Category: Tech News
RealSelf cuts 14% of staff, blames Google search algorithm change for slowing traffic
Tom Seery, CEO and founder of RealSelf. (RealSelf Photo) Less than a year after raising a $40 million investment round, Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review platform...
Introducing the GeekWire Robotics Cup and Junior Geek Zone at our (now) family-friendly annual Bash
The 2019 GeekWire Bash will be family friendly. (Photo via FIRST Washington) Many of you already know and love the GeekWire Bash — our annual geek festival that...
Star blockchain developer’s talks with startup Casper Labs ripple through world of cryptocurrency
One of the stars of the blockchain world, developer Vlad Zamfir, is in negotiations with a new startup called Casper Labs, an offshoot of Seattle-based blockchain...
Government shutdown is a real Paine for Alaska Airlines and Everett airport
An artist’s conception shows Alaska Airlines planes at Everett’s Paine Field passenger terminal. (Propeller Airports Illustration) The much-anticipated first...
Cybersecurity education firm MediaPRO lays off unspecified number of employees
MediaPRO CEO Tyler Winkler. (MediaPRO photo) MediaPRO has laid off an unspecified number of employees as part of a reorganization, GeekWire has learned. The Bothell,...
NASA shuffles crew for Boeing Starliner space taxi’s test flight due to medical issue
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke tests the Orion spaceship exit procedure at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas. (NASA via YouTube) NASA says a...
Microsoft’s Julie Brill backs Washington privacy bill: ‘I would urge you not to miss this opportunity’
Julie Brill. (Microsoft Photo) While many big tech companies are reticent about the seemingly inevitable tide of privacy regulations headed our way, Microsoft has made a...
Working Geek: Sage CTO Michael Kellen builds software for medical collaboration and crowdsourcing
Michael Kellen, chief technology officer for Sage Bionteworks, and his wife, Sonja, whom he credits for managing their lives outside of work. (Photo courtesy of Michael...
Tech Moves: Liz Pearce leaves Streem; T-Mobile hires Swedish telecom vet; and more
Liz Pearce at GeekWire Startup Day. (File Photo) —Liz Pearce is moving on from Streem, the Portland-based augmented reality startup where she became chief revenue...
Vulcan leads $3.5M round in PSL spinout Sigma IQ, which automates manual accounting processes
Sigma IQ CTO Robert McDaniel (left) and founder/CEO Glenn Wisegarver. (Sigma IQ Photo) Finance executives everywhere know all about the pain, expense, and time that can...
