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Oct 4, 2014, 2:02 PM

Uber partners with for-hire taxis to expand pick-up availability in Seattle

Just a few months ago, it would have been hard to fathom a business partnership between Uber and Seattle’s for-hire… Read More

Oct 3, 2014, 10:59 AM

Relive the 2014 GeekWire Summit with photos, videos, Twitter reaction

It kicked off with the future of flight and ended with an honest — and hilarious — chat with T-Mobile CEO John Legere. In… Read More

Oct 3, 2014, 9:20 AM

Watch this 14-year-old entrepreneur wow the crowd at the GeekWire Summit

It’s hard to upstage John Legere, the long-haired, hard-charging and f-bomb tossing CEO of T-Mobile who is shaking up the… Read More

John Legere
Oct 2, 2014, 6:08 PM

John Legere skeptical of Iliad bid, but says consolidation may still be in T-Mobile’s future

T-Mobile was in the news again Thursday, with rumors that French telecommunications giant Iliad planned to make another offer to acquire… Read More

Mark Vadon
Oct 2, 2014, 4:34 PM

Zulily Co-founder Mark Vadon says faster shipping isn’t always better (despite what Amazon teaches us)

Unlike other e-commerce giants, Mark Vadon, Zulily’s Chairman and co-founder, said his fast-growing company is not trying to ship products to its customers… Read More

News Brief
Oct 2, 2014, 3:16 PM

French telco giant Iliad reportedly planning larger bid for T-Mobile

Iliad, the French telecom giant that has already made one move to try and buy T-Mobile, is preparing another bid… Read More

Oct 2, 2014, 1:05 PM

Live Blog: Re/code scribes Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg dish about the tech industry

As the heads of Re/code, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher make a living out of taking the pulse of the… Read More

Brooke Martin
Oct 2, 2014, 12:25 PM

GeekWire Summit: Check out these 5 innovations we love

Beer-making machines. Asteroid hunters. Internet-enabled dog food dispensers. Gotta love innovation, baby. It was lots of fun hearing from some of… Read More

Steve VanRoekel
Oct 2, 2014, 10:55 AM

U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel on how technology can help stop the Ebola epidemic

In three days, Steven VanRoekel will leave his post as the U.S. Chief Information Officer and help coordinate the administration’s response to the Ebola… Read More

Chris Anderson drone control
Oct 2, 2014, 10:32 AM

The dark side of drones: Chris Anderson and Chad Copeland address privacy concerns

As drones become more commonplace, and are adopted by anyone from real estate agents to neighborhood enthusiasts, society is having to… Read More

Chris Anderson
Oct 2, 2014, 9:52 AM

Chris Anderson: Commercial drone market will overshadow personal and military use

Once the Federal Aviation Administration makes its rules about how drones can be used by businesses, the growing drone market… Read More

Chris Anderson
Oct 2, 2014, 8:37 AM

Live stream: Watch the 2014 GeekWire Summit

The day has come — it’s the 2014 GeekWire Summit. We’re just getting settled in here at the Westin, where… Read More

Oct 2, 2014, 6:00 AM

Groupon places bigger emphasis on groceries with Snap, an app that pays people cash

Groupon said today that it has launched Snap, a new mobile app that gives people cash for buying certain groceries and packaged… Read More

Oct 1, 2014, 4:51 PM

Washington prepares to enact state insurance requirements for Uber, Lyft

Colorado already has its own set of state-level regulations for companies like UberX and Lyft. California just enacted its own… Read More

Drone
Oct 1, 2014, 2:28 PM

New Jersey man shoots neighbor’s drone with shotgun after it flies over home

What do you do if you see your neighbor’s camera-equipped drone hovering above you house? Practice skeet shooting, perhaps? One… Read More

News Brief
Oct 1, 2014, 2:25 PM

Cray unveils next-generation supercomputer and cluster solutions

Cray has finally unveiled the next generation of its XC series supercomputers and CS series cluster supercomputers. The XC40 series… Read More

Oct 1, 2014, 2:13 PM

Box reportedly delaying IPO until next year due to market conditions

Box, the cloud storage company founded by two Mercer Island High School grads, will probably postpone its initial public offering until… Read More

Oct 1, 2014, 10:20 AM

Home-remodeling site Houzz raises $165M, rolls out e-commerce marketplace

Fueling the current trend of digitizing the home-remodeling experience, Houzz has raised an impressive $165 million in a fourth round… Read More

Oct 1, 2014, 8:39 AM

Tacoma legalizes UberX, Lyft under same regulations as taxis

With new startups like Uber and Lyft entering markets without regulation, taxi drivers often tell lawmakers that they want a “level-playing field.”… Read More

Oct 1, 2014, 7:58 AM

Amid talk of bubble, 23 venture-backed companies complete IPOs in Q3

Prominent venture capitalists Bill Gurley, Marc Andreessen and Fred Wilson have sounded the alarm bell in recent weeks about the… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 4:18 PM

Tony Hsieh steps down from lead role at Las Vegas Downtown Project amid big layoffs

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is leaving his lead role with the Las Vegas Downtown Project, Recode reported this afternoon, as the… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 3:42 PM

Seattle to install new parking meters that adjust price based on demand

Seattle is getting strategic with its parking rates. The Department of Transportation received approval from the City Council on Monday to begin… Read More

Sep 29, 2014, 5:15 PM

Seattle lawmakers approve bill that helps telecom companies build fiber networks

The Seattle City Council today unanimously approved legislation removing “excessive administrative requirements” for telecom companies that want to build broadband utility boxes in neighborhoods. Previously, companies… Read More

News Brief
Sep 29, 2014, 9:11 AM

Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom to advise Walmart on tech issues as new board member

Walmart has added Kevin Systrom, the co-founder and CEO of photo-sharing service Instagram, to its board. The retail giant, based in Bentonville, Ark., said… Read More

News Brief
Sep 29, 2014, 7:15 AM

Supercomputer maker Cray lands $26M contract with Department of Defense

The Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program has awarded Seattle-based supercomputer maker Cray Inc. with a $26 million… Read More

Sep 27, 2014, 2:24 PM

Uber driver allegedly strikes passenger on head with hammer

An Uber driver in San Francisco allegedly hit a passenger on the head with a hammer and fractured his skull after… Read More

Sep 26, 2014, 3:17 PM

Here are Bing’s mediocre NFL picks for Week 4

While Bing’s prediction engine was nearly flawless during the latter half of the World Cup this summer, it hasn’t been… Read More

Sep 26, 2014, 1:29 PM

Longtime black car service launches app — without surge pricing or 5-star ratings — to compete with Uber

Growing up in Seattle, Sotirios Rebelos was entrenched in the cab industry. His mom and dad — who met washing their… Read More

Sep 26, 2014, 1:24 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Shop.org Summit, TEDxRanier Salon, and more

As home to online retail giants like Zulily, Drugstore.com, and of course Amazon, the Puget Sound Area is on the cutting… Read More

Sep 26, 2014, 11:08 AM

Love Nikola Tesla? New crowdfunding campaign lets funders build museum brick by brick

Seattle cartoonist and writer Matthew Inman, better known to the internet as The Oatmeal, is well known for his love… Read More

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