Elon Musk: ‘I thought Tesla would most likely fail’ Tesla Motors is on a roll, now manufacturing 600 of its Model S electric vehicles per week as the company’s stock… Read More
Boeing prepares drones in case of another mudslide disaster Drones may soon deliver products, provide Internet to everyone and now, the unmanned aerial vehicles are set to help emergency… Read More
Fighting Seattle City Council: Coalition group aims to suspend ride-sharing legislation A new coalition group in Seattle wants to collect enough petition signatures in hopes of suspending a newly-passed ordinance that… Read More
Seattle’s technology chief Erin Devoto resigns Seattle Chief Technology Officer Erin Devoto resigned today after accepting a job with the City of Kirkland in the Public… Read More
Here are the 10 fastest-growing regions of the U.S. (Seattle is one of them) New data from the Census Bureau released today shows more people flocking to the Seattle region than most places of… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Feature Friday, Hacker News Meetup, predictive analytics and more There are some awesome events on the calendar for the next few days. These are just a couple of the cool… Read More
Uber transportation service coming to Tacoma in April Heads up, Tacoma taxi drivers: You’re about to have new competition. Just weeks after Lyft and Sidecar began offering their… Read More
Uber shares commercial insurance policy just days after leak For the past several months, members of the Seattle City Council have called out companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar… Read More
Maveron’s Dan Levitan has the Midas touch: Seattle VC named to list of top 100 investors It’s been quite the year for Maveron’s Dan Levitan — despite the fact that his beloved Duke Blue Devils got… Read More
Uncle Sam wants a piece of the bitcoin action Did the bitcoin party just end in the U.S.? If you were using the digital currency to avoid paying Uncle… Read More
Lyft to battle Seattle City Council: ‘We’re prepared to fight for your right to share rides’ Even though the Seattle City Council already voted to enact laws that will regulate app-based transportation companies like UberX, Lyft… Read More
Taxi drivers defend suit against Uber in Seattle, say they want level playing field Taxicab drivers in Seattle are suing Uber not because they’re scared of competition. In fact, they say they welcome it.… Read More
Gates Foundation awards grants to Indian researchers to invent better toilets Six new grantees from India have joined the ranks of people who the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation believes could… Read More
Seattle-area taxi association sues Uber for ‘unlawful and deceptive business practice’ The Western Washington Taxi Cab Operators Association is suing Uber, the app-based transportation company, for operating illegally in Seattle and… Read More
Boeing set to deliver first all-electric satellites by 2015 Boeing is on track to launch the world’s first all-electric satellites by early 2015, as a part of an agreement… Read More
Online storage company Box files for $250M IPO Box, the Los Altos, California-based online storage company that was started by Mercer Island High School grads Dylan Smith and… Read More
Washington Research Foundation to invest in UW researchers, help commercialize innovations More innovations coming out of the University of Washington could reach commercialization thanks to a new grant from Washington Research… Read More
Shares of MicroVision soar on deal with UPS Shares of MicroVision jumped more than 15 percent in early morning trading after the Redmond company inked a deal with… Read More
Video: Relive GeekWire’s ping-pong championship matches Seattle’s finest ping pong geeks were out in full force last week at our annual GeekWire Ping-Pong & Foosball Championships during… Read More
Rhapsody ‘winds down’ partnership with Echo Nest after Spotify acquisition Rhapsody today announced that it is ending its partnership with The Echo Nest, just weeks after the music intelligence company was… Read More
Boeing engineers create the PebbleBee, so you never lose your keys, kids or TV remote Are you one of those folks who always seems to lose your keys, cell phone or TV remote control? Well, don’t… Read More
WeDay 2014: Pete Carroll and Seattle tech execs deliver empowerment message to kids More than 15,000 energetic students from over 450 schools in Washington state packed an electric Key Arena on Friday for… Read More
Chart: Top 50 highest rated CEOs based on what employees say Looking for a good boss? This list might be the place to start. Glassdoor has released its annual list of… Read More
Airbnb may be worth more than Expedia Airbnb is reportedly in talks to raise up to $500 million at a $10 billion valuation, which would make it… Read More
New competition for Tacoma taxis: Lyft, Sidecar make services available south of Seattle While the debate rages on in Seattle over the legality of app-based transportation companies like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar, it… Read More
Twitter hops in the wayback machine to offer a glimpse at your very first Tweet In preparation for its eighth anniversary, Twitter has launched a new website that allows users to take a look back… Read More
March Madness for geeks: Learn how to code your own bracket, win prizes Those who like college basketball and want to learn how to code might be interested in a new geeky competition… Read More
Lyft ditches donation-based payment system in Seattle, now charges $6 minimum Just two days after the Seattle City Council voted to regulate the new app-based transportation companies, Lyft is no longer… Read More
More than 14% of Starbucks transactions are now made with a mobile device Recently, Starbucks has announced a flurry of new digital tools for customers from pre-ordering drinks remotely to a feature debuting today… Read More
6 questions for … Ken Schwaber, co-creator of Scrum Software developer and industry consultant Ken Schwaber is one of the creators of Scrum software development techniques, and a widely… Read More
