GeekWire Podcast: Netflix ads, Amazon’s shipping business, and Paul Allen’s real legacy

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Does it seem like activity is picking up out there in the tech world? Big fundings may…

M1 vs. M2 MacBook Pro: Is It Worth the Upgrade?

Apple’s M2 MacBook Pro comes over a year and a half after its M1-based predecessor. The new device features the exact same design, but there are several…

iOS 16: How to Display iPhone Battery Percentage on Your Lock Screen

If you have an iPhone with a notch, you’ll have noticed that the battery level indicator in the top-right corner of the screen doesn’t show the actual…

iPhone 13 in Green and iPhone 13 Pro in Alpine Green Reviews: A ‘Saturated’ but ‘Subtle Statement’

The first reviews of Apple’s newly-introduced Green and Alpine Green color options for the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro have now been shared by various media…

Amazon pulls out of planned regional air hub in New Jersey after unions and others object

(GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Amazon’s efforts to grow its operations in the New York area have been thwarted again as the tech giant has pulled…

Critics of non-compete deals see progress in Microsoft policy change

Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft’s decision to stop using and enforcing non-compete clauses for all employees except senior leaders is another…

How remote work is changing tech pay: Seattle startup comp equals Silicon Valley, study says

From Space Needle to Golden Gate and beyond, U.S. startup pay is becoming more uniform, a recent study says. (Photos by Kevin Lisota, GeekWire; and Mark Gunn,…

Blue Origin’s next suborbital spaceflight is blazing new trails for getting a ticket to ride

The crew for Blue Origin’s NS-21 mission: Victor Vescovo, Victor Correa Hespanha, Katya Echazarreta, Jaison Robinson, Hamish Harding and Evan Dick. (Blue Origin Photo) The suborbital tours…

Photos: Geeks, assemble! Inside the GeekWire Awards with the singing, smiling and much more

(GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) It was so nice to see your faces, Seattle. The GeekWire Awards returned as an in-person event for the first time in…

Ungrading? Letting kids teach IT? GeekWire Award-winning STEM teachers share innovative strategies

The GeekWire Awards’ STEM Educator of the Year honorees, from left to right: Devina Khan, instructional designer at the West Valley Innovation Center; Stephanie Winslow, teacher at…