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Enterprise software company K2 reducing staff by 5% ahead of cloud push and new office move

Bellevue, Wash.-based enterprise software company K2 is restructuring its staff, which will lead to a reduction of about 5 percent of its… Read More

WiFi communication project takes top prize from Madrona at UW computer science showcase

For the 11th year, the students and faculty at the University of Washington’s Computer Science & Engineering Department displayed some… Read More

Seattle area unemployment rate falls below 4%, propelled by a strong tech economy

Unemployment rates in the Seattle metro area fell to 3.9 percent during September, down from 4.1 percent in August and… Read More

Newly-developed ‘gene therapy in a box’ could save millions of lives

Gene therapy — the process of genetically altering cells to treat disease — is a highly promising process being studied as… Read More

Tableau Software reportedly explored sale

Tableau Software, one of the largest software companies in Seattle and a pioneer in the field of data visualization software,… Read More

T-Mobile fined $48M by FCC over unlimited plan; CEO John Legere calls it a ‘good settlement’

T-Mobile will pay $48 million to resolve an FCC investigation into how the wireless carrier slowed down connection speeds for customers using… Read More

Valve fires back at Washington regulators over facilitation of ‘Counter Strike’ online gambling

Local gaming company Valve this week responded to claims made by the Washington State Gambling Commission that it facilitates the use of… Read More

Leaked Colin Powell email shows Salesforce’s interest in buying Tableau Software, 13 other tech companies

What companies are on the wish list of Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff? Leaked emails from former Secretary of State Colin… Read More

Nikola Tesla

PBS documentary shines a light on Nikola Tesla as the hero of a geek tragedy

The writer and producer behind tonight’s documentary about Nikola Tesla admits that he didn’t even know who the inventor was when… Read More

Microsoft technology can now recognize speech as well as humans can

In what it calls a “major breakthrough in speech recognition,” Microsoft has built technology that can decipher conversation as well as… Read More

Bill and Melinda Gates

Vice President Gates? WikiLeaks emails reveal Bill and Melinda were on Hillary Clinton’s short list

Bill and Melinda Gates were apparently under consideration for Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential nominee, according to an email from campaign… Read More

Netflix not too concerned about Amazon as it chases Facebook and YouTube for online video supremacy

Netflix doesn’t appear to be too worried about Amazon. In the company’s quarterly letter to shareholders posted today, it acknowledged that Amazon is becoming… Read More

Netflix stock soars 19% as Stranger Things, Narcos power strong subscriber growth

Netflix rebounded from one of its worst quarters in years, posting better-than-expected subscriber growth and revenue in the third quarter Monday.… Read More

GeekWire Trivia: Win tickets to see the Sounders take on Real Salt Lake

The GeekWire Trivia Challenge is back this week as part of the GeekWire radio show and podcast. Up for grabs:… Read More

AI research is a ‘moral imperative’ with the power to save lives, experts say

Machine learning and artificial intelligence have the ability to transform everything from transportation to medicine, but the industry has a… Read More

BMW ReachNow car-sharing service offers new long-term rates for weekend trips, business travelers

ReachNow is expanding its service offering in Seattle. BMW’s car-sharing program recently rolled out new long-term rates for customers that want… Read More

Bill Gates

Bill Gates discusses ‘maniacal’ early days at Microsoft, being caught off guard by his future wife, and ‘awkward’ Control-Alt-Delete

Bill Gates started his Microsoft work when he was 17 years old, and admits that during his earliest years at… Read More

Restaurant reservation platform Resy set to launch in Seattle

Another reservation platform is launching in Seattle on Monday. Resy is partnering with a handful of Seattle-area restaurants that will use the… Read More

Watch visual strategist Guillaume Wiatr draw on the excitement of the GeekWire Summit over 2 days

Plenty of speakers and attendees at the annual GeekWire Summit are used to “drawing on their experiences” to tell a… Read More

Leadership advice from Impinj founder Chris Diorio, 16 years after launching now-public RFID company

Not many startups launch out of university research, endure two economic recessions, persevere through a slow-to-develop market, and finally file for a… Read More

Instagram now available on Windows 10 tablets and PCs: Xbox and HoloLens next?

Facebook-owned Instagram is now available on Windows 10 tablets and PCs, six months after making its debut on Windows 10 Mobile.… Read More

Morningstar agrees to buy remaining stake in venture capital data provider PitchBook for $180 million

PitchBook specializes in compiling venture capital, IPO and M&A data on tens of thousands of companies, offering investors, journalists and… Read More

Fast-growing cloud services provider BitTitan to take big office space in Bellevue

BitTitan, the fast-growing cloud services provider, has found new digs in Bellevue. The 9-year-old company announced this week that it… Read More

Lawmakers and community groups call for federal action against Airbnb and HomeAway

In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, lawmakers and community groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate how… Read More

Pinterest soars to 150M active users — and men are now 40% of new signups

Long gone are the days when Pinterest was considered a niche tool for people planning their weddings and debating a… Read More

Geeks Give Back: Meet Jordana Dahmen, stereotype-smashing researcher and biology student

Jordana Dahmen isn’t your typical biology student. She strode on stage during the 2016 GeekWire Summit in striking pink heels,… Read More

LinkedIn data surfaces ‘must-know’ 35-and-under leaders; three Seattleites make list

LinkedIn this week released its second annual “Next Wave” list that highlights up-and-coming U.S.-based professionals under the age of 35… Read More

Expedia’s CEO on virtual reality travel: ‘I hope it fails miserably’

In March, Expedia live-streamed 360-degree virtual adventures to four children too sick to leave the hospital, causing speculation that the… Read More

Unicorns in hiding! Venture capital mega-deals drop by 53% during Q3

Unicorns may once again be living up to their name. The elusive creatures — which in venture capital parlance means… 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

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