Tech

Sep 26, 2018, 7:58 PM

Japan’s ispace strikes deal with SpaceX for launches to the moon in 2020 and 2021

SpaceX has been signed up to provide rides to the moon for a pair of payloads built by ispace, a… Read More

Sep 26, 2018, 12:45 PM

Here’s everything Facebook announced at its Oculus Connect virtual reality event

A new virtual reality headset, the $399 Oculus Quest, headlined the fifth edition of the Oculus Connect event in San… Read More

Sep 26, 2018, 12:01 PM

Photos: Inside look at the University of Washington’s new computer science building

More than 20 months after construction commenced, the University of Washington’s new computer science building is nearing completion. GeekWire took… Read More

Sep 26, 2018, 10:52 AM

Uber expanding Seattle engineering office, scooping up space with room for 750 people

Ride-hailing giant Uber is expanding its engineering office in Seattle to fit up to 750 people, which is more than… Read More

Sep 26, 2018, 6:19 AM

iSpot raises $30M to accelerate growth of TV advertisement analytics technology

Seattle-area startup iSpot has raised more cash to fuel growth of its technology platform that measures TV advertisement performance. The… Read More

Sep 25, 2018, 1:35 PM

Internal memo: Big Fish Games cutting 15% of its workforce, including key executives

Big Fish Games is cutting about 15 percent of its workforce, including several key executives, according to an internal memo… Read More

Sep 24, 2018, 6:48 PM

Vertafore insurance tech company closing Seattle-area office, shifting last remaining jobs to Denver

Insurance technology company Vertafore is closing its office in the Seattle suburbs, completing a transition to its new headquarters in… Read More

Sep 24, 2018, 3:00 PM

Fernish aims to ‘take the moving out of moving,’ expanding furniture rental service to Seattle

Michael Barlow and Lucas Dickey were tired of moving. Barlow, who landed a gig as an investment banker for JPMorgan out… Read More

Sep 19, 2018, 2:00 PM

Smartsheet expands ‘second home’ in Boston with room for 450 employees

Smartsheet is growing its footprint in Boston. The Seattle-area cloud-based work management company just swooped up an additional 42,000 square… Read More

Sep 19, 2018, 12:57 PM

Amazon reportedly eyes opening up to 3,000 cashier-free Amazon Go stores by 2021

The fourth Amazon Go store just opened, but a new report claims a lot more could be on the horizon.… Read More

Sep 19, 2018, 11:00 AM

DNA evidence zeroes in on three African cartels behind illegal elephant ivory trade

DNA evidence and lots of detective work have revealed the networks behind illegal trade in African elephant ivory, centering on… Read More

Sep 19, 2018, 9:50 AM

Backed by Seattle firm, Canadian pot company Tilray sees value soar to $20 billion after IPO

A Seattle-based marijuana investment firm and a well-known Silicon Valley venture capitalist are seeing dollar signs this week as shares… Read More

Sep 18, 2018, 6:10 PM

TLDR: SpaceX’s first customer for a flight around the moon

Today’s featured stories Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa revealed as first customer for SpaceX trip around the moon After helping defeat a… Read More

Sep 18, 2018, 4:00 PM

After helping defeat a tax for affordable housing, Paul Allen and Jeff Bezos step up on homelessness

On a crisp fall Tuesday in Seattle, representatives from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s philanthropic organization joined with community groups to… Read More

Sep 18, 2018, 12:12 PM

Capcom Vancouver officially shut down; ‘Dead Rising’ developers let go as part of restructuring

Capcom Vancouver is officially shutting down. The studio was primarily responsible for development on the popular but recently troubled Dead Rising franchise,… Read More

Sep 18, 2018, 8:37 AM

Postmates raises massive $300M round as CEO hints at 2019 IPO

Delivery startup Postmates has raised a huge $300 million funding, pushing its valuation over $1 billion as it battles a… Read More

Sep 17, 2018, 12:31 PM

NASA unveils first science images from TESS probe’s quest to spot alien planets

The first science images from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite focus on a strip of southern sky that includes the… Read More

Sep 17, 2018, 10:48 AM

WeWork-owned coding bootcamp Flatiron School expands to west coast with new Seattle location

As WeWork continues its massive co-working expansion across the Seattle area, it is also bringing a new coding bootcamp school… Read More

Sep 17, 2018, 9:54 AM

GeekWire Summit Spotlight: Former DOJ attorney Tony West helps Uber write its next chapter as chief legal officer

In the year since joining Uber as chief legal officer, Tony West has talked repeatedly about trust. “Uber survives only… Read More

Sep 16, 2018, 4:47 PM

Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne Benioff to buy Time magazine for $190M

The venerable newsmagazine Time, a nearly 100-year-old media institution, is about to have new owners — Marc Benioff, Salesforce chairman… Read More

Sep 15, 2018, 8:00 AM

Washington Gov. Inslee calls for stronger environmental leadership from state tech industry, as Silicon Valley goes green

SAN FRANCISCO — West Coast tech leaders made the case this week that artificial intelligence, blockchain, machine learning, and big… Read More

Sep 14, 2018, 10:56 AM