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GeekWire is an independent technology news site and online community based in Seattle, Wash. � covering the people, companies and innovations emerging from the Pacific Northwest and impacting the world. Founders John Cook and Todd Bishop bring their popular website to radio life weekends on KIRO Radio.Latest news from GeekWire
May 18, 2013 @ 4:47 pm
Paul Allen procures buys V-2 rocket for aircraft museum
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is selling some of his abstract art, and buying a historic rocket. The eclectic Seattle billionaire has procured a rare Werner von Braun designed V-2 rocket, the first man-made object to fly into outer space. Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection — located at Paine Field in Everett — is taking possession of the rocket on... Read More...May 18, 2013 @ 1:15 pm
Dogfooding: Find a way to be your own customer
In early ‘90s, while working on Windows NT, Microsoft popularized an idea to make everyone on the team use early builds of their own software. Back then, it was quite a painful request — imagine developing an operating system on a box prone to crashes, where your basic tools don’t quite work right. This setup... Read More...May 18, 2013 @ 12:07 pm
Anticipating where crime happens: Seattle rolls out ‘Predictive Policing’ across city
Back in February, Seattle rolled out a new “Predictive Policing” software in the East and Southwest Precincts, hoping to keep the city safe by using data that better predicts where crime may happen. Now, after “anecdotal success” with the software so far, it’s being expanded across all five precincts in the city, Mayor Mike McGinn announced yesterday at a press conference.... Read More...May 18, 2013 @ 10:18 am
GeekWire Radio: Startup Weekend CEO Marc Nager spreads the startup gospel
This week on the GeekWire radio show we speak to Startup Weekend CEO Marc Nager who is building a global empire of 54-hour entrepreneurial bootcamps. The Seattle non-profit organization, backed by the Kauffman Foundation and others, has hosted Startup Weekends in 113 countries and 325 cities. It plans to hold more than 800 events this... Read More...May 17, 2013 @ 7:37 pm
Startup Spotlight: Localblox is like Facebook, but for your neighborhood
Facebook is nice and all, but with one billion users, it’s hard to feel like there’s any more than a pool of statuses and food photos. Sure, it’s great for keeping in touch with old friends, but what about people who live right next door? When Sabrira Arefin and Ashfaq Rahman created LocalBlox, that’s exactly what... Read More...May 17, 2013 @ 5:43 pm
InterConnection refurbishes, distributes computers to fellow non-profits for cheap
Whether you’re Amazon or the corner doughnut shop, it can be a long, lonely road without a website or up-to-date computer these days. But for non-profits, finding the funds for these devices and tools can be tough. Thankfully, though, InterConnection has an answer. The Seattle-born non-profit refurbishes monitors, laptops and desktop PCs, selling them to non-profits... Read More...May 17, 2013 @ 5:38 pm
