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Startup Spotlight: flightSpeak makes air travel easier with critical airport information

With the hoildays approaching, many travelers are bracing themselves for the headaches associated with the airport. FlightSpeak wants to take… Read More

Made in Seattle: Submissions wanted for a special GeekWire holiday gift guide

Are you making a list and checking it twice? Does it have gifts from local artisans at the right price?… Read More

Video: GeekWire recommends 6 tech tools to get you through the holidays on New Day NW

GeekWire’s Monica Nickelsburg stopped by New Day NW to share her favorite apps and services for the holidays with host… Read More

Airbnb partners with Urban League in Seattle to encourage home sharing in low-income communities

Airbnb and the Seattle chapter of The Urban League, a non-profit that helps African-American communities access opportunity, are announcing a… Read More

Textio makes job post data public so companies can find out how they stack up to competition

When Textio arrived on the scene a couple years ago, it addressed two big pain points for the tech industry. “How… Read More

Could Airbnb take on Expedia? New ‘Trips’ tool goes far beyond home-sharing, signaling big ambitions

Airbnb is undergoing a remodel. At the Airbnb Open in Los Angeles, CEO Brian Chesky announced Trips, which allows travelers… Read More

Seattle becomes nation’s hottest housing market, driven by tech boom

It’s official, folks. Seattle’s housing market is the hottest in the nation, according to new data from The S&P Case-Shiller… Read More

How altruism can help employers attract millennials

“Employee engagement, employee volunteerism is an HR issue,” Ben Reuler told a crowd of professionals and community organizers in downtown… Read More

Video Tour: Inside Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s newly expanded Living Computers Museum + Labs

I can’t remember a time before computers. They’ve always been a part of my life, yet I never considered how… Read More

Report: Snapchat parent Snap Inc. quietly files for IPO

Snap Inc., the company that operates blockbuster messaging app Snapchat, is in the process of filing for an initial public… Read More

Video: GeekWire recommends 5 apps to simplify your life on New Day NW

GeekWire’s Monica Nickelsburg caught up with New Day NW host Margaret Larson to talk about five of her favorite apps.… Read More

10 tips for pitching angel investors

Are you an entrepreneur looking for seed money to get your startup off the ground? Consider approaching angel investors, who… Read More

With support from the tech industry, Seattle’s $54B transit plan speeds toward approval

Seattle-area tech titans like Microsoft, Amazon, and Expedia want to see the region’s transportation infrastructure double over the next 25 years.… Read More

This app will help you hook up with a Canadian to flee the impending Trump presidency

Last night, Donald Trump secured the presidency shocking pollsters, pundits, and many voters. If that outcome makes you want GTFO… Read More

Here’s what tech luminaries are saying about election day on Twitter

When it comes to political theater, the tech community isn’t always center-stage. Often tech leaders prefer to quietly exercise political… Read More

Geekoween 2016: Seattle startups get in the spooky spirit with some truly impressive costumes

NASA already won Geekoween with the most impressive display of pumpkin carvery we’ve ever seen but this year’s runner-up is definitely… Read More

Uber envisions a vast network of flying cars that could launch in the next decade

Because self-driving cars are so been there, (almost) done that, Uber is setting its sights higher. In a 98-page white… Read More

Working Geek: Allrecipes VP Justin Law’s family secret for work-life balance

As Vice President of Product for Allrecipes.com, Justin Law saw the Seattle online cooking giant through a bit of a… Read More

Calling for reform, Obama administration says there is ‘gross overuse of non-compete clauses’

The Obama administration is continuing its crusade against “misused” non-compete agreements. The White House issued a call to action Tuesday,… Read More

Facebook wants to be your one-stop-shop for tickets, recommendations, and local businesses

Facebook announced a suite of new tools Wednesday aimed at helping users get things done. A tool that maps recommendations… Read More

How a sense of entitlement makes millennials more entrepreneurial

By now, we’re used to hearing complaints about the millennial generation. They’re cocky. They’re entitled. They’re never satisfied. They want… Read More

Working Geek: Why Trupanion’s chief data officer TJ Houk still buys CDs

TJ Houk leads data and analytics for Trupanion, a Seattle-based health insurance service for pets. “We study trends to make… Read More

Guest post: Seattle should start looking at homelessness as an innovation opportunity

Profiting from the homeless feels wrong but with more and more people struggling to put a roof over their heads… Read More

Working Geek: How Convoy CTO Grant Goodale gets his best ideas

A few years ago, Convoy co-founder and CTO Grant Goodale took up running after a close friend suffered a coronary… Read More

Live Blog: Intellectual Ventures founder Nathan Myhrvold talks patent trolling, asteroids, and bread at the GeekWire Summit

Nathan Myhrvold is a polarizing figure, to say the least. From patent licensing to dinosaur growth rates to a recent controversy over the… Read More

GeekWire Summit 2016: Here are 5 inventions we love

A safe way to listen to music while cycling, a clip to make life easier, breakthrough nano-metal technology, a precision… Read More

Jay Inslee

Q&A: Why Gov. Jay Inslee believes the technology industry should be on his side

When it comes to innovation, Gov. Jay Inslee is asking Washington voters to help him finish what he started. Related:… Read More

Facebook officially launches ‘Marketplace,’ taking aim at Craigslist and OfferUp

Facebook officially launched its Marketplace on Monday, once again attempting to carve out a piece of peer-to-peer local sales. The feature,… Read More

‘The rise of the rest:’ Why startup hubs outside Silicon Valley are built to last

There is a regionalization movement underway in the technology startup industry that has appropriately sparked controversy and strong opinions, most… Read More

Working Geek: For 47 Degrees Co-founder and CTO Raúl Raja Martinez, less is more

Raúl Raja Martinez is all about simplicity. Everything, from his conforming workstations to modest mobile device, is intended to help… Read More

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