Tech

FTC and U.S. states sue Facebook for alleged ‘illegal monopolization’ and anticompetitive conduct

The Federal Trade Commission and 48 states sued Facebook in a pair of landmark lawsuits Wednesday, marking the latest antitrust… Read More

Uber Connect brings package delivery option to app to help get holiday gifts and more across town

Even if you’re not hopping in an Uber to visit friends or family during the holidays, the ride-hailing company is… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund awards $105.9M to 42 non-profits in third year of initiative

Jeff Bezos announced the latest recipients of donations from his Bezos Day 1 Families Fund on Wednesday, listing 42 organizations… Read More

Washington state extends COVID-19 lockdown restrictions another three weeks through Jan. 4

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that the state’s COVID-19 restrictions will be in place for at least an additional three weeks… Read More

Redfin expands RedfinNow to Seattle and Bay Area in new litmus test for iBuyer service

Redfin will launch its iBuyer service RedfinNow in Seattle and the Bay Area in the latest expansion of the company’s… Read More

Smartsheet shares soar 12% with $98.9M in Q3 revenue, up 38%; company reveals new CFO

Smartsheet stock spiked more than 12% in after-hours trading as the company saw revenue grow 38% year-over-year to $98.9 million… Read More

Book excerpt: How activists must harness new technologies to change the world

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a new book Undercurrents: Channeling Outrage to Spark Practical Activism by Steve Davis,… Read More

Goodbye, Android: Why I’m switching to Apple’s iPhone after more than a decade with Google

Goodbye, Android. Hey, Siri. After more than a decade of dedication to Google’s mobile operating system, I’m leaving for Apple.… Read More

WestRiver Group will sell debt investment business to SVB Financial Group

Seattle investment firm WestRiver Group agreed to sell its debt investment business to SVB Financial Group, the parent company of… Read More

Tony Hsieh, former CEO of Zappos who sold online shoe retailer to Amazon for $1.2B, dies at 46

Tony Hsieh, a revered internet entrepreneur who led Zappos and sold the online retailer to Amazon for $1.2 billion, has… Read More

With deep roots in Seattle, real estate brokerage Compass reportedly eyes IPO

Heavily-funded real estate brokerage Compass hired Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to lead an initial public offering next year, according… Read More

New crop of Cosmic Crisp apples begins shipping from Washington state to stores across the U.S.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, the much-hyped Cosmic Crisp apple variety is headed from Washington state to stores around the… Read More

Google keeps growing in Seattle area, agrees to buy nearly 10 acres at a car dealership site in Kirkland

Google’s footprint in Seattle just keeps on growing. The Alphabet-owned tech giant signed an agreement to purchase land at a… Read More

Washington governor sets cap on delivery fees for Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, others

Fees charged to restaurants by delivery companies will be capped in Washington state as the food industry is placed under… Read More

Why GeekWire is turning off story comments, and where we hope to continue to hear from readers

When GeekWire launched in 2011, the comment section was a different place. In one of the first articles published on… Read More

Seattle private equity firm Pike Street Capital closes first $237 million fund

Pike Street Capital Partners, a private equity firm that launched in 2018, raised $237 million in what is thought to… Read More

Sports Illustrated publisher Maven raises $24M to help Seattle media tech startup expand

Maven, the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, raised an additional $24 million to help fuel expansion and reduce… Read More

Bill Gates optimistic about COVID vaccine science, worried about ‘dysfunctional’ U.S. distribution

Bill Gates expressed optimism about the potential effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine candidates, pointing to evidence from Pfizer’s trial suggesting that… Read More

Airbnb files for IPO with future of travel uncertain; Expedia Group listed as competitor in prospectus

Airbnb officially filed for an IPO and revealed its finances for the first time on Monday. The company’s IPO prospectus… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund announces first grants totaling $791M of his $10B pledge to help planet

Jeff Bezos on Monday announced the 16 environmental organizations that will receive $791 million as the first round of grantees… Read More

WTIA creates ‘Anti-racism in Tech Pact’ to guide organizations in eliminating bias across industry

In hopes of addressing what it considers widespread racial bias across the tech industry, the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA)… Read More

New COVID-19 restrictions in Washington state: Inslee bans indoor social gatherings, indoor dining

Washington state is setting further restrictions as COVID-19 case counts reach new highs and hospitalizations rise again. Washington Gov. Jay… Read More

As WFH burnout mounts, some tech workers are turning to coworking and flex office space

When software engineer Joe Buck started his new job in September at Seattle-based remittance company Remitly, his desk was wedged… Read More

Chart: New report ranks top states for tech

There aren’t many surprises in the latest edition of the Milken Institute’s State and Technology Index, with high-tech hotbeds such… Read More

While no one was looking, the Nintendo Switch had its best October ever

It has been passing under everyone’s radar lately, as both Microsoft and Sony prepared to launch their next-generation consoles, but… Read More

How Tom Alberg bet on Seattle and Amazon, shaping the region’s tech industry and building a legacy of understated influence

It was the mid 1990s, and Tom Alberg had a decision to make. Jeff Bezos had arrived in Seattle and… Read More