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TLDR: Uber CEO still believes in self-driving cars, ESPN’s new streaming service, RED iPhones

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

TLDR: Day 2 of Zuckerberg’s testimony, protest at Amazon HQ, Snap Spectacles

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

T-Mobile and Sprint name first 5G cities, as race to build next-gen network intensifies

The race to the next generation data network — 5G — is heating up. T-Mobile and Sprint — the nation’s… Read More

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Cooking up disruption: T-Mobile CEO John Legere marks two years of popular cooking show ‘Slow Cooker Sunday’

T-Mobile CEO John Legere wants folks to sign up for their wireless service and for the past couple of years… Read More

See you later, Swype: Popular text input keyboard discontinued as Seattle creators lament its demise

Not many technology products become a verb, as in “I Googled it” or “We Ubered.” But mobile keyboard startup Swype, created… Read More

T-Mobile’s ‘abominable carriers’ holiday ad sparks formal complaint from ‘major miser’ AT&T

T-Mobile loves to get under the skin of its rival carriers and an ad over the holidays struck a nerve… Read More

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T-Mobile adds 1.9M customers in Q4, posts $2.7B in profits, boosted by U.S. tax reform

T-Mobile reported another big quarter this morning, maintaining its momentum against larger wireless carriers Verizon and AT&T and wrapping up… Read More

Amazon ditching lock screen ads on Prime discount smartphones in exchange for $20 price increase

Amazon says it is getting rid of the lock screen ads and offers that support its Prime smartphone program, but… Read More

T-Mobile completes Layer3 acquisition, on track to launch new TV service this year

T-Mobile said it has closed the acquisition of Denver-based Layer3 TV, paving the way for the self-proclaimed “Un-carrier” to launch… Read More

Amazon adds voice control to Alexa app for Android with iOS update on the way

Amazon is beefing up its virtual brain Alexa within the Android operating system, as it continues to battle Google and… Read More

Chinese tech giants Baidu and Huawei team up for wide-ranging partnership in AI, AR and more

Two Chinese tech giants with offices in the Seattle area are teaming up. Baidu, the Chinese search giant, and smartphone… Read More

T-Mobile to launch TV service in 2018, challenging cable and satellite giants with purchase of Layer3 TV

T-Mobile says it will launch its own TV service in 2018, expanding its competitive focus beyond the U.S. wireless giants… Read More

T-Mobile authorizes $1.5B stock repurchase, COO says ‘formula is really working’ as wireless giant eyes new acquisitions

A month after T-Mobile and Sprint called off merger talks, Bellevue-based T-Mobile announced that its board has authorized a plan… Read More

Internal email: T-Mobile CEO John Legere says Sprint merger didn’t meet ‘our high bar’

T-Mobile isn’t settling. That was the message from T-Mobile CEO John Legere to his employees on Saturday after the Bellevue,… Read More

John Legere

T-Mobile and Sprint end merger talks, saying they were ‘unable to find mutually agreeable terms’

T-Mobile and Sprint made an official announcement this morning, but not with the news many expected. After another round of… Read More

T-Mobile-Sprint merger may not be dead after all as CEOs Legere and Claure reportedly revive talks

The will-they-won’t-they status of a long-rumored T-Mobile-Sprint merger continues, as the two companies are reportedly continuing negotiations following reports earlier… Read More

Reports: T-Mobile-Sprint merger crumbling as parent companies disagree on ownership

The long-rumored merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the nation’s third and fourth largest wireless carriers, is falling apart, according to… Read More

Google unveils Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones with Always On display and high-powered camera

Google this morning showed off its latest smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, following up on the release… Read More

T-Mobile and Sprint reportedly close to merger, bringing 3rd and 4th-largest U.S. carriers together

After several months of rumors and talks of a T-Mobile-Sprint merger, it looks like the deal may finally happen. Reuters… Read More

Video: T-Mobile COO on new Netflix partnership and what it says about today’s media landscape

T-Mobile’s latest “Un-Carrier” move — adding free Netflix subscriptions to new and existing T-Mobile One family plans — aims to further… Read More

T-Mobile to offer free Netflix with wireless family plans in exclusive deal with streaming giant

Updated with details from conference call with reporters. T-Mobile will provide free Netflix subscriptions to new and existing T-Mobile One… Read More

Samsung looks to put Galaxy Note 7 disaster in the rear view with new Note 8, debuting Sept. 15

Samsung today today introduced the new Galaxy Note 8 smartphone and sought to turn the page from the Note 7… Read More

Exclusive: Google buys Seattle health monitoring startup Senosis, bolstering digital health push

Shwetak Patel has struck again. The University of Washington computer scientist has sold his newest Seattle startup company, Senosis Health, to Google,… Read More

T-Mobile unveils Revvl, its own ‘budget-friendly’ smartphone for $0 down and $5 per month

T-Mobile is targeting budget-conscious customers with its own branded smartphone. Called Revvl, the new Android device — manufactured by Alcatel —… Read More

T-Mobile debuts new unlimited plans for customers age 55 and up; 2 lines at $60/month

T-Mobile latest move is targeted at older Americans. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company today debuted a new plan called T-Mobile One… Read More

Learn how three experts are bringing the power of artificial intelligence to cloud computing

This time, it seems like it’s actually going to happen. We’ve been hearing promises about how artificial intelligence and machine… Read More

A love letter to my Windows Phone, which I still miss 5 years later

This week, Microsoft ended support for Windows Phone 8.1, or the final operating system tied to the glorious failure that… Read More

John Legere

T-Mobile delays annual raises, offers special stock grant amid fresh rumors about Sprint merger

T-Mobile is delaying annual salary increases for employees from July 2017 to February 2018, offering a one-time $1,000 “celebratory” stock… Read More

Snooping on snoopers: UW researchers create new system to identify cellular surveillance devices

Security researchers at the University of Washington have developed a system designed to spot anomalies in cell networks that could indicate… Read More

Android creator Andy Rubin is back with Amazon Echo competitor and new Essential smartphone

Android creator Andy Rubin is back and aiming to change up the digital assistant and smartphone markets with a pair… Read More

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