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Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

A decade ago, University of Washington oceanographers Julian Sachs and Alex Gagnon were working in a tropical paradise, studying the… Read More

Calendar Picks: Seattle Opera and GeekWire present panel on the ‘flawed brilliance’ of Steve Jobs

Did you know Seattle Opera is getting ready to put on a show all about the late Apple co-founder Steve… Read More

A talking ugly Christmas sweater? Check out this Seattle couple’s very geeky creation

When Paul and Cathy Dietz learned they could score free tickets to the GeekWire Gala earlier this month by winning GeekWire’s… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hack for Healthcare, Angel Capital Expo, and more

Seattle is a hub for healthcare innovation. But issues like high rates of hospital readmission, lack of accessibility, and costly diagnostics… Read More

GeekWire Trivia: Solve this Seattle riddle for a chance to win a GeekWire Summit ticket

Our GeekWire Trivia Challenge is back this week as part of the GeekWire radio show and podcast. This week we’re offering a… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Amazon vs. Facebook, lessons from Pokémon Go, and a real-world ‘Clue Quest’

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: We start with a roundup of second quarter earnings, where Amazon again blew away… Read More

New program seeks startups to solve tech challenges in changing healthcare market

The top challenge that startups face is finding a market need, according to Chris Edell, CEO of the “enterprise-startup connector” Elevar. And healthcare technology is a… Read More

GeekWire’s Treasure Trunk: Solve this puzzle for some sweet GeekWire swag

We had a lot of fun at the recent GeekWire Summit with a challenge we called the “Treasure Trunk.” (Regular… Read More

Who has the best geek-stashe in the land? Submit your entry for GeekWire’s Movember Competition

Updated with new deadline Calling all mustachioed men of GeekWire — lend us your ears — and upper lips. The… Read More

GeekWire Trivia Challenge: Name this sound for a chance to win a smartphone from AT&T

Updated below with answer and winners. We’re back with a special edition of our GeekWire Trivia Challenge this week, with a… Read More

Milestone: Celebrating our 100th ‘Name that Tech Tune’ challenge

Updated below with answer and winner. One of the most popular features of our weekly GeekWire radio show and podcast… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Here’s your chance to win PAX Prime Saturday passes

Updated below with answer and winner. It’s that time of year: The big Penny Arcade Expo — better known as… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Do you know this classic summer blockbuster?

It’s a long holiday weekend, and a perfect time for a new installment of our Name that Tech Tune Challenge.… Read More

Make your knockout-round picks in the GeekWire World Cup pool

OK, soccer fans, you can finally take a deep breath. The 16 teams are now set in the knockout stage… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Chance to win a pass to MozCon

This week’s Name that Tech Tune challenge has a World Cup theme, with a great prize up for grabs: We’re giving… Read More

The madness begins: Join GeekWire’s World Cup pool

Do you have World Cup fever? We do! And now you can join the greatest four-week spectacle in sports as… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Win tickets to the GeekWire Meetup & Tech Trivia Night

Updated below with answer and winner. This week’s Name that Tech Tune challenge isn’t easy, featuring a violinist’s interpretation of a video-game… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: What is this futuristic sound?

Updated below with answer and winner. We’re back with a brand new installment of our Name that Tech Tune challenge,… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Do you know this crazy game?

Updated below with answer and winner. One of the most popular segments each week on our GeekWire radio show and podcast is… Read More

Name that Tech Tune, Seahawks Edition: Win the geekiest 12th Man shirt ever

Updated below with answer and winners. We’re back with a special Super Bowl edition of our Name that Tech Tune… Read More

Revealed: The 7 answers to our Bill Gates Book Contest

One GeekWire reader is about to receive a nice post-Christmas gift — and he’s probably going to become a little… Read More

Contest: Answer 7 questions about Bill Gates for a chance to win his top 7 books of 2013

Bill Gates certainly knows a lot of stuff, from computer software to global health, and much more. This contest is a bonus for… Read More

Poll: Who has the best geek mustache in Seattle?

There was a bit of mustache mania going on this past month as dudes everywhere participated in the annual Movember… Read More

It’s Movember: So, send us photos of those super staches

Have you noticed a bit more facial hair around the office this month? Yep, it’s Movember — that wonderfully hairy… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Win tickets to the GeekWire Gala

Updated below with answer and winner. This week’s Tech Tune will ring a bell for lots of people. Many of… Read More

Name That Tech Tune: Win Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s new book, signed and doodled by the author

Updated below with answer and winner. We’ve got a very special prize up for grabs in this week’s Name that… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: GeekGirlCon and GeekWire Startup Day tix up for grabs

Updated below with answer and winners. It’s time for a brand new installment of our Name that Tech Tune challenge.… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Whose rockin’ band is this?

Updated below with answer and winner. Technology and music often go hand-in-hand, and this week’s Name that Tech Tune challenge… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: What’s the real history of this ringtone?

Updated below with answer and winner. You’ll immediately recognize the jingle in this week’s Name that Tech Tune challenge. You’ve… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Recognize this classic bass line?

Updated below with answer and winner. We continue our tour of classic video games on this week’s Name that Tech… Read More