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GeekWire Calendar Picks: EMP hosts George Takei for iconic sci-fi artifact exhibit launch

Sci-fi is in the spotlight. The genre has emerged from fringe to mainstream with blockbusters like Interstellar, The Hunger Games and J.J.… Read More

Bracket mania: Here are the fields for GeekWire’s huge ping-pong and foosball tourneys

Ready for some March Madness? We are. But we’re not talking about basketball here, sports fans. Nope. It’s that time of… Read More

Video: This ‘Ping Pong Hero’ is involved in one wacky training regimen ahead of the GeekWire Bash

We’re getting pretty darn excited over here at GeekWire for our big annual anniversary bash, complete with one of the… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Emerald City ComicCon, Hacking the Commute, and more

Emerald City Comicon is returning March 27, just a few weeks before the highly anticipated Avengers: Age of Ultron premiere. And… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: State’s proposed drone laws fuel ‘Surveillance Society’ conversation

The Washington State House of Representatives passed several bills Wednesday that would impose new regulations on surveillance technology and drones. The legislation makes… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Responding to Revenge Porn, The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, and more

Hunter Moore, the infamous revenge porn kingpin, pleaded guilty to hacking and theft charges this week. Moore, who rose to internet… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Legend of Zelda Symphony, Startup Weekend Ecommerce Edition, and more

The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo’s popular fantasy game franchise, is experiencing something of a revival in 2015. The gaming giant… Read More

GeekWire Bash: Early-bird tickets on sale now for our big anniversary party and ping-pong tourney

GeekWire is turning 4 years old next month, and we’re celebrating in the best way we know how: With a massive… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Rocketry Convention, Seattle Tech Mentors, GottaCon, and more

After several missed starts, the Deep Space Climate Observatory launched atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Wednesday. Although the company decided to… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Zombie Prom, Housing Hackathon, Re-Maker Fest and more

Valentines Day is approaching, and what better way to beat the clichés than with a Zombie Prom? That’s right, Spooked… Read More

Startup Day FAQ: What to know if you’re coming to Friday’s sold-out entrepreneurial bootcamp

We’ve got a huge crowd and a great lineup in store for the sixth annual Startup Day event, taking place… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Sci-Fi + Fantasy Short Film Festival, How to Start a Startup, and more

Sci-Fi and Fantasy are playing an unprecedented role in the mainstream pop culture arena. Once a fringe subculture refuge, it would’ve been… Read More

Ex-Microsoft employees say company did not prepare them for startup life

There’s a common stereotype in the tech community that ex-Microsoft employees don’t necessarily make for the greatest entrepreneurs or startup… Read More

Chef Ethan Stowell; Mayor Ed Murray and startup vet Rahul Sood join a packed Startup Day lineup

GeekWire Startup Day is just nine days away. As our biggest entrepreneurial event of the year approaches, we’re excited to… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Startup Day Warm-Up, Smart Gun Symposium, and more

When Inrix CEO and founder Bryan Mistele left Microsoft in 2004, he thought his startup would be completely funded within… Read More

GeekWire Startup Day: Last chance for early-bird tickets, new speakers added

GeekWire’s biggest entrepreneurial event of the year — Startup Day — is just 16 days away. Are you ready to… Read More

The good, bad and ugly: Send us your holiday party stories

It’s a time-honored tradition, the holiday party. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen your drunk boss get on stage and… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: WSTA Holiday Celebration, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, and more

As the holidays approach, the tech community has the opportunity to reflect on 2014 and celebrate the innovation yet to… Read More

Early-bird tickets on sale now for GeekWire Startup Day, an all-day bootcamp for entrepreneurs, makers and builders

Startups are hard. Really, hard. Entrepreneurs sometimes can feel as if they’re fighting a lonely battle, without any support, help… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Seattle salsa dancers start HurryOut to make it easy to find local events

Digital tools have streamlined services in almost every sector — from daily deals to travel planning to video sharing — but… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: TechCafe and Seattle Angel Conference join forces, 500 Startups Roadshow, and more

TechCafe is merging with Seattle Angel Conference to launch a new series of events for the Pacific Northwest tech community.… Read More

GeekWire Gala: Here’s what you need to know if you’re coming to Wednesday’s sold-out holiday bash

We’ve got a big crowd coming for the GeekWire Gala this Wednesday, Dec. 3 at the wonderful Museum of History & Industry… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hour of Code, Jesse Jackson in Seattle, Home Automation Demo Day, and more

Our economic landscape is changing and traditional grade school education doesn’t always respond quickly enough. A strong foundation in technology, particularly… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Gear Live Holiday Bash, TEDxRainier, and more

With just a week until Thanksgiving, the holiday season is officially upon us and that means one thing for the… Read More

GeekWire Gala: Enter to win two tickets to the geekiest holiday party of the year

It’s the season for giving — and to get in the spirit, GeekWire is offering a pair of tickets to the… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Tackling Ebola with Smartphones; Startup Weekend: Makers Edition; and more

In the U.S., it seems the Ebola scare is subsiding. Craig Spencer, the New York doctor diagnosed with the virus, was determined… Read More

Catan and casino action: Scenes from GeekWire’s epic game night

There was some serious business being conducted last night in Seattle. But it wasn’t around mobile app downloads or software-as-a-service… Read More

GeekWire Game Night: What to know if you’re coming to Tuesday’s meetup

Board games are cool again —with the South Park crew even playing some board games in the final scene of the most… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Highlights: Life Sciences Research Weekend, a Crash Course in Crowdfunding, and more

Update: The Startup Weekend Sports event has been postponed to 2015. Between Clint Dempsey’s participation in the World Cup, the Supporters’ Shield victory,… Read More

Seattle 10

Meet the Seattle 10: These innovative startups are looking to change the world

Education. Big data. Health. Telecommunications. Clean tech. Seattle is producing groundbreaking startups in a host of industries, generating a crop… Read More

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