Tech

Oct 20, 2021, 8:50 AM

Average tech salaries in Seattle rise 4.6% to $158K, second-highest in U.S.

The average tech worker in Seattle makes $158,000, a 4.6% increase from last year, according to new data from jobs… Read More

Oct 19, 2021, 12:57 PM

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy pledges $276M to match UK funding for climate innovations

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst has pledged an investment of $276 million in climate innovation in the United Kingdom, matching… Read More

Oct 19, 2021, 11:54 AM

Analyst says Zillow’s pause on homebuying ‘leaves many unanswered questions,’ lowers stock outlook

Analysts with Wedbush slashed their 12-month price target for Zillow Group by more than 40% following the company’s decision to… Read More

Oct 18, 2021, 3:02 PM

Avalara continues acquisition spree with purchase of property tax compliance company CrowdReason

Tax software giant Avalara made yet another acquisition, announcing Monday that it bought property tax compliance software developer CrowdReason Limited… Read More

Oct 9, 2021, 8:19 AM

Guest post: AI surveillance in prisons is a terrible idea, both technologically and ethically

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by University of Washington professor Emily M. Bender and Rachael Tatman, a… Read More

Oct 7, 2021, 7:34 AM

As election fraud narratives persist, misinformation research shows sources of ‘toxic feedback loops’

The 2020 U.S. presidential election is almost a year past, but the unfounded allegations that President Biden did not win… Read More

Oct 6, 2021, 1:36 PM

Amazon’s Twitch hit with major breach of source code, security tools, streamer payouts, and more

The Amazon-owned livestreaming network Twitch has confirmed that it’s been hacked, in what one BBC analyst called “the biggest leak… Read More

Oct 6, 2021, 10:45 AM

Quantum hardware startup Rigetti Computing to go public in $1.5B SPAC deal with ex-Zillow CEO

Rigetti is going public. The Bay Area-based makers of quantum computers and processors announced Wednesday that it will merge with… Read More

Oct 6, 2021, 10:20 AM

GeekWire Summit 2021 recap: Leaders and luminaries share insights at our annual conference

It was really nice to be back. The GeekWire Summit returned to Seattle and took a page out of our shared… Read More

Oct 5, 2021, 2:54 PM

TPG Capital will acquire majority stake in workflow automation company Nintex

Bellevue, Wash.-based workflow automation company Nintex announced today that it will sell a majority stake to private equity giant TPG… Read More

Oct 5, 2021, 12:32 PM

Robotics pioneer Yoky Matsuoka on the human touch in her new personal assistant venture Yohana

Yoky Matsuoka has served as head of innovation at Google and as chief technology officer at Nest, and she won… Read More

Oct 5, 2021, 8:57 AM

Sora from ‘Kingdom Hearts’ is the last addition to the ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ roster

It’s the end of an era. The 89th and final fighter to join the cast of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate… Read More

Oct 5, 2021, 5:00 AM

Redfin partners with security giant ADT for program that lets buyers tour homes without an agent

Tech tools such as video tours have increasingly helped power real estate transactions during the pandemic, decreasing the need for… Read More

Oct 4, 2021, 11:46 PM

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff on the need for new social media, iBuying, remote work, and more

On a day when the biggest social media company on the planet went offline for several hours, Spencer Rascoff talked… Read More

Oct 4, 2021, 10:35 AM

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down; Facebook says it is aware of outage

It’s not just you: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp went offline Monday morning. Facebook said it is aware of the outage,… Read More

Oct 1, 2021, 10:09 AM

Ziply Fiber lands $350M to expand fiber internet service across Pacific Northwest

Ziply Fiber has raised $350 million in debt funding to fuel its fiber expansion projects in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and… Read More

Oct 1, 2021, 7:42 AM

Last chance for GeekWire Summit tickets: Get in-person or virtual access to our annual conference

Hear from leaders across tech, real estate, entertainment, and science. Bring back valuable lessons to your own organization. Meet your next… Read More

Sep 30, 2021, 9:10 AM

Mainstream media critic Project Veritas sues University of Washington and Stanford, alleging defamation by social media researchers

Project Veritas, a right-wing activist group with a history of trying to discredit mainstream media organizations, has filed a defamation… Read More

Sep 27, 2021, 10:06 AM

Average tech salaries in Seattle rise 4.6% to $158K, second-highest in U.S.

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy pledges $276M to match UK funding for climate innovations

Analyst says Zillow’s pause on homebuying ‘leaves many unanswered questions,’ lowers stock outlook

Avalara continues acquisition spree with purchase of property tax compliance company CrowdReason

Guest post: AI surveillance in prisons is a terrible idea, both technologically and ethically

As election fraud narratives persist, misinformation research shows sources of ‘toxic feedback loops’

Amazon’s Twitch hit with major breach of source code, security tools, streamer payouts, and more

Quantum hardware startup Rigetti Computing to go public in $1.5B SPAC deal with ex-Zillow CEO

GeekWire Summit 2021 recap: Leaders and luminaries share insights at our annual conference

TPG Capital will acquire majority stake in workflow automation company Nintex

Robotics pioneer Yoky Matsuoka on the human touch in her new personal assistant venture Yohana

Sora from ‘Kingdom Hearts’ is the last addition to the ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ roster

Redfin partners with security giant ADT for program that lets buyers tour homes without an agent

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down; Facebook says it is aware of outage

Ziply Fiber lands $350M to expand fiber internet service across Pacific Northwest

Last chance for GeekWire Summit tickets: Get in-person or virtual access to our annual conference

Mainstream media critic Project Veritas sues University of Washington and Stanford, alleging defamation by social media researchers

The GeekWire Summit returns: Agenda released featuring Andy Jassy, Ciara and others

T-Mobile US is ‘highly encouraging’ employees to get vaccinated and start working in the office again

Seattle UX company Blink acquired by India-based IT services giant Mphasis

Unification of Expedia Group travel rewards programs signals progress on tech overhaul

RealNetworks releases its first hardware product, a kiosk that checks for proper facemask usage

Bill Gates backs Cipher, a new online climate news source produced by his Breakthrough Energy

Bill Gates calls inequitable worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines a ‘public health tragedy’

Alexa, please! Study suggests kids know how to talk differently to virtual assistants and humans

T-Mobile inks deal with Walmart to sell products at 2,300 stores

BlackSky satellite data venture glides into first day of public trading after SPAC deal

Porch Group announces two more acquisitions for a total of more than $94 million

With $25M grant, Univ. of Washington to lead new ultra high tech optoelectronics center