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Sounders Day FAQ: What to know if you’re attending our sold out annual summer rooftop party

Today’s the day! We’re looking forward to welcoming 500 geeks to our annual summer rooftop BBQ and Sounders Day party.… Read More

Pokémon Go Fest in Seattle: Giant event shows enduring fandom for augmented reality game

Tens of thousands traveled to Seattle this past weekend in search of one common goal: catching all of the Pokémon.… Read More

T-Mobile adds 1.7M customers, shares climb despite missing earnings expectations

T-Mobile reported $19.7 billion in revenue for its second fiscal quarter, which was down slightly from the year-ago quarter and… Read More

Wizards of the Coast unveils new studio, Skeleton Key, for new AAA video game project

Renton, Wash.-based gaming company Wizards of the Coast opened a new studio in Austin, Texas, to create a new, high-budget… Read More

F5 shares up more than 14% after earnings beat expectations

Seattle application security and delivery giant F5 beat expectations for its third fiscal quarter, reporting $674 million in revenue, up… Read More

Getty Images set to go public Monday after completing SPAC merger

Seattle-based Getty Images will once again be a public company. The 27-year-old digital media provider announced Friday that it completed… Read More

Do crypto assets = securities? SEC’s suit vs. former Coinbase employee in Seattle causes uproar

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed charges Thursday against a former Coinbase employee in Seattle, his brother, and a friend,… Read More

GeekWire’s summer rooftop BBQ and Sounders Day party returns Aug. 2: Grab tickets today

One of our favorite GeekWire events — our annual summer rooftop BBQ and Sounders Day party — makes its return… Read More

REI reveals 6 startups for new accelerator that promotes founders of color

Path Ahead Ventures, a new initiative from Seattle outdoor retailer REI, on Tuesday announced the six startups participating in its… Read More

Alaska Airlines to roll out electronic bag tags to save time (and paper) at the airport

Smart travelers have all sorts of tips and tricks for saving time and effort at the airport. The smartest ones… Read More

A simulated drone flying next to a wind turbine

Microsoft’s Project AirSim is pushing drone simulation software to new heights

How do you teach an autonomous drone to fly itself? Practice, practice, practice. Now Microsoft is offering a way to… Read More

A startup spinout machine; Amazon teams with Fred Hutch; and more life sciences news

This week GeekWire highlighted entrepreneurship at the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design. The institute’s eight spinouts have collectively… Read More

Computer science lecturer sues Univ. of Wash. leaders over indigenous lands statement

A lecturer at the University of Washington is suing university leaders over his free speech rights, claiming he was made… Read More

Elon Musk moves to back out of $44B Twitter bid

Elon Musk is attempting to back out of his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, according to a filing with… Read More

First Mode agrees to combine with Anglo American’s zero-emission truck business

First Mode, a Seattle-based engineering company, says it’s agreed to a business combination with the zero-emission truck development effort led… Read More

Commentary: Tech companies need to stop the cheap ploys and do more to support human rights

Editor’s note: The following is commentary from Megan McNally, a business attorney and founder of the FBomb Breakfast Club, a peer… Read More

Tech companies already changing HR policies in response to landmark Roe v. Wade decision

Following the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, tech companies are adding new… Read More

SAP cuts staff as part of ‘restructuring program,’ fewer than 30 impacted in Pacific Northwest

SAP has laid off employees based in the Pacific Northwest as part of what the tech giant describes as a… Read More

You didn’t get into the University of Washington’s acclaimed computer science program. Now what?

You’re young, you’re ambitious, you love tech. Your heart is set on the nationally ranked Paul G. Allen School of… Read More

T-Mobile’s latest ‘Uncarrier’ move targets people on the move with inflight and overseas perks

T-Mobile is targeting travelers — in the air, on the ground and out of the country — with its latest “Un-carrier”… Read More

A trio of founders offer lessons on ‘fundraising while Black’ in Techstars panel discussion

For many Black entrepreneurs, getting funding for their business is a daunting and disproportionately difficult task. Only about 1% of… Read More

Women are ‘abrasive,’ Asian men ‘brilliant’: Report reveals bias in workplace feedback

Textio, an augmented writing platform, has completed a review of written, job performance feedback from more than 25,000 employees at… Read More

Oren Etzioni stepping down as CEO of Allen Institute for AI after nine years at research hub

Oren Etzioni, the founding CEO of Seattle’s Allen Institute for AI, is stepping down from the artificial intelligence research organization… Read More

Microsoft to acquire cyber threat analysis startup Miburo

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will acquire Miburo, a small company that helps customers detect and respond to foreign information… Read More

Redfin laying off 8% of workforce due to ‘market conditions’ as real estate demand cools

Seattle real estate company Redfin announced Tuesday that it is cutting about 8% of its workforce, acknowledging that a housing… Read More

Online jewelry retailer Blue Nile is going public again through a SPAC deal

Blue Nile, the online jewelry retailer founded 23 years ago in Seattle, is going public — again. The Bellevue, Wash.-based… Read More

Yohana expands beyond Seattle, bringing $249/month membership service for families to LA

[Keerthi Vedantam is a reporter for dot.LA] Who do you call when three simultaneous Zoom meetings have throttled your internet… Read More

5 books Bill Gates recommends for the summer

While compiling books for his annual summer recommendations, Bill Gates realized that the topics in his list were hardly the… Read More

Elon Musk’s back-to-office edict reignites debate on remote work — here’s what other tech leaders say

If you work for Tesla and you’ve been doing that job from home since the pandemic started, be wary if… Read More

‘It is not acceptable’: UW computer science program can’t keep up with record demand from undergrads

Before enrolling last fall in the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, Mya Baker… Read More