, the fast-growing cloud services provider, has found new digs in Bellevue. The 9-year-old company announced this week that it… Read More

Oct 13, 2016, 10:39 AM

Lawmakers and community groups call for federal action against Airbnb and HomeAway

In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, lawmakers and community groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate how… Read More

Oct 13, 2016, 10:11 AM

Pinterest soars to 150M active users — and men are now 40% of new signups

Long gone are the days when Pinterest was considered a niche tool for people planning their weddings and debating a… Read More

Oct 13, 2016, 10:07 AM

Geeks Give Back: Meet Jordana Dahmen, stereotype-smashing researcher and biology student

Jordana Dahmen isn’t your typical biology student. She strode on stage during the 2016 GeekWire Summit in striking pink heels,… Read More

Oct 13, 2016, 9:56 AM

LinkedIn data surfaces ‘must-know’ 35-and-under leaders; three Seattleites make list

LinkedIn this week released its second annual “Next Wave” list that highlights up-and-coming U.S.-based professionals under the age of 35… Read More

Oct 13, 2016, 8:16 AM

Expedia’s CEO on virtual reality travel: ‘I hope it fails miserably’

In March, Expedia live-streamed 360-degree virtual adventures to four children too sick to leave the hospital, causing speculation that the… Read More

Oct 13, 2016, 4:00 AM

Unicorns in hiding! Venture capital mega-deals drop by 53% during Q3

Unicorns may once again be living up to their name. The elusive creatures — which in venture capital parlance means… Read More

Oct 12, 2016, 8:00 PM

Guest post: Seattle should start looking at homelessness as an innovation opportunity

Profiting from the homeless feels wrong but with more and more people struggling to put a roof over their heads… Read More

Oct 12, 2016, 9:00 AM

Ozlo takes on tech giants with first app, a ‘next-generation’ AI-powered chatbot assistant

There are many artificial intelligence-powered apps out there today, whether it be from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, or other startups,… Read More

Oct 12, 2016, 7:06 AM

University of Washington debuts new Urban Freight Lab in partnership with Costco, Nordstrom, UPS

A new lab at the University of Washington will bring together a multitude of stakeholders — urban planners, city officials,… Read More

Oct 11, 2016, 5:25 PM

This virtual reality company just moved to Seattle because it’s the ‘center of everything gaming and VR’

NullSpace VR wants to add a little more reality to the virtual reality experience. The company, founded by Morgan Sinko,… Read More

Oct 11, 2016, 3:46 PM

Comcast to pay record FCC fine over surprise charges for unwanted services and equipment

Comcast has agreed to pay the largest civil penalty the FCC has ever assessed a cable operator to settle charges… Read More

Oct 11, 2016, 12:23 PM

How to make developers love your company: Insights from Stack Overflow’s Joel Spolsky

Joel Spolsky, CEO of Stack Overflow, a popular Q&A site for programmers, is also co-founder of Fog Creek Software, and one… Read More

Oct 11, 2016, 10:59 AM

Seattle leading the way in VR as tech giants and startups wade into the emerging field

The Seattle area is rapidly becoming a leader in virtual and augmented reality, with tech giants, mid-sized companies and startups all… Read More

Luke Aikins
Oct 11, 2016, 10:15 AM

Skydiver Luke Aikins’ riveting talk details the tech, testing and thrills of his no-parachute stunt

Luke Aikins has been skydiving for 26 years and has about 18,000 skydives under his belt. But it was a… Read More

Oct 11, 2016, 8:00 AM

Data storage startup Igneous ends lengthy stealth period, unveiling ‘true cloud for local data’

All the benefits of public-cloud data storage, behind your own firewall. That’s the promise Seattle startup Igneous Systems is making with… Read More

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