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This new health bot aims to spur behavioral change by using humanlike compassion

Sciencefiction master Neal Stephenson blends high tech and high fantasy in Fall

Amazons tallest new geek NBA legend Shaquille ONeal is a home court defender in ads for Ring

This little known Seattle startup just raised 25M to grow its mobile infrastructure as a service tech

Seattlearea tech exec gets 2 years in prison in 55M scheme to defraud COVID relief program

New COVID19 restrictions in Washington state: Inslee bans indoor social gatherings indoor dining

Avalara CTO and EVP leaving as fastgrowing tax automation startup shuffles engineering leadership

Satellite megaconstellations stir a debate over avoiding catastrophic orbital crashes

In IPO filing WeWork claims it can thrive in a recession as troubling indicator tanks stock market

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec 1 2019

From virtual reality to ebooks the future of digital media in schools is a total tossup

Amazon vets land 10M for WhyLabs a Seattle startup that monitors machine learning models

Paul Allens tech advisor talks C3P0 R2D2 and BB8 and how close Star Wars droids are to reality

Book excerpt: Neal Stephensons Fall foretells the future of Seattles South Lake Union tech hub

Asset condition reporting startup Record360 acquired by private equity group Alpine SG

Tech concentration in big cities is growing leaving rural America behind study finds

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Pacvue exSeagen CEO takes new chairman role Leafly board shrinks

Nintex acquires business bot company EnableSoft filling a key gap in its workflow automation platform

Lost pet Pebblebee wants you to try Found its latest improvement in location tracking devices

First Mode and Western Washington Univ win NASAs nod to make Mars geology tool

Tech Moves: Vulcans VP shuffle new associate at Madrona Pulumi adds execs and more

Hardware isnt hard: A startup playbook for succeeding in a sector where many have failed

Seattle startup Igneous raises 25M to help companies manage their unstructured data

Subsidiary of Japanese tech giant Hitachi closing Seattlearea office ahead of new HQ project

Amid reports of abandoned projects Amazon says its still excited about physical bookstores

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec 13 2020

Amazon horticulturalist on the impact of the Spheres: Lose yourself in a little piece of nature

Google scoops up more Tableau office space now up to 3K Seattlearea employees

Amazons 2B climate fund director on promise and challenges of investing in decarbonizing tech

Trucking startup Convoy reaches 1B valuation after huge 185M investment led by Google VC arm

Shares of Seattle biotech firm Omeros spike after reporting COVID19 treatment results

The State of Technology spotlight shines on Digital Winglets and inflight WiFi

Hightech compression shorts maker Strive aims to measure the miles per gallon of athletes

WeWork says it expects to complete IPO by end of year amid reports of delays

Making OKRs OK: Ally raises 8M for software to help companies meet objectives and key results

Behind release of NFLs new schedule Amazon Web Services helped sort endless matchup options

2nd Watch CEO Doug Schneider on the art of building company culture while working apart

Seattle gaming mainstays raise cash for new mobile studio Starform

Athira Pharma CEO Leen Kawas placed on leave shares sink more than 30

Agtech startup Dewey Scientific raises 32M to further advance cannabis industry innovations

Outofthisworld coffee Company generates buzz with plan to roast beans using heat from reentry

Vista Equity Partners to pay 19 billion in privateequity deal for Apptio

Another unicorn in Seattle: Digital remittance startup Remitly raises 85M at 15B valuation

Photos: Games food fun and networking as the 2019 GeekWire Summit opens with a party

The next Xray Seattle startup Proprio raises 23M to build hightech surgical navigation system

Geek of the Week: Somebody buy Gus Lopez lunch Amazon Restaurants chief has been at the company for 19 years

Coronavirus Live Updates: How the Seattle tech community is grappling with COVID19

Tech Moves: New Seattle Metro Chamber CEO Salesforces data chief joins Microsoft and more

Zillow Group faces antitrust scrutiny from US senators over 500M ShowingTime acquisition

Female Founders Alliance and Pioneer Square Labs launch challenge to help entrepreneurs test ideas