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Microsoft is No. 1: Tech giant overtakes Apple for title of most-valuable U.S. company

Microsoft ended the week with the title of the most-valuable company in the U.S., pulling ahead of Apple Friday afternoon… Read More

Apple Music arrives on Amazon Echo in new partnership between voice tech competitors

Apple is making its Apple Music service available on Amazon Echo devices in a surprising new partnership between two rivals… Read More

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Review: New book goes inside Microsoft’s Surface business, as an emblem of tech giant’s rebound

Microsoft was at a crossroads, and Surface was at risk of becoming roadkill. RELATED: Microsoft Surface product roadmap revealed in… Read More

Microsoft on the cusp of passing Apple to become the most-valuable U.S. company

Someone time traveling from five years ago might not believe it, but it’s 2018 and Microsoft is poised to surpass… Read More

Last call! Apple says it will stop reporting quarterly unit sales for iPhone, iPad and Mac

The guessing game about Apple’s iPhone sales is a quarterly tradition among many people who follow the company, but the… Read More

Here’s everything Apple announced at its hardware event in New York City today

Six weeks after announcing a slew of new iPhones, Apple was back on stage today, this time giving a first… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft and Google stocks hammered in historically rough trading day

Tech stocks had their worst day in years, as a mass sell-off caused major drops for some of the world’s… Read More

Salesforce and Apple partner on new iOS integrations and developer promotions

Salesforce its strengthening its ties to Apple with a series of initiatives announced Monday, from exclusive iPhone and iPad features… Read More

TLDR: Apple announces a new watch that could save your life

GeekWire TLDR Daily Rundown: Watch today’s episode with guest host Brian Westbrook above, and click the headlines below to read more.… Read More

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Apple-palooza! Everything you need to know about the new iPhones and Apple Watch announced today

What a day for Apple. At the tech giant’s annual product event Wednesday, the company announced three new iPhones alongside… Read More

Sports tech at Apple event: New iPhone app uses augmented reality for basketball training

A startup wants to help basketball players improve their jump shot — with just a smartphone. Among the flurry of… Read More

Meet the new iPhones: Here’s all the smartphone news Apple announced today

Apple unveiled three new versions of the iPhone today, with plenty of hyperbole, some new capabilities under the hood and… Read More

Apple makes huge leap in health tech with first-of-its-kind heart tracking feature on Apple Watch

Apple made a bold move into health technology during a special product event Wednesday, announcing that the Apple Watch Series… Read More

TLDR: Paul Allen’s $100K donation to help GOP, Amazon briefly becomes $1T company, latest philanthropic efforts by Amazon

Today’s featured stories Tech titan Paul Allen gives $100,000 to GOP causes — and he’s not the only one Amazon… Read More

Report: Apple’s new iPhone will be called the ‘XS’ and there will be a gold color option

Apple announced Thursday that its next “special event” will take place on Sept. 12 at the Steve Jobs Theater on… Read More

TLDR: Trump vs. Google, minority students in AP computer science, rare computer headed to auction

Today’s featured stories President Trump wakes up, Googles himself and threatens to look into search giant’s ‘rigged’ results Women and… Read More

Rare Apple 1 headed to auction and Seattle’s Living Computers experts weigh in on piece of tech history

A rare piece of computer history is headed to auction next month in Boston, shedding light yet again on the… Read More

TLDR: Apple becomes a $1 trillion company, Starbucks & Alibaba launch delivery service, George Takei joins TraceMe

Today’s featured stories Apple becomes first American public company to be worth $1,000,000,000,000 — briefly Starbucks and Alibaba to integrate… Read More

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Apple becomes first American public company to be worth $1,000,000,000,000 — briefly

Update, 1:45 p.m. PST: As the market closed, Apple exceeded $1 trillion in valuation, finishing at $207.39 per share. That’s… Read More

TLDR: Facebook discovers political influence campaign, Seattle clinic for families affected by gentrification, Apple beats revenue expectations

Today’s featured stories Facebook discovers coordinated political influence campaign ahead of midterm elections Seattle Children’s opens new community clinic to… Read More

Apple beats earnings expectations with $53.3B in revenue, stock up 3%

Amid the flurry of tech stocks plummeting as companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Netflix miss earnings expectations, Apple is staying… Read More

TLDR: Play Impossible’s deals with Apple & NFLPA, Chrome extension for Craigslist scams, U.S. immigration policy & tech

Today’s featured stories Smart gameball startup Play Impossible inks retail deal with Apple, partners with NFL players, raises cash Seattle… Read More

Smart gameball startup Play Impossible inks retail deal with Apple, partners with NFL players, raises cash

Play Impossible started with a simple thesis: the internet-of-things world had lost a sense of joy and fun. So its… Read More

Massive new Apple Store in Seattle set to debut on June 30

Apple has, for the first time, publicly acknowledged plans for a new store in Seattle and given an opening date:… Read More

Apple’s striking new Seattle store, cloaked in secrecy, appears almost completed

Apple still isn’t talking about its new Seattle store, but it looks almost ready for prime time. GeekWire first unearthed… Read More

Siri Shortcuts vs. Alexa Skills: How Apple is tapping apps to compete with Amazon’s voice assistant

One of Alexa’s biggest competitive advantages is its catalog of more than 40,000 skills, leveraging third-party services to provide additional… Read More

Apple’s new macOS: Dark Mode, a souped up Finder window, additional screenshot effects and more

Complementing the new iOS 12, Apple introduced the latest version of its operating system for desktop computers and MacBooks at… Read More

Microsoft and Apple collaborate to help visually impaired people use braille displays across operating systems

Microsoft, Apple, and other tech companies are working together to make it easier for people with impaired vision to use… Read More

Valve vs. Apple: PC gaming giant cries foul after iOS App Store rejects Steam Link streaming app

Valve says Apple has revoked its original approval of the PC gaming giant’s new Steam Link app for the iOS… Read More

TLDR: Al Gore at Sustainable Business Summit, Uber Express POOL expands, Seattle’s Scarecrow Video fights against streaming

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

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