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Tenta browser for Android adds feature to keep ISPs and others from seeing which sites users visit

Tenta, the Seattle company behind an Android browser aimed at guarding the privacy of mobile web users, has built what… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Social engineering saves in Episode 8

[Spoiler Alert] We’re about to dive deep into Mr. Robot episode 8 (eps3.7dont-delete-me.ko). While this series focuses on technical elements… Read More

Despite Google ties, Sidewalk Labs CEO says there’s no intent to sell data from Toronto smart city project

When Sidewalk Labs announced plans to create a high-tech innovation district in Toronto, some privacy advocates heard alarm bells go off.… Read More

A tale of two Amazons: Why Seattle’s boogeyman has the opposite reputation outside its hometown

Seattle is experiencing some serious growing pains, and many longtime residents blame Amazon for forcing their town to grow up… Read More

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2017 Holiday Tech Gift Guide: Games, gadgets and more top picks from our Geared Up podcast

It’s that time of the year. Thanksgiving is officially over, fall is giving way to winter and, like it or… Read More

Judge blocks Seattle’s new income tax on the rich

Seattle’s new income tax on high earners hit its first legal roadblock Wednesday when King County Superior Court Judge John… Read More

DOJ files lawsuit to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to prevent AT&T from gobbling up Time Warner for $85.4 billion,… Read More

Cities across the U.S. compete for GeekWire HQ2: Check out pics and highlights from the proposals

Well, color us flattered. We were overwhelmed by the quality and diversity of submissions from cities all over the country,… Read More

Senate abandons plan to tax stock options at vesting after backlash from the tech industry

The tech industry is breathing a sigh of relief this morning because the U.S. Senate has ditched its plan to… Read More

Seattle head tax on top businesses fails narrowly but several lawmakers want to revive it next year

A proposal that would have taxed Seattle businesses earning more than $10 million in gross annual receipts was narrowly voted down… Read More

Political skills in high-demand at tech companies in Seattle, New York, and San Francisco

Political skills are becoming a hot commodity on the tech talent market. That’s according to LinkedIn’s monthly workforce report for… Read More

Seattle tech leaders endorse former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan, calling for a mayor who can keep up with ever-changing city

Some of the leading voices in the Seattle technology community have signed their names to a letter endorsing Jenny Durkan… Read More

Nancy Pelosi says ‘this may be our moment’ to crack down on sexual harassment

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi believes the deluge of sexual harassment stories making daily headlines can be harnessed for reform… Read More

Real estate brokerage FlyHomes vows to purchase homes if deals fall through, helping buyers in hot housing markets

Tech-focused real estate brokerage FlyHomes is officially launching a new product today designed to help clients compete with the all-cash… Read More

Cutting-edge Microsoft data center fuels a new vision for global energy efficiency

In an industrial Seattle warehouse with plywood walls and exposed pipes, a group of about 60 people gathered Wednesday to… Read More

Amazon receives 238 HQ2 proposals from regions across North America

More than 200 metro areas entered to win Amazon’s massive HQ2 contest before the Oct. 19 deadline — 238 to… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Backdooring a monitor for FBI surveillance in Episode Two

[Spoiler Alert] Yarr, me matey. There be spoilers ahead! Consider yourself warned. Seriously though, this article describes the latest Mr.… Read More

Amazon HQ2: Mayors from 7 major North American cities give us their pitches as RFP deadline looms

City leaders across the continent are thinking about how they can best pitch their communities to Amazon as the Thursday… Read More

Cary Moon will pursue city-owned internet if elected Seattle mayor because ‘it is an equity issue’

Cary Moon, one of two finalists in Seattle’s tumultuous mayoral race, will push for city-owned internet if she is elected… Read More

TheBoardlist founder: ‘Silicon Valley is built for people given opportunity they’re not qualified for’

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is calling BS on tech industry leaders who avoid hiring female candidates because they don’t want to… Read More

Tech companies are provoking more ire by moving out of the suburbs and into cities, says urban history expert

Technology is a critical part of American history but it typically occupies little more than a marginal note in history… Read More

Top Amazon exec Jeff Wilke suggests HQ2 won’t be in the Pacific Northwest

Update Oct 11, 2 p.m: Amazon sent GeekWire this statement regarding its HQ2 search: “We will give serious consideration to every HQ2… Read More

3 investors discuss the most (and least) exciting emerging technologies on their radar

Insurance and machine learning are hot, virtual reality is not, and cryptocurrency is complicated. Those are a few takeaways from… Read More

Real estate startup FlyHomes raises $4M round led by Blue Nile and Zulily co-founder Mark Vadon

In its first year, real estate startup FlyHomes avoided raising outside capital by attracting a customer base of homebuyers with perks like… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Pulse Labs makes it easy for voice developers to test their Alexa apps

Voice-controlled devices, like the Amazon Echo, are driving what Abhishek Suthan calls a “tectonic shift” in computing — and he… Read More

Element Data acquires Philadelphia startup’s ’emotional analytics platform’

Fast-growing Element Data has acquired the technology assets and patent of BehaviorMatrix, a Philadelphia startup that specializes in understanding the… Read More

Working Geek: 9 technology execs share their favorite apps and software tools

Slack, Evernote, Microsoft Office, Google Suite. Those are a few of the most popular apps that the busy executives featured… Read More

Amazon angst dominates Seattle Chamber annual meeting as city leaders make longshot bid for HQ2

A cloud hung over the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s 135th meeting on an otherwise unseasonably sunny Thursday in Seattle… Read More

Mark Zuckerberg’s immigration reform chief: ‘There isn’t a technological hack to the system; Congress has to act’

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — Todd Schulte believes, to his core, that the immigration system can be fixed “with one turn of… Read More

Amazon’s ‘1-Click’ patent expires today, and soon you’ll be able to accidentally order stuff across the entire internet

From outdated party decorations to that iTunes single you didn’t really mean to buy, Amazon has been behind every unintentional,… Read More