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These kids and their frisbee-flinging robots are preparing to conquer the world

As volunteer referee Fred Sutton gets ready to monitor another robotics match at the Century Link Events Center Thursday afternoon,… Read More

Geek Madness Sweet 16: Torvalds trounces Musk; Darwin vs. Tesla showdown awaits

Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time Geek Madness is moving right along and the final… Read More

Remote learning: University of Washington to offer first online-only degree program

In an attempt to fix a “national crisis in early childhood education,” the University of Washington is introducing its first-ever… Read More

Personal travel assistant: Expedia updates mobile app with real-time itinerary

Nearly 18 months ago, Expedia laid out a vision to become a “Web 3.0 personal travel assistant,” for the mobile… Read More

Contour inks deal to put helmet-mounted cameras in Yamaha motorcycle shops

Seattle-based Contour has sealed a deal to sell its line of helmet-mounted HD video cameras at Yamaha Motor Corp. dealers… Read More

T-Mobile confirms layoffs as part of ‘operational changes’

Bellevue-based T-Mobile USA, which earlier this week unveiled a major overhaul of its business, today confirmed that it is making… Read More

Comcast doubling Internet speeds, promises up to 105 Mbps for Extreme 50 customers

Comcast is doubling the Internet speeds for customers in Washington state who subscribe to its Blast! and Extreme 50 offerings.… Read More

Survey: Adults more likely to text while driving than teens

More adults text while driving than teens — at least enough that are willing to admit it. That’s according to… Read More

Clearwire to take another $80 million Sprint payment as it continues talks with Dish

Clearwire has agreed to take an $80 million payment from Sprint Nextel in April, possibly pushing the Bellevue-based company closer… Read More

Geek Madness Sweet 16: Elon Musk battles Linus Torvalds

Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time The Sweet 16 is set and Geek Madness is… Read More

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch opens giant hangar for world’s largest aircraft

The world’s largest aircraft needs a ginormous place to live, and that’s exactly what Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch has built. Stratolaunch… Read More

Intellectual Ventures sues Ricoh and Canon, says they pose a ‘threat to innovation’

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures on Tuesday filed its second complaint against Canon and first against Ricoh for infringing on its… Read More

Versium debuts ‘LifeData’ analytics platform to help companies fully understand customers

A Seattle data technology startup is taking the phrase “know your customer” to a whole new level. Versium Analytics today introduced… Read More

Hitching a ride with BMW: Rhapsody, Audible join Glympse

Apparently the execs from BMW have been spending lots of time in the Seattle region. The carmaker overnight announced that… Read More

Seattle Times paywall arrives: Here’s what they’re charging

The Seattle Times has officially joined the ranks of newpapers charging for unlimited online access. Visitors to Seattletimes.com are now… Read More

Social Media Madness: Which NCAA school is most-effectively using Twitter?

There are lots of different spins people put on the annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament — a.k.a. March Madness —… Read More

Geek Madness Day 4: Curie vs. Mendel; da Vinci vs. Edison

Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time On Monday we kicked off the last four first-round matchups… Read More

Transcript: T-Mobile CEO calls B.S. on the wireless industry, and the press

If this whole wireless executive thing doesn’t work out, T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere may have a future in late-night… Read More

Ride sharing service Lyft buys assets of Cherry, sets April 12 launch for Seattle

You shouldn’t have any trouble getting a ride these days, especially if you live in a tech hotbed like Seattle… Read More

Time’s top Twitter feeds: Bill Gates, @SeattleMamaDoc and journalist Glenn Fleishman

Philanthropist Bill Gates (@BillGates), technology journalist Glenn Fleishman (@GlennF) and pediatrician Wendy Sue Swanson (@SeattleMamaDoc) are among those chosen for… Read More

UW-Tacoma debuts cybersecurity and leadership graduate program

Cybersecurity is a pressing issue these days and the University of Washington is doing something about it. The UW-Tacoma branch… Read More

Geek Madness Day 3: Newton ousts Hawking; Musk vs. Allen showdown awaits

Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time We’re only eight games through the first-ever Geek Madness… Read More

Pendrell buys dozens of patents from Nokia covering SD cards and flash storage

Pendrell Corp. has made another big patent purchase. The Kirkland company led by former Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff announced today… Read More

Theraclone raises $14M to ID rare human antibodies that could be used to fight disease

Seattle biotechnology company Theraclone Sciences has raised an additional $8 million in equity financing and $6 million in debt, bringing… Read More

A Google graveyard; Bill Gates’ next big bet; Geek Madness; and other top posts of the week

We’ve had a busy few days here at GeekWire — launching our new events calendar; opening nominations for the May… Read More

Geek Madness Day 2: Torvalds trounces Jobs in huge first round upset

Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time While Harvard was busy upsetting New Mexico yesterday at… Read More

Measuring interruptions: How to keep your team in the ‘zone’

When you look at productive output from a software development team, there’s one factor that almost always predicts problems. You… Read More

We’ve got a double helix bridge, but Taipei is building a double helix skyscraper

Seattle residents are familiar with the double helix pedestrian bridge, connecting Elliott Avenue with the Amgen campus to the west.… Read More

Salary Madness 2013: Based on median graduate income, which college would win it all?

There are lots of different spins people put on the annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament — a.k.a. March Madness —… Read More

PopCap Games’ Bejeweled executive producer departs

PopCap Games is losing the executive producer of its Bejeweled franchise. Giordano “Gio” Contestabile is stepping down from the EA-owned property,… Read More