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Burning Man to host first-ever Virtual Reality Camp, featuring giant Godzilla and motion-capture suits

Every year, thousands of people travel to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada to celebrate creativity and escape reality. This year… Read More

Top 20 startup ecosystems in the world: New report ranks Seattle No. 8

We’re in the midst of a startup revolution. That’s the crux of a new report on the top 20 entrepreneurial hubs… Read More

5 things you need to know about home automation, and where the industry is falling short

My home automation experience goes back to the Radio Shack Model III. I deployed an X-10 controller via a serial… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Microsoft vet launches Kodu Care, an online marketplace for healthcare home visits

Mauricio Gonzalez de la Fuente had been working for Microsoft for over two decades when he finally decided to strike… Read More

Artificial Intelligence in Avengers and Ex Machina: Time to Be Afraid?

As the summer blockbuster season gets into full swing, two fictional robots have already emerged to challenge our love of… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Unoceros turns smartphones into a massive computing network

Smartphones are everywhere. The number of worldwide smartphone users is expected to surpass 2 billion in 2016. Even now it’s… Read More

‘Big Parenting’: How data and technology are changing our families

WASHINGTON, D.C. — If power corrupts, does technological power corrupt absolutely? At an intimate workshop in Georgetown this week, just a quick Uber… Read More

Geek of the Week: Colin Walker is a technical evangelist by day, gamer by night

Colin Walker got his first PC at age six, his first custom gaming rig at 12, and by high school he was… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Tech Alliance Annual Luncheon, MITEF DEMO Competition, and more

Susannah Malarkey made headlines Wednesday when she announced her exit from the Technology Alliance after 20 years serving as the… Read More

Nintendo wins patent dispute over Wii Balance Board technology

Nintendo recently won a patent case over their Wii Balance Board technology. Ithica Ventures and Ithica Development sued Nintendo in 2013,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: How this entrepreneur built Rhino Camera Gear from a kitchen

Rhino Camera Gear is on its way to another Kickstarter success. The Seattle-based company launched its sixth crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday,… Read More

‘Secret’ cell phone plans could save you 50%, so why are carriers embarrassed by them?

It’s fun to watch the wireless carriers struggle to keep their prices sky-high while still dipping into the “low end”… Read More

Study: Women are way more skeptical of tech advances than men

Talk to any entrepreneur or technology executive, and you’ll hear stories about how technology is changing the world for the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Algorithmia offers developers access to 800 algorithms from academic researchers

Algorithms are essential for many app developers, but they tend to be dispersed across obscure academic journals and are difficult to… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Pawzii aims to keep more animals alive by digitizing the pet licensing process

City-run animal shelters are notoriously underfunded, forcing organizations to euthanize animals they can’t afford to support. Pet licensing fees, which average… Read More

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Koru CEO Kristen Hamilton on failure and the importance of company culture

In the past few months Kristen Hamilton’s startup Koru expanded its services to Boston, made GeekWire’s Seattle 10 list of innovative new… Read More

NoSQL database maker Basho raises $25M, moves HQ to Bellevue after tapping new CEO

Basho Technologies, maker of the NoSQL database Riak, has scored $25 million in venture funding following the appointment of Adam… Read More

Zomato confirms acquisition of Urbanspoon, plans to phase out brand as it looks to pick fight with Yelp

Restaurant directory Zomato confirmed its acquisition of Urbanspoon today — marking a significant expansion in the U.S. for the seven-year-old… Read More

Startup Spotlight: LilyDrive wants to change how and when we make donations to charity online

Consider the last story online that left an impression on you; the most recent content you shared with friends; the most memorable… Read More

GeekWire Picks: 12 geeky books to give (and read!) this holiday season

Thanksgiving and the retail bonanza that follows mark the official start of the holiday shopping season.  Stores are gearing up… Read More

Rev. Jesse Jackson is coming to Seattle to talk about diversity in tech

Former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson has taken tech companies to task in recent months, encouraging them to release data about… Read More

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