As I've been saying for years, Twitter can be an extremely valuable tool for techies -- if you know who to use it. The most important factor in making Twitter useful is knowing who to follow. To help ...

The tech geeks are coming to government. Whether they’re in our cities as Code for America volunteers or part of the federal U.S. Digital Service and 18F (hailed by Fast Company as “Obama’s Stealth ...

Believe it or not, the holidays are only days away. And that means it’s time to start checking people off your gift list. Often the most difficult person to buy for, however, is the one who seemingly ...

Coverage of the 2019 GeekWire Awards, the Pacific Northwest’s annual startup and technology honors, presented by Wave Business. by Lisa Stiffler on May 3, 2019 at 10:10 am May 3, 2019 at 10:26 am ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Molly Brown on Aug 28, 2015 at 9:42 am August 28, 2015 at 12:49 pm ...

Technology innovates and disrupts, while public policy regulates and controls — at least according to conventional wisdom. The skirmish between Apple and the FBI is a prime example: Apple is refusing ...

The broken printer frayed Ross Armstrong’s last nerve. He had to make photo copies of the death certificate of his late husband, Jay Stern, who died in May. But it was Stern who had always handled ...

Biting your nails over what to get your favorite tech-geek this holiday season? First, relax. You won't have to camp outside the Apple store or BestBuy to get them a gift. Sure, you've missed Black ...

No need to be embarrassed if your dad talks about the finer points of the latest CyanogenMod or debates the merits of an ultrabook around the dinner table. Survey says geek is the new cool. Bonnie Cha ...

I love receiving and giving gadgets as gifts, especially around the holidays. But not everyone "gets" consumer electronics like me and my cadre of professional tech cohorts. In fact, some people in my ...