Washington vs. Oregon: Here are the VC deals from Q1 Last week, we reported on the new CB Insights VC report, noting that Oregon had overtaken Washington in terms of quarterly… Read More
Paul Allen says Steve Ballmer would be a ‘great NBA owner’ Paul Allen thinks his good buddy and former colleague Steve Ballmer would be a “great” NBA owner, but isn’t exactly… Read More
Google CEO Larry Page: Google Glass ‘gives me chills’ Larry Page is excited about the potential of Google Glass — so much so that he gets the chills when… Read More
Hey, NYC: Thanks for finally recognizing Seattle but your infographic stinks The Big Apple versus The Emerald City. Could this be an epic showdown over data geeks? That’s the discussion in… Read More
VC investing tanks in Washington, overtaken by Oregon for first time since 1993 I’ve been covering the venture capital beat for nearly 15 years in the Pacific Northwest, through good times and bad.… Read More
VIDEO: What makes Seattle such an awesome gaming city The list of game development companies in the Seattle area, from Valve to PopCap to 343, is certainly impressive. And… Read More
Survey: City of Seattle wants to know your tech habits to ‘bridge digital divide’ The City of Seattle is conducting a survey to get a better grip on how the Emerald City uses Internet… Read More
Welcome to Seattle, Bertha: World’s largest tunnel boring machine arrives in Emerald City (Video above is from our news partner, KING5) Welcome to Seattle, Bertha. Coming all the way from Osaka, Japan, the… Read More
ESPN’s Kenny Mayne on childhood prank calls, cloud computing and his love for Twitter Washington native Kenny Mayne is one of the more hilarious people around sports broadcasting. A quick YouTube search of his name or… Read More
Microsoft boosting rent for vendors, setting new terms for its shadow workforce Microsoft employs tens of thousands of people in the Seattle area, but those teams are supplemented by a large “shadow… Read More
Tony Wright is chucking the tech industry to travel around the world Entrepreneur Tony Wright made a bit of a stir last May when he announced plans to leave Seattle for Silicon… Read More
We’ve got a double helix bridge, but Taipei is building a double helix skyscraper Seattle residents are familiar with the double helix pedestrian bridge, connecting Elliott Avenue with the Amgen campus to the west.… Read More
Meet the GeekWire Calendar: Tech events, geekfests and more in Seattle and beyond One of the best things about being a geek in the Seattle region is the abundance of stuff to do… Read More
City of Seattle green lights study for new high-tech traffic signals Sick and tired of being stuck in nasty Seattle traffic gridlock? Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn feels your pain, and today he… Read More
VIDEO: Here’s what customers think of a Seattle bar banning Google Glasses If you haven’t heard yet, Seattle’s 5 Point Cafe is one of the first establishments to declare a ban on Google Glasses to prevent its… Read More
Need a tech job? Study shows 80 percent of Seattle CIO’s plan to hire IT staff in 2Q If you’re in the Seattle market for an IT job, this is your time. A study from Robert Half Technology surveyed more… Read More
Seattle Sounders FC preps for season opener with fan-submitted hashtags on buildings The Seattle Sounders football soccer club gets the 2013 season started this Saturday with a home match against Montreal and as… Read More
Geek paradise: A video tour of the MakerHaus workshop If there’s a geek paradise in Seattle, a 10,000-square-foot creative playground nestled in Fremont might just be it. Welcome to… Read More
Map: Here’s what Seattle would look like after the Zombie Apocalypse Ever wondered what Seattle would look like if the Apocalypse happened and zombies took over the town? Thanks to a years… Read More
Seattle rolling out ‘Predictive Policing’ software to anticipate where crime happens The Seattle Police Department is hoping to keep the city safe by using data that better predicts where crime may… Read More
3 ways your brand can learn from how sports teams handle social media When panelists are introduced at an event, the audience usually gets a typical rundown of accolades and achievements of the… Read More
Forbes says Seattle is 5th-best city for good jobs According to Forbes’ latest list of the best cities for good jobs, Seattle is doing pretty well for itself. Out… Read More
Graphic: The top 10 U.S. cities for private tech M&A Well, it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that the San Francisco Bay Area ranks on top when it comes… Read More
Girl power: Seattle ranked 2nd for women entrepreneurs If you’re a woman and an entrepreneur, there are few better places to be in than Seattle. That’s according to… Read More
Gigabit Screwed: Missing out on Seattle’s high-speed Internet pilot, just barely We at GeekWire were excited to hear Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announce plans to expand the Gigabit Squared super-fast Internet… Read More
A night of stunts and startups at the inaugural Seattle Tech Meetup (VIDEO) They say you’re supposed to save the best for last, and Tuesday night at the first-ever Seattle Tech Meetup was no different.… Read More
Patience, perseverance and passion: Video highlights from our talk with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot We had a great conversation with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot Wednesday evening at our GeekWire Meetup. Chabot talked about several interesting topics, from… Read More
Hey, Seattle: We’re not quite as book smart as 8 years ago Think of Seattle. And whether it’s Amazon.com or Elliott Bay Book Company or the amazing main Seattle library, reading is a… Read More
Tableau CEO Chabot: Seattle is the promised land of startup America We had a stimulating conversation with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot yesterday at our GeekWire Meetup. Chabot touched on a number of… Read More
9Mile Labs sets up new accelerator at SURF Incubator This is a new one. It’s an accelerator inside an incubator. 9Mile Labs, the newly-formed startup accelerator that’s focusing on… Read More
