Apr 18, 2019, 10:46 AMGoogle Seattle building loses power as ‘blown breaker’ prompts large emergency responseThe Seattle Fire Department responded to reports of a possible explosion and smoke at Google’s offices in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood… Read More
Apr 18, 2019, 7:58 AMAmazon and Google make peace: YouTube to return to Fire TV and Prime Video coming to ChromecastAmazon and Google have resolved a long-running feud that kept YouTube off Fire TV devices for more than a year.… Read More
Apr 11, 2019, 10:30 AMHear speakers from Slack, Icertis, Solo.io, and SendGrid at the 2019 GeekWire Cloud SummitIt might be spring break in Seattle, but plans for the 2019 GeekWire Cloud Summit, presented by F5, are in… Read More
Apr 10, 2019, 9:51 AMGoogle hopes Cloud Code encourages developers to deploy their apps to KubernetesKubernetes is as much of a north star as anything for Google’s cloud computing efforts, and it thinks software developers… Read More
Apr 10, 2019, 9:00 AMGoogle takes aim at Amazon Web Services with Google Cloud for RetailGoogle plans to launch one of its first vertical-market cloud services packages introduced under new CEO Thomas Kurian Wednesday at… Read More
Apr 10, 2019, 9:00 AMGoogle Assistant now works with your G Suite work calendarVoice assistants are moving into the office, prompting Google to integrate its Google Assistant technology with G Suite customer calendars.… Read More
Apr 10, 2019, 9:00 AMGoogle renews its cloud security pitch: If it’s good enough for Google, it’s good enough for youAs one of the most prominent tech companies of the last 25 years — and the victim of a sophisticated… Read More
Apr 10, 2019, 9:00 AMGoogle plans to offer a managed version of Microsoft’s SQL Server databaseGoogle is expanding the quiet relationship it has with Microsoft’s commercial software division, with plans to offer a managed version… Read More
Apr 9, 2019, 10:00 AMInterview: Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on open source, AWS, and working with the militaryNew Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian has a lot of work to do. The company that basically invented the concept… Read More
Apr 9, 2019, 9:40 AMGoogle Cloud introduces Anthos, a hybrid cloud management product based on KubernetesInvoking the mythical tech promise of “write once, run anywhere,” Google Cloud announced a new product Tuesday that customers running… Read More
Apr 9, 2019, 9:00 AMHow Dropbox’s partnerships with Microsoft, and now Google, have shaped its SaaS approachDropbox’s decision to partner with Microsoft five years ago has paid off handsomely for the company. Tuesday it plans to… Read More
Apr 9, 2019, 9:00 AMGoogle Cloud makes a big open-source move: Managed databases from Redis Labs, MongoDB, and Elastic coming soonGoogle plans to raise the stakes Tuesday in the ongoing debate over open-source software in a cloudy world with the… Read More
Apr 9, 2019, 9:00 AMCloud Run: How Google Cloud plans to bring serverless computing to containerized applicationsOne downside of paying a cloud computing vendor to manage a lot of your computing infrastructure is that if you… Read More
Apr 8, 2019, 10:35 AMMicrosoft launches first preview builds of Chromium-powered Edge browser for Windows 10Microsoft gave a first look at the next evolution of its Edge web browser built on Chromium, the open-source browser… Read More
Apr 3, 2019, 5:00 AMShwetak Patel, UW computer scientist and prolific inventor, wins prestigious ACM Prize at age 37Shwetak Patel has made a habit of pushing the ordinary stuff around us to do things far beyond the original… Read More
Apr 2, 2019, 9:00 AMWalmart and Google team up for new voice-powered shopping experience in battle against AmazonWalmart today unveiled a new partnership with Google’s virtual assistant to let customers shop via voice command, the latest integration… Read More
Mar 21, 2019, 10:32 AMGoogle will open new Seattle campus this summer, just across the street from Amazon’s headquartersThe Seattle neighborhood populated by thousands of Amazonians everyday will soon see a major influx of Googlers. Starting in the… Read More
Mar 19, 2019, 3:35 PMGame over for game consoles? Google leaves key question of price unanswered in Stadia unveilingGoogle’s new game platform, Stadia, promises to eliminate the need to buy a console by making games playable through streaming… Read More
Mar 19, 2019, 1:38 PMGoogle’s Stadia leverages tech advances to bring the lucrative video-game market into the cloudAfter spending billions over the last few years to upgrade its cloud computing infrastructure, Google thinks it is ready to… Read More
Mar 15, 2019, 12:16 PMGeekWire Calendar Picks: Politics and big tech, history of filmmaking, and a blockchain conferenceThe massive power of technology companies has been a hot topic among politicians. The most recent example was Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s… Read More
Feb 19, 2019, 10:39 AMGoogle acquires data migration startup Alooma in hopes of easing customers into its cloudIt’s easier to win cloud business when it’s easier for potential customers to move their data into your cloud, and… Read More
Feb 5, 2019, 3:10 PMAmazon maintains big lead in smart speaker market over Google and Apple, new survey estimatesThere’s been some buzz about Google’s smart speakers catching up to Amazon’s market-leading offerings in recent months, but a new… Read More
Feb 4, 2019, 2:39 PMGoogle boosts capital expenditures in Q4 by 80 percent to $6.8B as it chases cloud rivalsGoogle continued to plow the profits from its search advertising business into cloud computing capacity and headcount during the fourth… Read More
Jan 16, 2019, 3:32 PMGoogle hikes G Suite prices for the first time, Business edition now $12 per user per monthGoogle’s quest to find revenue from something other than search advertising has led it in some interesting directions. G Suite… Read More
Jan 14, 2019, 5:04 PMAmazon Alexa vs. Google Assistant, Round 2: Digital assistants duke it out in the desertLAS VEGAS — Sin City has served as the backdrop to some of the most famous bouts and rematches in… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 12:11 PMGoogle aims to get digital brain in simple, inexpensive devices with new Assistant Connect platformLAS VEGAS — The Google Assistant now lives in more than 1 billion devices, but the company wants to put… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 11:45 AMVideo: Inside Google’s wacky, Tunnel of Love-esque rollercoaster ride at CESLAS VEGAS — What the heck just happened? I just got off the “Google Assistant Ride” a 4-minute rollercoaster tour… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 11:00 AMThis voice-activated alarm clock from Lenovo is Google’s answer to Amazon’s Echo SpotIt’s the Echo Spot vs. Lenovo Smart Clock. Google today at CES unveiled a new nightstand alarm clock built in… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 11:00 AMGoogle Assistant’s new ‘Interpreter Mode’ serves as real-time translator for hotel guestsLAS VEGAS — A guest shows up at a hotel but doesn’t speak English. What ensues is a long and… Read More
Jan 3, 2019, 12:15 PMDo a majority of Google developers use Visual Studio Code? Microsoft declines to back up its top marketing exec’s claimThere’s little debate that Microsoft has become a company willing to work across competitive boundaries over the last few years,… Read More
