Bezos, Branson and the billionaire space race: What to watch when Amazon’s founder blasts off
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shows off a mockup of Blue Origin’s New Shepard crew capsule during a 2017 space conference. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Sir Richard…
9 ways to make the tech sector more equitable: New study examines Washington state workforce
Washington state’s direct tech employment jumped by more than 70% from 2013 to 2019, but workers haven’t benefited equally from the sector’s growth, a new report finds….
How Facebook works: Comparing its engineering process to Google, Microsoft, and Amazon
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a Facebook developer conference. (Facebook Photo) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees recently that the company’s long-term goal is to “bring the…
Satya Nadella’s biggest success as Microsoft CEO; Inside GeekWire’s Great Race; Number of the Week
Satya Nadella at Microsoft Ignite 2016, two years into his tenure as Microsoft CEO and a few months after announcing the company’s acquisition of LinkedIn. (GeekWire File…
This is Amazon’s at-home COVID-19 test kit: We tried it and talked to a testing expert about it
The Amazon COVID-19 test components are simple. (GeekWire Photo) Amazon launched an at-home COVID-19 test kit for U.S. consumers last month, broadening the options for people to…
The new realities of real estate: Redfin CEO on tech, climate, housing, and the era of ‘a thousand HQs’
GeekWire Illustration Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman joins us on this episode of the GeekWire Podcast to discuss the latest twists in the housing market; delays in returning…
Wall Street goes to pot, and to the dogs — and that’s a good thing for Seattle’s startup scene
Images via Canva Pro An online marketplace that helps to facilitate trade between marijuana sellers and buyers will soon see its own stock traded on the Nasdaq….
Inside our hybrid studio: GeekWire’s tech tips and tricks for in-person and remote recordings
GeekWire’s hybrid recording setup at our office in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) The last 18 months have been an audio-visual adventure, requiring many of us…
Why Amazon is now pledging to make good on bad third-party products
GeekWire Illustration Amazon has long contended that it shouldn’t be held legally liable for defective products sold by third-party merchants on Amazon.com, maintaining that the liability rests…
‘Our country is in a cyberwar’: Inside the White House summit with Hadi Partovi of Code.org
Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi. (GeekWire File Photo) President Joe Biden brought together top executives from the nation’s biggest technology, financial services and energy companies this week to…