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WATCH: Melinda Gates on the 21st Century workforce at SXSW Interactive

Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and head of Pivotal Ventures, was among the speakers today… Read More

Report: Former Microsoft CFO a favorite to become President Trump’s next top economic adviser

Former Microsoft and General Motors CFO Christopher Liddell is the front-runner to become President Trump’s top economic adviser, according to… Read More

What’s holding back the Internet of Things? Power

[Editor’s Note: This guest post is by Larry Arnstein, a former Impinj business and marketing executive who is now an entrepreneur… Read More

As tech cities battle affordability issues, suburbs look to pick up the slack

Seattle’s affordability problems are well-documented: It’s the hottest housing market in the country, with an exploding population that outpaces the… Read More

Report: Snap laying off staff in engineering ranks

Troubles continue to plague Snap, the publicly-traded social networking company that’s failed to find a sustainable business model. Reports surfaced… Read More

Subsidiary of Japanese tech giant Hitachi closing Seattle-area office ahead of new HQ project

Hitachi, a Japanese tech conglomerate that has a presence in everything from consumer electronics, to IT, to construction machinery, is… Read More

Stratolaunch revives its vision of launching space plane from world’s biggest airplane

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture is returning to an idea it’s long mulled over: launching payloads, and possibly… Read More

‘Hey’ no more, as Microsoft’s Cortana drops the pleasantries from voice commands

Microsoft doesn’t want its users to have to waste any time in getting the attention of its digital assistant Cortana.… Read More

Magic Leap files preemptive lawsuit against ‘disgruntled’ security exec for alleged extortion

Florida augmented reality company Magic Leap filed a lawsuit last week against its current senior director of global security Todd… Read More

It’s official: Washington governor signs landmark net neutrality bill into law

Internet providers will be required to treat all lawful content the same in Washington state under a landmark net neutrality… Read More

Gates Foundation will invest $170M ‘to help women exercise their economic power’

News Brief: The Gates Foundation today announced that it will commit $170 million over the next four years “to help… Read More

Smart speaker startup Roxy, founded by ex-Amazon and Microsoft employees, aims to replace hotel phones

Roxy, a Seattle startup that offers a customizable voice assistant and touch screen smart speaker for the hotel industry, added a… Read More

Meet the Girls of Steel: This badass robotics team at Carnegie Mellon University preps young women for STEM careers

PITTSBURGH — It’s not just the graduate students and PhD researchers inside Carnegie Mellon University’s top-ranked computer science school that… Read More

Deals site Zulily hits $1.6B in revenue, 5.8M customers, 2 years after acquisition by QVC’s parent

Zulily finished 2017 with a record number of active customers as the online retailer continues to navigate a time of… Read More

Famed Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer chases biggest blockbuster yet: NHL team in Seattle

Seattle has a special place in the heart of famed movie and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Before franchises like Top… Read More

Pittsburgh Postscript: Surprises, gripes, memorable characters and epic experiences from GeekWire’s month in the Steel City

PITTSBURGH — What an incredible experience. A rotating cast of GeekWire reporters and editors spent the month of February 2018… Read More

The future of Pittsburgh and the world: CMU’s Andrew Moore brings GeekWire’s HQ2 project home

PITTSBURGH — Last fall, after we solicited proposals to establish our own temporary “GeekWire HQ2” somewhere in North America, we… Read More

The most notorious hacks in history, and what they mean for the future of cybersecurity

Where has the time gone? February is almost over, and already we’ve seen several major vulnerabilities and hacks this year!… Read More

Paul Allen to invest $125M for new ‘common sense AI’ project, aims to achieve ‘major breakthroughs’

Paul Allen is pouring more money into artificial intelligence research. The Microsoft co-founder on Wednesday announced Project Alexandria, a new… Read More

What happens when the controversy over Russia’s infamous troll factory hits home

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Agata Burdonova may marvel on LiveJournal over the fact that she lives just a couple of miles from… Read More

Pet-sitting startup Rover and ex-‘Baywatch’ actress named in lawsuit after woman’s dog is run over

Update, Monday, 6:30 p.m. PT: This story has been updated throughout with comments from a Rover representative. A Los Angeles… Read More

Samsung unveils Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus with improved cameras, repositioned fingerprint reader

Samsung unveiled the latest iteration of its flagship smartphone, debuting the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus on Sunday at… Read More

Nokia to acquire Unium, will use mesh wireless software to improve in-home WiFi speeds

Nokia today announced that it will acquire Unium, a Seattle-based company that helps improve WiFi speeds via mesh networking technology.… Read More

‘Feeding the spirit, soul and stomach’: Inside Pittsburgh’s famous fish fries and the online map that fuels them

PITTSBURGH — At 5:24 p.m. on the first Friday of Lent, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church runs out of… Read More

What happened to Yahoo’s $10M alliance with CMU, and how it could help AI restore our humanity

You know Siri and Alexa. Maybe even Cortana. But have you met Sara? She’s pretty amazing. Sure, she can do… Read More

Google Assistant will soon speak 30 languages and detect which languages people are speaking

Google is doubling down on its digital assistant, adding more languages and working with phone makers to build deeper integrations… Read More

The Wizard of Arts: Karla Boos and the Quantum Theatre Company use tech to stage plays anywhere

PITTSBURGH — Karla Boos describes herself as a high-level, outside-the-box wizard. For the past 27 years, as the founder and… Read More

Inside the mind of Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn as $700M language learning startup eyes IPO in 2020

PITTSBURGH — At times, it’s hard to keep up with Luis von Ahn. The Duolingo CEO and co-founder speaks quickly,… Read More

Event technology startup eventcore raises $4.1M to fuel national expansion

Eventcore, a Seattle startup focused on event planning and management, has raised $4.1 million to grow on a national level.… Read More

Redfin brought in $370M in 2017 revenue, stock stumbles despite beating Wall Street expectations

Redfin brought in $370 million in revenue in 2017, an increase of 38 percent over the prior year, while cutting… Read More