Articles about Seattle – Page 2 of 51

Amazon hosting 15,000 interns this year, its largest class ever, using a mostly hybrid model

Amazon will host more than 15,000 interns from across the world this year, setting the stage for its largest class… Read More

Q&A with Seattle’s new economic development chief on working with the tech industry

In February, Markham McIntyre agreed to leave his job as the vice president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to… Read More

Google now employs more than 7,200 in Washington state — up from 4,500 workers just prior to the pandemic

The pandemic may have disrupted hiring patterns in tech, and pushed some workers out of coastal metro areas. But Google… Read More

67% of Seattle residents have considered moving out of the city, new survey finds

Seattleites remain pessimistic about overall quality of life, with a recent survey indicating that 67% have actively considered moving out… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Testing Starlink; U.S. tech worker migration; GeekWire Awards sneak peek

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we talk about what could be an enduring era of remote work — for… Read More

Amazon’s bizarre bazaar: Strange final chapter for tech giant’s first bricks-and-mortar bookstore

“Best Book Club Ever” read one sign inside Amazon Books at Seattle’s University Village this weekend. On the bookshelves below… Read More

‘Go home tech bro’: Sentiment sticks around in Seattle, but pandemic peels back a new perspective

Within the span of an hour last weekend, I went from holiday shopping at several small businesses in Seattle’s Capitol… Read More

Amazon continues amazing growth spurt, expands presence at Austin, Chicago and Phoenix tech hubs

Three years after choosing Arlington, Va., as the winner of its high-profile HQ2 search, Amazon is speeding forward to build… Read More

Is the internet going to end? Signs around Seattle beg the question ahead of unique date, 12022021

If the internet ends this week, this story and any proof that I bothered to think about this, is going… Read More

Seattle startup AccelByte raises $10M to help developers build multiplayer online games

Seattle-based startup AccelByte has raised $10 million. Founded in 2016, AccelByte is a backend tools provider for “live service” video… Read More

How Endeavor One used an expert swordsman and dogs to create VR game ‘Arashi: Castles of Sin’

Seattle-based VR company Endeavor One plans to release its first game, Arashi: Castles of Sin, as an exclusive for PlayStation… Read More

Seattle leads nation in ‘brain gain,’ adds tech jobs faster than any other big U.S. market over 5 years

The Seattle region added more than 48,000 tech jobs from 2016 to 2020, an increase of more than 35% —… Read More

Tencent subsidiary TiMi opens Seattle-area game studio led by Halo, Battlefield vets

One of the largest mobile game developers in China has opened an office in the Seattle area. Tencent subsidary TiMi… Read More

Building Seattle, brick by video game brick: City rises in Minecraft as part of immense project

Rome wasn’t built in a day, the saying goes. But hey, Seattle was built in a month! At least a… Read More

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Why leaders are hopeful the Seattle community can remerge better than ever after the pandemic

The Seattle area was already experiencing a massive homelessness, mental health, and economic disparity crisis prior to COVID-19 hitting. The… Read More

Amazon adding 3,000 new tech and corporate jobs in Boston with lease of new 17-story office tower

Amazon plans to add 3,000 jobs in Boston over the next several years, leasing a new 17-story office tower in… Read More

Buoyed by a booming tech sector, Seattle surpasses Atlanta to claim 10th largest regional economy

The Seattle region continues to boom. The regional economy — encompassing Tacoma, Everett, Seattle, Redmond and Bellevue — boasts a… Read More

Poetry vs. programming: Wandering the city, a writer finds the intersection of literature and code

[Editor’s Note: Frances McCue is a poet, writer, co-founder of nonprofit community writing center Hugo House, and a teaching professor… Read More

After huge growth in 2020, Seattle startup Rec Room raises $20M to expand virtual hangout game

Rec Room, the eponymous Seattle-based development studio behind the virtual hangout/game creator Rec Room, has raised $20 million. Madrona Venture… Read More

Balancing act: What Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s short tenure says about running a tech hub

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan sought to build a bridge between the tech industry and its harshest critics in the divided… Read More

Space Needle moves New Year’s party online as streaming digital effects show replaces fireworks

The fireworks won’t be blasting off from the top of the Space Needle this New Year’s Eve, but the iconic… Read More

Can scooters give bike-share a boost? Lime data shows both services are growing in Seattle

It’s been six weeks since Lime’s rentable electric scooters arrived on Seattle’s streets, following a lengthy approval process by the… Read More

Longterm vision for Seattle-Portland-Vancouver mega-region will require a ‘consensus on growth’

Traffic as congested as Los Angeles? Housing as unaffordable as the Bay Area or New York? Climate emissions falling well… Read More

Seattle adopts minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers

Seattle became the second big city in the nation to establish a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers… Read More

Debate over Uber and Lyft driver pay comes to a head as Seattle prepares to set minimum wage

Seattle officials are slated to vote on a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers on Tuesday that will… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft (maybe) rescues TikTok; downtown Seattle struggles; micro-schools

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Who would have thought that Microsoft could be the… Read More

Lime adds more JUMP bikes in Seattle but says long-term viability hinges on city allowing scooters

Lime will double the number of bikes available to rent in Seattle, but says the long-term viability of the service… Read More

Pandemic threatens dominance of ‘superstar’ tech cities, creating new uncertainty for innovation hubs

The seemingly unstoppable trend of tech companies and talent concentrating in a few cities hit a brick wall in March.… Read More

French work collaboration startup iObeya plans Seattle-area headquarters

Work collaboration startup iObeya announced plans for a Seattle-area office Thursday that will serve as a dual headquarters with the… Read More

Seattle adopts spending plan for new payroll tax on big business

A new tax on Seattle’s highest-paying businesses will fund a variety of pandemic-related relief programs for renters, immigrants, refugees, and… Read More