GeekWire’s new ‘Day 2’ podcast scrutinizes Amazon’s impact on tech, business and the world
It feels sometimes like the “enemy hordes are at the gates,” an Amazon shareholder told Jeff Bezos at the company’s annual meeting in 2018. “Is this the…
iPhone 13 Colors: Deciding on the Right Color
The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro arrived in 2021 in a range of color options, with entirely new hues available on both devices, as well as…
iOS 15.4: How to Scan Printed and Handwritten Notes into the Notes App
With the release of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, Apple added a new feature to the stock Notes app that allows you to quickly scan printed or…
HomePod Mini Reviews: ‘Remarkably Big Sound’ Despite Compact Design
HomePod mini reviews have now been shared by media outlets and YouTubers, providing us with the first impressions of the speaker’s sound quality and design. We’ve rounded…
Why this Amazon union vote is significant — for the company and the tech industry
A worker in an Amazon fulfillment center. (Amazon Photo) No matter the result of a potentially historic organized labor outcome at Amazon warehouses, this is a “significant”…
It’s official: PCs are back
Source: Canalys Microsoft’s original mission was “a computer on every desk and in every home.” OK, sure, it was a “temporal goal,” not an enduring mission, as…
Cascade Seed Fund closes $10M fund to invest in more Pacific Northwest startups
Bend, Ore.-based Cascade Seed Fund raised $10 million for its Cascade Seed Fund II. The agency will make about 25 investments of up to $250,000 in early-stage tech and…
Microsoft Azure widens its space ecosystem through deals with Airbus and data partners
An Airbus satellite image shows Seattle Center. (Pleiades Neo © Airbus DS 2021 / via Microsoft) One year after Microsoft expanded its Azure cloud domain to the…
Ice cream news with a twist: Jeff Bezos has his own home soft-serve machine from popular L.A. brand
(Instagram Photo via @cvtsoftserve) This week-old news doesn’t exactly qualify as a scoop, but it is ice cream related, so dig in anyway. Straight from the billionaires-can-have-whatever-they-want…
Exclusive interview: Spencer Rascoff talks SPAC mania, home buying and why he’s created a stealthy social media startup with his daughter
Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) When we reached out to entrepreneur and angel investor Spencer Rascoff on Tuesday with notes about…