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Ex-Seattle Storm star Sue Bird teams with Coinbase to donate $25K to nonprofit Techbridge Girls

Retired Seattle Storm star Sue Bird is teaming with cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase to donate $25,000 to Techbridge Girls, a… Read More

Seattle Storm and Coinbase team up on NFTs commemorating Sue Bird’s jersey retirement

The Seattle Storm and Coinbase are teaming up to launch NFTs commemorating Seattle Storm legend Sue Bird’s jersey retirement at… Read More

Technology and human charm power new behind-the-scenes tours at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle

Standing in the Amazon Music Lounge at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday, tour guide Joe Vella asked Alexa to play… Read More

As hoops star Sue Bird chases fifth Olympic gold, here’s the latest fitness tech gadget she’s backing

Sue Bird is plenty busy these days, trying to guide the Seattle Storm to their fifth WNBA championship and getting… Read More

Videos: Sue Bird, Rainn Wilson, Bobby Wagner, and The Drunken Tenor make surprise appearances at the 2021 GeekWire Awards

What do a “drunken” opera singer, NFL linebacker, women’s pro basketball star and comic actor all have in common? They’re… Read More

Stories of Resilience: Restaurateur Brian Canlis, Storm CEO Alisha Valavanis join GeekWire event

While 2020 is a year that many want to put in the rearview mirror, powerful stories emerged as entrepreneurs adapted… Read More

Seattle Storm CEO Alisha Valavanis on equal pay and lessons for startups from the basketball court

It was just a few hours before the Seattle Storm faced off against the Phoenix Mercury in a decisive WNBA… Read More

Startup secrets from the Seattle Storm: Hear from CEO Alisha Valavanis at GeekWire’s Playbook event

If you’re looking to build a great team, take on world-class competitors and perform at the top of your field,… Read More

I worked out with basketball legend Sue Bird via a new Amazon Alexa skill — here’s what it was like

I pretty much rely on Amazon’s Alexa to tell me the weather for the day, read some headlines and play… Read More

TLDR: How WNBA Star Sue Bird uses tech to beat her competition at 37 years old

Today’s featured stories Sue Bird’s secrets: How the WNBA star uses tech to beat her competition — at 37 years… Read More

Sue Bird’s secrets: How the WNBA star uses tech to beat her competition — at 37 years old

Sue Bird is the WNBA’s oldest player, but you wouldn’t have guessed it watching this month’s playoffs. Case in point:… Read More

Catching up with former Microsoft exec and Seattle Storm co-owner Lisa Brummel

Lisa Brummel may have retired after 25 years at Microsoft, but the former executive is still certainly keeping busy. GeekWire… Read More

Talking tech with Sue Bird, who will play in her record-tying 10th WNBA All Star Game

Sue Bird will set yet another record next weekend in Seattle. The hoops legend will play in her 10th WNBA… Read More

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WNBA legend Sue Bird: Athletes who don’t embrace sports tech are idiots

WNBA legend and Seattle Storm veteran Sue Bird is still going strong 14 years into her pro career, and a… Read More

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No wind-pocalypse: Northwest storm isn’t that strong but still does damage

The rains and the winds that were spawned by Typhoon Songda swept through Western Washington tonight, leaving downed trees and… Read More

Basketball legend Sue Bird on the data disparity between men’s and women’s sports

BOSTON — Sue Bird doesn’t consider herself a geek — “I dabble in that world,” she tells GeekWire — but the women’s basketball… Read More

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