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Neil Ackerman

Ex-Amazon star finds new e-commerce success in company’s backyard with snack foods giant

One of the biggest consumer package goods companies in the world didn’t have to think too hard when it went looking… Read More

Impinj shares rise 25% as RFID maker raises $39M in follow-on public offering

Radio Frequency Identification technology maker Impinj said it has closed a “follow-on” public offering that netted the company $38.7 million.… Read More

President Obama

Zillow Group joins 43 other companies in signing White House Equal Pay Pledge

As part of its own efforts to advance the cause of equal pay among men and women, Seattle-based Zillow Group… Read More

Diversity, dissent and disruption: 5 leadership lessons from Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff

Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff started his own podcast earlier this year dubbed “Office Hours,” in part so the 41-year-old… 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

Starbucks enables social gifting with WeChat in China — is Facebook Messenger integration next?

Starbucks today announced new social gifting integrations with the popular WeChat app in China that could pave the way for future… Read More

With new ‘Digits’ technology, T-Mobile has a new disruption target: the phone number

T-Mobile this morning unveiled Digits, a new technology that lets customers use the same phone number across a variety of internet-connected… Read More

Bluetooth 5 wireless standard gets industry blessing, promising 4x the range and 2x the speed

Bluetooth 5 is officially the latest version of the popular wireless specification now that the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG),… Read More

Coffee from a chatbot: Starbucks unveils ‘My Starbucks Barista’ AI technology for mobile orders

Coffee giant Starbucks will join the growing wave of companies using artificial intelligence and chatbots to supplement human employees, planning… Read More

Facebook tops Glassdoor’s ‘best places to work’ list for tech; Microsoft, DocuSign, Concur make top 50

Glassdoor is back with its annual rankings of “Best Places to Work” and Facebook took the top spot for tech companies.… Read More

Image: Wave Glider maritime robot

Boeing buys Liquid Robotics to boost autonomous surveillance at sea

The Boeing Co. says it has agreed to acquire Liquid Robotics, its teammate in a years-long effort to create surfboard-sized… Read More

Virgin America and Alaska Airlines tails

U.S. Justice Department OKs $2.6 billion Alaska Air-Virgin America merger

The U.S. Department of Justice approved Alaska Air’s proposed merger of Virgin America, marking the final regulatory step for a… Read More

Donald Trump: U.S. should cancel Boeing contract for new Air Force One

President Obama has expressed a deep appreciation for Air Force One, describing the current Boeing 747-200 planes as the best perk… 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

Remitly expands footprint in Latin America, adding new partners for cash pick-ups

Remitly, a mobile platform that makes it easier for customers to send money abroad, is expanding its footprint in Latin… Read More

Oculus releases long-anticipated Touch controllers, priced at $199

Virtual reality aficionados everywhere are bound to be happy this holiday season as Facebook-owned Oculus just released its long-awaited Touch… Read More

Microsoft’s $26B LinkedIn deal wins EU approval, will close ‘in coming days’

The European Commission this morning approved Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of LinkedIn for more than $26 billion, with certain conditions, giving the… Read More

Taking a stance on gender inequity can help companies retain employees, study finds

In the tech industry, hiring and retaining top talent is essential to thrive. Companies are offering more and more extravagant perks to… Read More

Accompany

Ignition leads $20M funding round for Accompany, an app that acts as a virtual chief of staff

Ignition Partners, the Bellevue, Wash.-based venture capital firm, has led the way on a new $20 million round of funding… Read More

REI optoutside

REI sees 36-percent spike in online traffic as millions decided to #OptOutside on Black Friday

For the second straight year, REI closed its brick and mortar stores and encouraged customers to #OptOutside rather than come… Read More

MoPOP

First a name change, and now Paul Allen’s Museum of Pop Culture is going to get a new leader

On the heels of another major name change, Paul Allen’s Museum of Pop Culture is also getting a change in… Read More

Bill Gates reveals the 5 best books he read in 2016

To say Bill Gates is a voracious reader is an understatement. The Microsoft co-founder has been gobbling up books of all… Read More

Former Expedia IT technician pleads guilty to insider trading, stealing information from executives

Updated 5:15 p.m. with statement from Jonathan Ly’s attorney A former IT technician for Expedia subsidiary Hotwire pleaded guilty Monday morning… Read More

Worst Word of the Week: ‘Premise’ may not mean what you think it means

[Editor’s Note: Worst Word of the Week is a regular GeekWire feature spotlighting the pretentious, unnecessarily complex, buzzword-laden, imprecise-but-precise-sounding language that plagues… 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

‘We let you down’: Glowforge delays shipments again as customers express disappointment

Glowforge is delaying shipments of its 3D laser printer again, and customers aren’t happy. The Seattle startup informed backers this… Read More

Jay Inslee

Washington state and Washington D.C. are headed for a clash on climate change

A philosophical collision on climate change is inevitable between the two Washingtons. But how much that collision will affect Washington state is… Read More

Meet Starbucks’ next CEO: Here’s what former colleagues say about tech vet Kevin Johnson

As Starbucks continues to invest more and more in new technology, it comes as little surprise that the company picked Kevin Johnson… Read More

Washington state lawmakers grapple with coming wave of self-driving vehicles

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A self-driving car crashes. Who is legally liable for the damage? The owner? The people in the car?… Read More

Rich Barton

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton on taking risks, and four factors which can encourage ‘big swings’

Rich Barton has taken plenty of risks during his entrepreneurial career as the co-founder of such companies as Zillow, Expedia… Read More

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