Tech – Page 77 of 319

Apr 24, 2019, 9:58 AM

Spencer Rascoff reveals his post-Zillow life after longtime CEO departed real estate giant in February

Spencer Rascoff misses working side-by-side with his former colleagues every day. But it seems he’s enjoying post-Zillow life otherwise. Rascoff… Read More

Apr 23, 2019, 8:02 AM

Book review: Melinda Gates’ ‘The Moment of Lift’ should be required reading for everyone

In the past two decades, Melinda Gates has worked on some of the greatest challenges in global health, including making… Read More

Apr 22, 2019, 9:41 AM

New book ‘Losing Earth’ looks back at how politics squandered a pivotal climate change moment

Climate change is top of mind these days for a lot of folks, whether you’re a 2020 presidential contender or… Read More

Apr 22, 2019, 8:02 AM

Postmates ramps up engineering office in the Seattle area in advance of IPO

Postmates, the IPO-bound delivery company, is ramping up its engineering operations in the Seattle area after operating under the radar… Read More

Apr 19, 2019, 8:53 PM

Zillow sues real estate rival Compass over non-compete violation and stolen intellectual property

Seattle-based Zillow Group filed two lawsuits Friday against real estate rival Compass, alleging that the SoftBank-backed high-tech brokerage stole Zillow… Read More

Apr 19, 2019, 7:30 AM

GeekWire Awards: Last chance to vote, winners announced May 2 in Seattle

The GeekWire Awards isn’t just the Oscars of Pacific Northwest tech — it’s also a participation sport! Cast your vote in 11 categories… Read More

Apr 17, 2019, 10:00 AM

Kombucha kegerators, mountain sculptures, game rooms: Vote for the Geekiest Office Space in Seattle

You won’t find seas of dull gray cubicles confining workers toiling away at TPS reports inside the offices of the… Read More

Apr 17, 2019, 8:46 AM

T-Mobile teams up with Comcast to rein in robocalls

T-Mobile is teaming up with Comcast to detect robocalls between the two networks, the companies announced Wednesday. The partnership is… Read More

Apr 16, 2019, 11:44 AM

The talk of TED? Paul Allen’s Holodome brings immersive reality to conference in Vancouver

Holodome, the immersive virtual reality experience from the late Paul Allen, is all about transporting visitors to other worlds. And… Read More

Apr 16, 2019, 10:57 AM

T-Mobile HQ campus sells in massive $468M deal

Just months after T-Mobile committed to stay at its Bellevue, Wash. headquarters, the owner of the campus has decided to… Read More

Apr 16, 2019, 10:00 AM

Vote for your favorite Health Innovation of the Year, a new category at the GeekWire Awards

Proteins, algorithms and apps — oh my! Health innovators across the Pacific Northwest continue to embrace technologies that go well… Read More

Apr 16, 2019, 9:49 AM

Expedia Group to simplify ownership structure by buying out Liberty Expedia holding company

Expedia plans to buy out Liberty Expedia, a holding company that controls millions of shares in the online travel giant,… Read More

Apr 13, 2019, 8:00 AM

Pastors and programmers at BibleTech conference explore deeper theology through code

There’s a lot of stuff in the Bible — accounts of geography and warfare long past, layers of meaning translated… Read More

Apr 12, 2019, 10:25 AM

Valve hit with illegal gambling lawsuit by Native American nation that operates a casino in Washington state

A Native American nation that operates a casino in Washington state filed suit against Valve Software, accusing the gaming giant… Read More

Apr 12, 2019, 8:20 AM

NFL helmet safety rankings: Seattle startup Vicis tops list again with high-tech head protector

Vicis once again ranked atop the NFL’s laboratory test to determine which helmets best reduce head impact severity experienced by… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 1:34 PM

Uber releases IPO documents, reports $11.3B in 2018 revenue, up 42% from 2017

Uber filed its long-awaited IPO prospectus on Thursday, giving the world a look under the hood at its key business… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 12:30 PM

GeekWire Awards 2019: Big Tech CEO of the Year finalists use leadership to fuel big growth

Seattle is an evolving city, so it makes sense for the GeekWire Awards to evolve, too. That’s especially evident as… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 6:00 AM

Here’s what to know about T-Mobile’s new TV service as it takes on cable incumbents

T-Mobile today unveiled its first take on cable TV: A set-top box that gets to know users’ viewing habits with… Read More

Apr 9, 2019, 2:13 PM

Topgolf to open first virtual golf center in Seattle-area office complex linked to Google expansion

Topgolf, the fast-growing high-tech sports entertainment company, plans to debut a new concept for dense areas in the Seattle suburb… Read More

Apr 9, 2019, 10:00 AM

GeekWire Awards 2019: Top acquisitions and IPOs highlight Deal of the Year category

Like a Reese’s Cup, this GeekWire Awards category offers an appetizing combination — not chocolate and peanut butter, but the… Read More

Apr 9, 2019, 7:00 AM

Dropbox tripling size of Seattle engineering outpost with office lease in new downtown skyscraper

Dropbox is growing its Seattle footprint in a big way. The Bay Area-based file storage and sharing giant has taken… Read More

Apr 8, 2019, 8:33 AM

RiskLens raises $20M to show companies how much cyberattacks could cost them

A Spokane, Wash. startup just raised some serious cash to show companies how the threat of cyberattacks could impact their… Read More

Apr 6, 2019, 8:08 AM

‘The hardest fun’: A high school robotics competitor shares why it’s such a big deal in the Seattle area

Editor’s note: Aedan Henry is an Issaquah (Wash.) High School junior and co-president of the Issaquah Robotics Society. GeekWire asked… Read More

Apr 5, 2019, 5:00 PM

Seattle-area man arrested after allegedly impersonating a ride-hailing driver and raping a woman

Police arrested a Seattle-area man after he allegedly impersonated a ride-hailing driver and raped a woman who entered his vehicle.… Read More

Apr 5, 2019, 10:35 AM

GeekWire Awards 2019: Which of these burgeoning giants will be the region’s Next Tech Titan?

The Pacific Northwest tech scene is known primarily for giants such as Amazon and Microsoft, but there is a huge… Read More

Apr 5, 2019, 9:49 AM

GeekWire Update: A new managing editor, and a bigger focus on our founding vision

Earlier this week in the GeekWire newsroom, we tuned in to the noontime radio program from KUOW in Seattle —… Read More

Apr 4, 2019, 10:20 AM

Israel’s lunar lander switches from Earth orbit to moon orbit; touchdown in a week

The Israeli-built Beresheet lander successfully started orbiting the moon today, marking a crucial step toward next week’s scheduled lunar touchdown.… Read More

Apr 3, 2019, 12:41 PM

Home improvement marketplace Porch makes another acquisition as headcount hits 500

Porch is making another acquisition, its second after the home improvement startup came out of a self-imposed quiet period almost… Read More

Apr 3, 2019, 9:39 AM

Uber sees rapid adoption for new bus service as it recruits for ‘high capacity vehicles team’ in Seattle

Less than six months after launching, the Uber Bus program for developing cities is showing strong adoption as the company… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 1:11 PM

Filing shows Smartsheet spent almost $60M on R&D in 2018, up nearly 3X in 2 years amid rapid growth

Smartsheet nearly tripled spending on research and development over the last two years, to close to $60 million in 2018,… Read More