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Why industry and education must collaborate to solve the tech talent gap, fight sexism and ageism

To those in the industry, the tech talent gap and diversity in the workforce are almost becoming tired subjects. There are… Read More

Airbnb vs. Expedia: Top company insiders explain how the rivalry is changing

How people get to a travel destination hasn’t changed much in recent decades, but where they stay once they arrive… Read More

Just shut up and let your devs concentrate, advises Stack Overflow CEO Joel Spolsky

If you want to attract and keep developers, don’t emphasize ping-pong tables, lounges, fire pits and chocolate fountains. Give them… 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

German automotive group Continental acquires majority stake in fleet tracking company Zonar

German automotive giant Continental announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Zonar Systems, a Seattle-area company that provides electronic fleet… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa will soon be able to cook a steak using ChefSteps’ Joule sous vide device

Amazon’s digital brain Alexa is learning to cook the perfect steak. Seattle cooking startup ChefSteps unveiled at the GeekWire Summit 2016 a… 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

Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for U.S. intelligence officials, Reuters reports

Yahoo Inc. last year secretly built a custom software program to search all its customers’ incoming emails for specific information… Read More

Expedia CEO: Trump presidency would be negative for the world and for travel

A Donald Trump presidency would be bad for the travel business and bad for the world, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi… Read More

Live blog: Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi at the GeekWire Summit 2016

Expedia’s got a lot going on these days. It is preparing for its 2019 move to Seattle from the suburb… Read More

Tech journalists predict the future: Driverless cars, VR, chatbots, IoT, Microsoft vs. Amazon, and more

Chatbots don’t seem promising. Disney probably won’t buy Twitter. And Microsoft might be underestimated in the AI industry. Top tech… Read More

Scenes from the GeekWire Summit Welcome Party at Zillow Group’s Seattle HQ

The 2016 GeekWire Summit officially kicked off on Monday evening, the start of the Pacific Northwest’s premier technology conference — and our… Read More

Marchex CEO and board chairman depart after layoffs, disappointing earnings at advertising analytics company

Marchex today announced major leadership changes, as both CEO Pete Christothoulou and Board Chairman Clark Kokich have resigned from the company.… Read More

GeekWire Summit bonus sessions: Blue Origin live stream, Acquired podcast, Sounders and more

This year’s GeekWire Summit is so big it won’t fit on one stage. For the first time this year, we’ll be… Read More

Enterprise virtual reality startup Envelop VR cuts staff as ‘an adjustment to market conditions’

Envelop VR, a Bellevue-based virtual reality startup backed by the likes of GV, Madrona Venture Group, and other high-power angels, has… Read More

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

Jet-powered car streams data to Microsoft team in world speed record attempts

A team of Microsoft Internet-of-Things engineers participated in an attempt to break world speed records at a remote site in the Oregon… Read More

Rover raises $40M as dog-sitting platform eyes IPO and aims for profitability

What started as a fun project born at a Startup Weekend event has turned into a potential billion-dollar company that is… Read More

Comcast battles Washington AG’s lawsuit, citing ‘profound’ flaws and $3.6B in possible damages

Two months after Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a $100 million lawsuit accusing Comcast of 1.8 million violations… Read More

In HBO’s wanton ‘Westworld,’ artificial realities raise questions about our own

“These violent desires have violent ends,” says Dolores Abernathy (Evan Rachel Wood), echoing the prophecy her father shared with her and Shakespeare… Read More

HTC launches Viveport VR store with apps for games, music, art, education and more

HTC Friday morning announced the global launch of Viveport, a virtual reality app store for the HTC Vive, after months of beta… Read More

Inside the pioneering Seattle area school that’s shaking up how STEM education is taught

From the outside, TAF Academy is not much to look at. Housed in a series of bland, portable classrooms —… Read More

Remitly raises another $38M as it expands remittance service to Latin America

Remitly is raising another investment round as the Seattle startup continues to expand around the globe. The latest funding comes… Read More

Melinda Gates sheds new light on her planned efforts to get more women in tech

When Melinda Gates quietly established a new organization last year called Pivotal Ventures, she was expected to further her work… Read More

Salesforce will ask regulators to investigate Microsoft-LinkedIn deal over antitrust concerns

Salesforce wanted to acquire LinkedIn earlier this year, but ultimately it was Microsoft that agreed to pay $26.2 billion for the business… Read More

Seattle region boasts 5th best life sciences market in the country, study says

Seattle boasts the fifth strongest life sciences market in the country, according to a new report from Jones Lang LaSalle,… Read More

Intellectual Ventures’ Global Good Fund wins ‘Patents for Humanity’ award from USPTO

When looking for a solution to a tough humanitarian issue, patents are rarely the first thing on anyone’s mind. But… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, Google and IBM launch Partnership on AI to advance understanding and best practices

The “opportunities and challenges” of artificial intelligence spurred some of the biggest technology companies in the world to come together… Read More

CEO of Redbox and Coinstar maker Outerwall out as businesses split into separate enterprises following acquisition

Outerwall, the Bellevue-based operator of Redbox movie rental kiosks and Coinstar coin counting machines, said this week its deal to be… Read More

As Seattle police embrace tech tools, privacy advocates raise concerns

A report from The Stranger today accuses the Seattle Police Department of violating the law and infringing on citizens’ privacy by… Read More