Tech

Facebook enables 360-degree video playback, content from Star Wars, SNL and Discovery rolling out today

The biggest hurdle for virtual reality is getting people to actually watch it. With the Facebook-owned Oculus Rift VR headset… Read More

Full text: China President Xi gives policy speech in Seattle, wants to fight cybercrime with the U.S.

China’s economy is stable and its government wants to work with the United States to battle cybercrime. Those were a… Read More

Bill Gates speaks at U.S.-China event in Seattle, praises clean energy partnership for TerraPower

Bill Gates wants to develop a better way to produce nuclear energy, and now a Chinese company is helping him… Read More

University of Washington partners with China’s Tsinghua University for clean tech research

The University of Washington and Tsinghua University today inked a multi-party memorandum of understanding focused on building research and industry collaborations in… Read More

China, U.S. invention firms collaborate for potential ‘technology incubator center’ in Seattle

Two Seattle-area companies today signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology for a partnership that will… Read More

Live Stream: China’s President Xi Jinping lands in Seattle

Welcome to Seattle, Xi Jinping. China’s president just landed at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., and will soon be welcomed by a… Read More

GeekWire in China: We’re reporting on technology from Shanghai and Beijing this November

GeekWire is going to China. In less than two months, I’m headed to the Far East for what should be an… Read More

Groupon cuts 1,100 jobs, ceases operations in seven countries

Groupon is eliminating 1,100 jobs across the company and exiting business operations in seven countries, part of an “ambitious process… Read More

Washington biotech trade association CEO Chris Rivera to step down after helping to build life science community in Seattle region

Chris Rivera is stepping down as president and CEO of the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association, a nonprofit biotech trade group. He… Read More

Fashion model raises $1.8M for Fitcode to change how women shop for jeans online

For women, it’s not always easy to find a perfect pair of jeans online, and now one Kirkland, Wash.-based startup wants to help. Founded last year,… Read More

The importance of mentors when you’re learning to code

Until March, I was working as a clinical psychologist. I decided to switch gears and pursue a career in computer… Read More

World’s largest solar tricycle, a mechanical one-ton snake, and more at the Seattle Mini Maker Faire

The EMP Museum turned into a geeky playground this weekend. More than 6,000 people of all ages came out to… Read More

Time Warner CEO says HBO Now subscriptions are meeting expectations

When HBO announced it was going to launch a standalone streaming app, HBO Now, it felt as if the clouds had opened, a bright yellow… Read More

Greg Gottesman, Geoff Entress and Mike Galgon form stealthy new firm Pioneer Square Labs

Three well-known Seattle investors have emerged at the helm of a mysterious new firm known as Pioneer Square Labs. Angel… Read More

PicMonkey appoints Adobe InDesign co-founder as VP and chief technical officer

PicMonkey brought on Frits Habermann as its chief technical officer and vice president of product, the company announced today. Habermann will… Read More

Expedia completes $1.6B Orbitz acquisition after U.S. regulators decide not to challenge deal

Online travel giant Expedia Inc. is even bigger as of this morning, completing its $1.6 billion acquisition of Orbitz just hours after the U.S.… Read More

Instacart now offers one-hour delivery from PCC Natural Market

If you shop at PCC Natural Market (PCC), you can now have your groceries delivered. Instacart announced today that it is partnering… Read More

China president to visit Seattle this month, with a stop at Microsoft

View image | gettyimages.com Before he visits President Barack Obama at the White House for his first state visit later… Read More

Zipcar partners with Seattle Children’s Hospital for one-way car-sharing service

Zipcar is bringing its new one-way car-sharing service to Seattle — kind of. The transportation company today announced a partnership… Read More

How Code Fellows is changing its bootcamp curriculum to better prepare future coders

Code Fellows is making changes to help people learn software development more efficiently. Founded in 2013, the Seattle-based trade school has… Read More

QVC’s Zulily buyout gets early clearance from regulators, paving way for Q4 close

QVC Group’s $2.4 billion takeover of Zulily is moving smoothly. Regulators from the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commision have… Read More

20% of ink still left in ’empty’ Epson printer cartridges, art printer finds

If you get fed up when your home printer says it’s running low on ink, imagine how a professional fine… Read More

VC data provider Pitchbook opens new Seattle HQ with room for nearly 400 employees

Business at Pitchbook is booming, and now the Seattle startup has new digs to accommodate its growth. The venture capital data provider… Read More

Microsoft brings movie moments to Skype chats with new ‘Moji’ feature

Have you ever felt that a clip from a movie or TV show was the only way you could really… Read More

Study: These tech companies treat job candidates the best during interviews

The job interview is a nerve-wracking experience. But some companies do better than others to make prospective employees comfortable on… Read More

Physio-Control acquires HeartSine Technologies to form one of the world’s largest automated external defibrillator companies

If you have a heart attack out in public, there’s a good chance a company based in Redmond, Wash., is… Read More