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Tricia Duryee, 1977-2024: Tenacious reporter was a bright light on the technology beat

Tricia Duryee, a resourceful and enterprising technology journalist who reported on some of the biggest names in the business in… Read More

Help select this year’s ‘Uncommon Thinkers’ and honor bold innovators from the Seattle area

Put your thinking caps on. We’re looking for nominees for GeekWire’s “Uncommon Thinkers Awards,” an initiative recognizing bold innovators in… Read More

Smartsheet acquisition: Competing bids unlikely; $8.4B deal could fuel other private equity buyouts

Smartsheet is allowed to solicit other potential acquirers after announcing a $8.4 billion buyout deal with Blackstone and Vista Equity… Read More

Allen Institute for AI’s new model points to items in images, aims to make bigger point in industry

Turing Test? Whatever. Meet the Refrigerator Challenge. A new multimodal artificial intelligence model from the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2),… Read More

Self-driving wheelchairs at Sea-Tac Airport whisk mobility challenged travelers to their gates

Mobility challenged travelers at Sea-Tac International Airport have a high-tech new option for getting to their gates: self-driving, electric wheelchairs.… Read More

F5 layoffs impact in-house content creation employees

F5 is laying off employees working for the company’s marketing-related content production team, GeekWire has learned. The Seattle-based company confirmed… Read More

Smartsheet to go private in $8.4 billion deal with Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone

Follow-up: Smartsheet acquisition: Competing bids unlikely; $8.4B deal could fuel other private equity buyouts Smartsheet announced Tuesday that it agreed… Read More

OceanGate’s former top engineer says cost concerns shortchanged Titan sub’s safety

In the run-up to last year’s implosion of OceanGate’s Titan submersible, cost concerns played a role in decisions that may… Read More

Alaska Airlines issues ground stop in Seattle after tech problem causes ‘significant disruption’

Alaska Airlines experienced a “significant IT outage” on Sunday evening that delayed flights and forced it to request a ground… Read More

This startup helped Bryson DeChambeau win the U.S. Open — can it improve my golf swing?

It’s not common for a tech startup get a shoutout during a high-profile sports event press conference. But that’s what… Read More

OfferUp expands into home services, connecting homeowners with local businesses

OfferUp is expanding beyond used goods and into home services, partnering with Thumbtack to host a marketplace connecting consumers with… Read More

‘Project Amelia’: Amazon’s new AI assistant will advise sellers and act on their behalf

Amazon is launching a new AI-powered selling assistant code-named “Project Amelia” to help sellers navigate the nuances of e-commerce, using… Read More

Ex-Zulily employees say they didn’t receive required layoff notice or pay in new class action lawsuit

Former employees at e-commerce company Zulily filed a class action lawsuit this week alleging that they did not receive adequate… Read More

‘All good here’: Hearing on OceanGate sub tragedy reveals the crew’s final messages

The last words transmitted by the crew on OceanGate’s Titan submersible before they perished in last year’s catastrophic implosion in… Read More

University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce on AI, startups, and tradition vs. innovation

Artificial intelligence and startups were two of the topics addressed by Ana Mari Cauce, the University of Washington president, during… Read More

Port of Seattle reveals details of ransomware attack, says it refused to pay criminal organization

The Port of Seattle said some of its data may be at risk of being posted online after it refused… Read More

Paul Allen estate sells remaining Living Computers artifacts and systems to museum near Atlanta

Living Computers: Museum + Labs will live on, in spirit, far from Seattle. The Paul Allen estate announced Thursday that… Read More

Microsoft Gaming makes another 650 job cuts in third round of Xbox layoffs this year

Microsoft continued the cost-cutting in its Xbox and video games division Thursday morning following its $68.7 billion Activision-Blizzard acquisition, laying… Read More

GeekWire summer rooftop party recap: Great Seattle views, food, friends, and a Mariners win

High above Seattle in the Slalom Hawk Tower, overlooking the sports stadiums and Elliott Bay, GeekWire once again partied with… Read More

Highline Public Schools will reopen classes — without internet — amid cyberattack recovery

Highline Public Schools announced that it will welcome students back to school on Thursday, after canceling classes for three days this week… Read More

‘You need to invest in cybersecurity’: Port of Seattle director offers advice amid ongoing outage

Nearly three weeks after identifying unauthorized activity on its network, the Port of Seattle continues to recover from a suspected… Read More

Canceled classes stretch to a third day for Seattle-area school district hit in cyberattack

Highline Public Schools announced on Tuesday that classes will be canceled again tomorrow. The district, located south of Seattle, disclosed… Read More

FAQ: What to know if you’re attending GeekWire’s annual summer rooftop party

We’re excited to welcome the Seattle community to our sold-out annual summer rooftop party on Wednesday at Slalom’s spectacular new… Read More

New Starbucks CEO lays out his vision: Get the morning right, invest in tech, focus on coffee

In his first public comments as Starbucks’ new CEO, Brian Niccol published an open letter Tuesday laying out his initial… Read More

Amazon unveils ‘Saver’ private-label grocery brand, escalating price wars with Walmart and Target

Amazon is lowering prices on thousands of grocery items and rolling out a new private label food brand called Amazon… Read More

‘They’re attractive targets’: Cybersecurity attacks on schools are becoming more frequent and severe

The frequency and severity of cyberattacks against K-12 schools are increasing, with a new incident affecting a school district south… Read More

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol faces unique digital challenges as he takes over Seattle coffee giant

It’s the first day on the job for new Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol. After spending the past six years helping… Read More

School district south of Seattle cancels classes Monday due to cyberattack

FOLLOW-UP: ‘They’re attractive targets’: Cybersecurity attacks on schools are becoming more frequent and severe Highline Public Schools, a 17,500-student district… Read More

Seattle Public Library recovers from ransomware attack, makes moves to strengthen tech security

All tech-enabled systems and services are back up and running at Seattle Public Library this week, roughly three months after… Read More

Report: Smartsheet in talks to be acquired by private equity firms including Vista and Blackstone

Seattle-area enterprise software giant Smartsheet is in acquisition talks with a group of private equity firms including Vista Equity Partners… Read More