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IoT in your underwear? How the technology really could be everywhere

If you listen to the optimists, the Internet of Things has virtually endless applications and places to go — including,… Read More

Geeks Give Back to end homelessness: Join the campaign to support our neighbors in need

There’s no denying that Seattle has a homelessness crisis. Even as economic conditions in the area improve, some Seattleites are… Read More

Philanthropy advice from Gates Foundation CEO to Jeff Bezos: ‘There’s no bad generosity’

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, and now he’s facing a puzzling question:… Read More

Gates Foundation announces $15M commitment to map neighborhoods that help kids out of poverty

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will commit $15 million to get a new initiative called Opportunity Insights off the ground.… Read More

Facebook’s PyTorch AI framework standard now supported by all major cloud vendors and chip makers

One of the key emerging standards in artificial intelligence research, Facebook’s PyTorch 1.0 framework, has received support from Amazon Web… Read More

Live from the 2018 GeekWire Summit: Gates Foundation, Ring and Redfin CEOs take the stage

Update: Thanks for tuning into the livestream. We’ll be posting videos of the fireside chats and panel discussions later on… Read More

Smartsheet will give customers better tools for managing complicated sales cycles and access controls

Smartsheet plans to announce upgrades to its work collaboration software Tuesday at its Engage customer conference, including new features for… Read More

Seattle education startup Actively Learn acquired by N.J.-based Achieve3000, terms undisclosed

A modestly sized Seattle startup is being bought by an established education technology company that says it reaches nearly 3… Read More

Well wishes for Paul Allen, video game high scores and more as party opens GeekWire Summit 2018

GeekWire Summit attendees will spend the next two days in Seattle hearing from some of today’s leading innovators in the… Read More

Seattle police try new tactic to give game streamers and others defense against ‘swatting’ crimes

Law enforcement agencies across the country have found few answers when it comes to dealing with the dangerous and sometimes… Read More

Turn up the tunes: Despite clever gimmicks, music still reigns king on smart speakers

It seems like smart assistants are learning new tricks every day, from cooking microwave popcorn to helping users get flu… Read More

Court docs: Elon Musk to resign as Tesla chairman, pay $20M, and submit tweets for internal review

Elon Musk has agreed to step down as Tesla’s chairman for three years but will remain CEO of the electric… Read More

Online learning platform CreativeLive cuts jobs in quest for profitability

Online learning company CreativeLive laid off an unspecified number of employees Friday in what CEO Chase Jarvis described as a… Read More

Tesla’s Elon Musk signals a battle with SEC over fraud charges, and stock price sinks

Tesla’s billionaire CEO and chairman, Elon Musk, is calling the Securities and Exchange Commission’s fraud claims against him “unjustified” after… Read More

F5 Networks CEO gives riveting talk on cashews, hummingbirds and the value of self-worth

Francois Locoh-Donou has a different perspective than a lot of CEOs do. An immigrant from Togo who came to the… Read More

Amazon Alexa Fund invests in Bamboo Learning as startup introduces screen-friendly Alexa math skill

Seattle education startup Bamboo Learning is previewing its second Alexa skill at the same time it’s announcing an investment from… Read More

Japan’s ispace strikes deal with SpaceX for launches to the moon in 2020 and 2021

SpaceX has been signed up to provide rides to the moon for a pair of payloads built by ispace, a… Read More

Here’s everything Facebook announced at its Oculus Connect virtual reality event

A new virtual reality headset, the $399 Oculus Quest, headlined the fifth edition of the Oculus Connect event in San… Read More

Photos: Inside look at the University of Washington’s new computer science building

More than 20 months after construction commenced, the University of Washington’s new computer science building is nearing completion. GeekWire took… Read More

Uber expanding Seattle engineering office, scooping up space with room for 750 people

Ride-hailing giant Uber is expanding its engineering office in Seattle to fit up to 750 people, which is more than… Read More

iSpot raises $30M to accelerate growth of TV advertisement analytics technology

Seattle-area startup iSpot has raised more cash to fuel growth of its technology platform that measures TV advertisement performance. The… Read More

Internal memo: Big Fish Games cutting 15% of its workforce, including key executives

Big Fish Games is cutting about 15 percent of its workforce, including several key executives, according to an internal memo… Read More

Vertafore insurance tech company closing Seattle-area office, shifting last remaining jobs to Denver

Insurance technology company Vertafore is closing its office in the Seattle suburbs, completing a transition to its new headquarters in… Read More

Fernish aims to ‘take the moving out of moving,’ expanding furniture rental service to Seattle

Michael Barlow and Lucas Dickey were tired of moving. Barlow, who landed a gig as an investment banker for JPMorgan out… Read More

Smartsheet expands ‘second home’ in Boston with room for 450 employees

Smartsheet is growing its footprint in Boston. The Seattle-area cloud-based work management company just swooped up an additional 42,000 square… Read More

Amazon reportedly eyes opening up to 3,000 cashier-free Amazon Go stores by 2021

The fourth Amazon Go store just opened, but a new report claims a lot more could be on the horizon.… Read More

DNA evidence zeroes in on three African cartels behind illegal elephant ivory trade

DNA evidence and lots of detective work have revealed the networks behind illegal trade in African elephant ivory, centering on… Read More

Backed by Seattle firm, Canadian pot company Tilray sees value soar to $20 billion after IPO

A Seattle-based marijuana investment firm and a well-known Silicon Valley venture capitalist are seeing dollar signs this week as shares… Read More

TLDR: SpaceX’s first customer for a flight around the moon

Today’s featured stories Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa revealed as first customer for SpaceX trip around the moon After helping defeat a… Read More

After helping defeat a tax for affordable housing, Paul Allen and Jeff Bezos step up on homelessness

On a crisp fall Tuesday in Seattle, representatives from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s philanthropic organization joined with community groups to… Read More