GeekWire Logo
Menu
  • Home
  • News
    • Amazon
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Civic
    • Geek Life
    • Health/Life Sciences
    • Microsoft
    • GeekWire Podcast
    • Space
    • Startups sponsored by Google for Startups
    • Positive Charge Podcast sponsored by Amazon Sustainability
    • Sustainability sponsored by Amazon Sustainability
    • Tech Moves presented by GeekWork Recruiting
    • Agents of Transformation presented by Accenture
  • GeekWork
    • GeekWork Recruiting
    • Job Board
  • Events
    • Community Calendar
    • GeekWire Events
  • Lists
    • GeekWire 200
    • GeekWire Startup List presented by ALLtech
    • GeekWire Startup Resources
    • GeekWire Startup Spaces
    • Layoff Tracker
    • M&As and IPOs
    • Northwest Women VC & Angel Investor List
    • Recent Fundings
    • Seattle Engineering Outposts
    • Venture Capital Directory
  • Members
    • Health Benefits
    • Memberships
  • Studios
    • GeekWire Studios: Let Us Tell Your Story
    • AI Agents and Tools Podcast Series presented by AWS Marketplace
    • F5 30th Anniversary
    • AI Breakthrough Awards presented by UiPath
    • AI Innovators Spotlight Studio 2026 presented by AWS Marketplace
    • Nebius at NVIDIA GTC 2026
    • Acumatica Summit 2026
    • BMC Control Freaks Unite presented by BMC
    • AI Predictions Series 2026 presented by Unify Consulting
    • Guide to re:Invent 2025 sponsored by AWS
    • Remitly Reimagine 2025 sponsored by Remitly
    • Does Compute presented by Carnegie Mellon University
    • AWS Marketplace Seller Conference 2025 sponsored by AWS
    • ShopTalk 2025 powered by Amazon Ads
  • About
    • About GeekWire
    • Advertise
    • Contact Us
    • Email Newsletters
    • Reprints & Permissions
  • Podcast
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletter
  • News Tips

What happens here matters everywhere.

  • Podcast
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletter
  • News Tips
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Startups
  • AI
  • Science
  • Tech Moves
  • Sustainability
  • Civic
  • Geek Life

Tech

Jul 28, 2016, 10:14 AM

Walgreens to shut down drugstore.com, 4 years after $429M acquisition

Walgreens today announced that it will shut down drugstore.com, the Bellevue, Wash.-based distributor of drugs, vitamins, and beauty products that… Read More

Trump
Jul 27, 2016, 5:11 PM

Donald Trump does a Reddit AMA, answers questions about ‘crooked’ Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump spent an hour today answering questions during a Reddit AMA, addressing topics like healthcare and NASA while referring… Read More

Jul 27, 2016, 4:28 PM

New ‘Tinder for interracial dating’ app prioritizes racial preferences

Vu Tran was frustrated with traditional dating apps. As an Asian male, he felt that the current offerings “get hijacked by… Read More

Jul 27, 2016, 1:21 PM

Facebook stock spikes after another earnings beat; monthly users up to 1.7B, revenue up 59%

Facebook again beat analyst estimates for its quarterly earnings on Wednesday as shares increased 7 percent to all-time highs in after-hours… Read More

Jul 27, 2016, 12:12 PM

Twitter vs. Zika: IBM teams with Brazilian organization to battle virus using social media

IBM announced today that they will supply technology and pro-bono work to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), a Brazilian science and technology organization,… Read More

Twitter
Jul 26, 2016, 1:26 PM

Twitter shares dip 10% after missing revenue expectations and adding 3M users

Shares of Twitter fell more than 10 percent in after-hours trading after the company missed quarterly expectations for revenue. Twitter posted Q2 revenue… Read More

Jul 26, 2016, 10:41 AM

Report: Next Nintendo console can be plugged into TV or played on the go

Nintendo’s next generation console, codenamed NX, will be a portable device that can also be hooked up to a TV via a docking… Read More

Jul 26, 2016, 10:20 AM

Ray Kurzweil makes his case: This is ‘by far the best time in human history’ — despite what you might read on Facebook

Ray Kurzweil’s comments about the state of the world at last week’s Tune Postback conference, as reported by GeekWire, stirred up… Read More

Virgin America and Alaska Airlines tails
Jul 26, 2016, 9:31 AM

Virgin America shareholders OK Alaska Air merger, bringing deal closer to completion

California-based Virgin America said today that its shareholders have approved the air carrier’s merger with Seattle-based Alaska Air Group, clearing one… Read More

Jul 25, 2016, 9:27 PM

Michelle Obama jabs at Donald Trump’s tweets during emotional DNC speech

Embed from Getty Images First Lady Michelle Obama referenced Donald Trump’s Twitter account during an emotional speech Monday evening at the… Read More

Jul 25, 2016, 4:50 PM

Emails: Journalist who wrote Inc. cover story on Dan Price sought book gig from “70k CEO”

The journalist who wrote an Inc. Magazine cover story about Dan Price — the Gravity Payments CEO known for raising… Read More

Jul 25, 2016, 12:30 PM

Q&A: Cybersecurity expert explains the DNC email hack, and how you can prevent a similar attack

Over the weekend, WikiLeaks published more than 19,000 leaked emails between top members of the Democratic National Committee. The emails mostly covered… Read More

Jul 25, 2016, 11:00 AM

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will adjust role, tech vet Kevin Johnson to manage leadership team

Starbucks announced a series of organizational shifts Monday that will see CEO Howard Schultz focusing on long-term projects, and president… Read More

Pokemon Go
Jul 25, 2016, 9:01 AM

Nintendo stock fizzles after company cites limited financial benefit from Pokémon Go

Nintendo shares plummeted Monday, following an announcement that the smash hit augmented reality game Pokémon Go would not have a significant… Read More

Trump
Jul 25, 2016, 8:52 AM

Donald Trump will host a Reddit AMA during Obama’s DNC speech

Donald Trump is not shy about using social media. The Republican nominee’s Twitter feed is constantly making headlines, both for… Read More

Redbox
Jul 25, 2016, 6:49 AM

Redbox and Coinstar maker Outerwall agrees to $1.6B buyout from private equity firm

Outerwall, the Bellevue-based operator of Redbox movie rental kiosks and Coinstar coin counting machines, today announced that it has entered… Read More

Jul 25, 2016, 12:01 AM

Iris and fingerprint scanning coming to Sea-Tac Airport security as new option this week

It may sound like something straight out of Minority Report, but starting this week, travelers will have the option to get through part… Read More

Jul 22, 2016, 2:51 PM

Report: Android OS-maker Cyanogen cuts ‘significant’ amount of employees

Android operating system developer Cyanogen is laying off a “significant portion” of its staff today, according to an AndroidPolice report.… Read More

Jul 22, 2016, 1:55 PM

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: A closer look at tech and security moments in a hack-free Episode 3

[Spoiler Alert] This article may spoil some of the surprises from the latest episode of Mr. Robot. Make sure to… Read More

Jul 22, 2016, 10:58 AM

Report: Verizon nears deal to acquire Yahoo for $5B with an eye toward competing with Google, Facebook

Verizon Communications is close to a deal to buy Yahoo for nearly $5 billion in a play to increase its presence… Read More

Jul 22, 2016, 10:54 AM

Ray Kurzweil: The world isn’t getting worse — our information is getting better

Follow-up: Ray Kurzweil makes his case: This is ‘by far the best time in human history’ — despite what you… Read More

Redbox Digital
Jul 21, 2016, 5:26 PM

Report: Redbox tests another streaming service, two years after axing digital subscription program

Redbox is testing a new streaming service with a small group of customers called Redbox Digital, Variety reported on Thursday. The… Read More

Jul 21, 2016, 4:41 PM

Starbucks touts ‘suggested selling’ app feature for rewards members after earnings miss

Usage of Starbucks’ mobile order-ahead feature continued to increase last quarter as the coffee giant missed revenue expectations for its quarterly earnings. The… Read More

Jul 21, 2016, 11:53 AM

It’s lit: Gemio targets millennials with the perfect party wearable

If it seems puzzling that a friendship bracelet with some high-tech bells and whistles raised over $15,000 on Kickstarter in… Read More

Jul 21, 2016, 9:34 AM

RFID tag maker Impinj prices IPO at $14, shares soar in rare public offering

Wall Street likes what they see in Impinj, a 16-year-old Seattle-based maker of Radio Frequency Identification technology that today went… Read More

Jul 21, 2016, 8:29 AM

Five venture capitalists share feelings on Donald Trump, Peter Thiel and the state of the country amid a charged political season

The country is at a crossroads. Some see the political landscape as soiled, unsalvageable with two presidential candidates who are… Read More

Jul 21, 2016, 3:00 AM

Tinder launches ‘Tinder Social’ for groups — but don’t call it group dating

Tinder has amassed a huge user base by focusing exclusively on one-on-one connections — but there are only so many tech-savvy… Read More

Jul 20, 2016, 5:19 PM

This HQ is for the dogs, and cats: Inside Trupanion’s new Seattle digs

Pet insurance company Trupanion’s more than 450 employees, and their more than 200 pets, will start moving into a new… Read More

Pokemon Go
Jul 20, 2016, 8:24 AM

Washington State Patrol reports first Pokémon Go-related car crash in state

It was just a matter of time until this happened. The Washington State Patrol said the first Pokémon Go-related car crash in… Read More

Jul 19, 2016, 4:37 PM

City of Seattle and U.S. Chamber face off in hearing over Uber union law

Lawyers representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the City of Seattle met in court Tuesday for the first of… Read More

  • Older
  • Newer

Latest Stories

    Read All Stories

    GeekWire Newsletters

    Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch every headline

    Send Us a Tip

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

    Send Us a Tip

    A Word From Our Sponsors

    About

    • About GeekWire
    • Contact Us
    • Partner With Us
    • Become a GeekWire Member
    • Send Us a Tip
    • Join Our Startup List
    • Reprints and Permissions

    Follow

    • Facebook
    • X
    • LinkedIn
    • Instagram
    • RSS Feed
    • Podcast
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky

    GeekWire Newsletters

    Catch every headline in your inbox

    Read GeekWire

    • Apple News
    • Google News

    Legal

    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Sponsored Content Policy
    Return to Top of Page
    © 2011-2026 GeekWire, LLC
    Do Not Sell or Share My Personal information
    Limit the Use Of My Sensitive Personal Information
    Consent Preferences

    Don't miss a headline!

    Sign up for GeekWire's newsletters today.

    Thanks for subscribing!
    Check your inbox to confirm your subscription.