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As global disasters strain financial resources, tech companies reassess their ‘super powers’

The number of disasters this past year — including devastating hurricanes and multiple refugee crises — have strained the charitable… Read More

Starbucks misses revenue expectations as mobile order-ahead accounts for 10% of U.S. transactions

Shares of Starbucks were down 6 percent Thursday after the coffee giant missed on earnings expectations for its fourth quarter.… Read More

Peace on Earth! The new Starbucks holiday cup could put an end to the ‘war on Christmas’ — or not

How are we going to make it through the holidays without a WAR ON CHRISTMAS? If past holiday offerings from… Read More

Microsoft’s quantum future: Satya Nadella gives company alums a glimpse of what’s coming

Will Microsoft’s quantum computing technology be a hardware division unto itself, like Xbox, or something that the company offers to… Read More

Heard & overheard: GeekWire Summit 2017, Day 1

Executives, scientists, and politicians say the darnedest things. The casual-yet-focused discussions on stage at the GeekWire Summit led top names… Read More

Environmental group deploys ‘Cup Monster’ to pressure Starbucks to use more sustainable cups

As Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson took the stage this morning to kick off the 2017 GeekWire Summit, a giant structure with bloodshot… Read More

Starbucks CEO explains how company ties together a physical store experience with digital innovation

Over the past decade, traditional brick-and-mortar retailers have gone through a massive disruption as digital tools and the internet change the… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft, and Starbucks back multi-state lawsuit over Trump’s ‘Dreamers’ repeal

Three of Washington state’s biggest companies say they won’t stand for President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Child… Read More

Startup vet Kelly Smith departs Starbucks, joins MGM Resorts as chief digital officer

Kelly Smith is ready for another adventure. The longtime Seattle entrepreneur who most recently helped lead Starbucks’ digital expansion across… Read More

Starbucks closing online merchandise store to focus more on broader digital initiatives

Starbucks is always happy to attract customers to its physical stores, but things are changing for shoppers online as the… Read More

Starbucks whipping up an official, but limited, ‘Mermaid Frappuccino’ months after Unicorn buzz

Head on down to Mexico if you want to spot a mermaid in the wild. Months after whipping its coffee-drink-loving… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta join our big lineup

We’re going to open the 2017 GeekWire Summit with a jolt. Kevin Johnson, the respected technology executive who was named… Read More

Starbucks is a tech company: Why the coffee giant is investing heavily in digital innovation

If the most recent Starbucks investor call was any indication, technology and digital initiatives are becoming a huge priority for… Read More

Mobile payments now account for 30% of Starbucks transactions as company posts $5.7B in revenue

Starbucks continues to see increased usage of its mobile products as the coffee giant reported its quarterly earnings on Thursday.… Read More

As Amazon expands beyond online commerce, retailers look to compete with unique experiences

It’s been another rough year in the brick-and-mortar retail world, as retailers of all sizes search for answers to deal with… Read More

Starbucks creates colorful ‘Cups of Kindness’ drinks to support Lady Gaga’s foundation

Step aside, Unicorn Frappucino, there’s a colorful new lineup of Starbucks beverages looking to grab the spotlight this week, and… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow CFO joins Apptio board, Starbucks SVP joins Salesforce as communications chief, and more

— Apptio, the Bellevue, Wash. company that makes software to help CIOs better understand spending in IT departments, has added Zillow… Read More

Starbucks rolls its own coffee truck in front of Seattle HQ to replace store being remodeled

There’s probably better coffee out there than traditional truck stop coffee. But what if the truck is a Starbucks truck,… Read More

Woman awarded $100K after suing Starbucks over drive-thru coffee spill that burned her lap

A woman who was burned when the lid popped off her 20-ounce Venti Pike Place Roast in a Starbucks drive-thru has… Read More

Amazon No. 2 on LinkedIn’s Top Companies list — see where else ‘the world wants to work now’

The biggest names in tech are also the best places to work according to LinkedIn’s Top Companies 2017 list, which… Read More

From Seattle stage, U2’s Bono gives shout out to Bill and Melinda Gates, Starbucks for philanthropy

“There’s one love, and we get to share it,” according to U2’s Bono in the lyrics to the band’s 1991… Read More

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Week in Geek: How Amazon, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Starbucks and Expedia fared in the first quarter

Quarterly earnings season is an opportunity to look behind the scenes of the largest tech companies in the world, to… Read More

Starbucks gives baristas new tablets to manage congestion caused by mobile order-ahead service

Starbucks continues to roll out new strategies to help combat congestion at stores caused by its mobile order-ahead service. The… Read More

Starbucks sees continued growth in mobile order and payment features in quarterly earnings

Initiatives designed to allow Starbucks customers to order and pay ahead with their mobile devices continued to show growth as… Read More

World’s largest Starbucks will be a 4-level Reserve Roastery on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile

This is what it looks like when a coffee giant thinks big. Starbucks announced this week that it will build another… Read More

Starbucks continues renewable energy push with deals to use wind and solar energy to power stores

About a month from now, a solar plant on a 260-acre site in North Carolina will open, and that will… Read More

Starbucks to open dedicated mobile order-ahead store inside HQ as Kevin Johnson takes CEO reins

Starbucks is opening a new coffee shop that only accepts orders placed on a mobile device. The coffee giant will open… Read More

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The Week in Geek: How Starbucks and Amazon are becoming more alike

Starbucks and Amazon, two of Seattle’s iconic corporate giants, started off very different from each other. At heart, Starbucks is… Read More

Howard Schultz hands the ‘keys to Starbucks’ to incoming CEO and tech veteran Kevin Johnson

Howard Schultz passed the keys to Kevin Johnson on Wednesday at Starbucks’ 25th annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. Schultz, who will step… Read More

Starbucks to roll out social gifting feature for Apple Messages with Apple Pay integration

Starbucks wants to make it easier for Apple users to send coffee and food to one another. The Seattle company… Read More