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Watch: Tesla’s new autopilot technology prevents crash on slick Seattle road

Some people are using Tesla’s new autopilot technology for fun, like driving across the country in record time. Others, though, are finding… Read More

Geeks Give Back: Momentum building as we near the halfway mark of our STEM education campaign

GeekWire’s Geeks Give Back campaign, brought to you in conjunction with Bank of America, is 28 days old today. That means… Read More

Former Salesforce COO Andy MacMillan named CEO of Act-On Software, founder Raghu Raghavan shifts to CTO

Act-On Software has a new CEO, but the old CEO is still sticking around. The Beaverton, Ore.-based marketing automation company named Andy MacMillan… Read More

Apple CEO Tim Cook: China will be our top worldwide market, and not just for sales

Apple CEO Tim Cook sees huge opportunity for his company in China despite the country’s recent economic fluctuations. After Apple beat Wall… Read More

Seattle’s Alpine Immune Sciences licenses cancer treatment to Kite Pharma for up to $530M

Seattle-based immunotherapy startup Alpine Immune Sciences has signed an exclusive licensing deal with Kite Pharma that could be worth as… Read More

Virtual reality will transform business — if developers can address these 7 key issues

The arrival of Oculus, and its subsequent acquisition by Facebook, created new buzz around virtual reality (VR), but much of… Read More

Twitter user growth shrinks to 11 percent in Q3, down from 23 percent last year

Twitter’s earnings report on Tuesday showed the company is learning how to make money, but it continues to miss the mark… Read More

RealNetworks names ex-Microsoft executive Bruce Jaffe to board

RealNetworks today named Bruce Jaffe to its Board of Directors. Jaffe is a former Microsoft executive who joined the Redmond company in… Read More

REI closing stores on Black Friday to get people outside: Online site will remain open, but orders not processed until Saturday

REI, the Seattle-based outdoor retailer that sells everything from camp stoves to canoes, has a message for our consumer-mad society.… Read More

Sales automation startup Outreach.io snags $9.2M in second funding round in six months

Seattle-based Outreach.io has been on a roll ever since the startup pivoted from building tools for recruiters to building tools for salespeople.… Read More

Salesforce to ‘go big’ in Seattle area, will double regional presence and consolidate in Bellevue

Salesforce has been growing its workforce around the Seattle region for years with a new hire here, and an acquisition there.… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed Remitly now offers money transfers to Mexico

Customers that use Remitly can now transfer money to Mexico. The Seattle-based startup, which allows users to send money overseas, today announced its… Read More

Glowforge 3D laser printer breaks 30-day crowdfunding record after $27.9M in sales

It seems there is demand for Glowforge’s 3D laser printer. The new Seattle startup wrapped up its 30-day crowdfunding campaign… Read More

‘3D printer for beer’: PicoBrew unveils new $499 at-home brewing machine

A Seattle startup has developed what it calls a “3D printer for beer” — a device that can be used by… Read More

ESPN may shut down YouTube channels over Google’s new paid subscription service

When YouTube announced its new ad-free subscription service, YouTube Red, the company said 99 percent of content seen on YouTube… Read More

Starbucks turns to J.P. Morgan to process transactions after Square partnership unravels

Starbucks and Square have officially ended a long standing relationship that we learned earlier this month was costing Square millions.… Read More

Commentary: Seattle’s next major breakthrough — democratic innovation

Seattle is at a crossroads right now. And, as described in a recent New York Times article, it can go… Read More

New report: CEO who gave employees $70K minimum salary empties his retirement account to support business

Dan Price’s decision to set a $70,000 minimum salary for his employees seems to be working so far, but a… Read More

Fast-growing scientific wellness startup Arivale hires BlueKai co-founder as chief revenue officer

Arivale, the “scientific wellness” startup co-founded by genomics pioneer Lee Hood, has hired Grant Ries, the co-founder of big-data company BlueKai,… Read More

The most important technology of 2018? Tech, business and science leaders predict the future

At our recent GeekWire Summit, we made a point of asking two consistent questions as part of our broader conversations… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Glamhive looks for lead developer on the heels of $946K investment

Glamhive, a startup that rewards users with gift cards when they share their outfits online, recently raised $946,000 in investment.… Read More

Mysterious Magic Leap shows new mixed-reality demo, points to ‘operating system for reality’

Virtual reality may be the next big thing, with the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR and even Google Cardboard bringing… Read More

Google debuts ad-free YouTube Red subscription service, challenging Netflix and Amazon with exclusive content

YouTube has long been the go-to spot for online videos, but the ubiquitous player hasn’t been the place you turn to… Read More

Digital 3D face reconstruction technology wins top prize at UW computer science showcase event

University of Washington computer science students offered a glimpse into the future on Tuesday evening at the Paul G. Allen… Read More

Geeks Give Back, Week 3: Big strides for STEM education — but your help is still needed

Our annual giving campaign called Geeks Give Back, brought to you in partnership with our friends at Bank of America, is… Read More

Haiku Deck raises cash, names Rand Fishkin and Russell Benaroya to board

Haiku Deck, the Seattle startup that’s creating an alternative to PowerPoint, has raised some fresh capital and appointed to key… Read More

DubHacks: Remote cat feeders, disease detectors and other inventions at this 24-hour caffeine-fueled university hackathon

Hundreds of students and hackers from across the globe gathered at the University of Washington last weekend for the second… Read More