Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) [Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in journalist Eli Sanders’ “Wild West” newsletter, which covers internet-related legal issues. Subscribe here.] Think how fast the Google search results come in. “Practically immediately” has long been a corporate goal. At this moment, Google often combines results … Read more
A new digital marketplace called West Tenth, now backed with $ 1.5 million in seed funding, aims to provide women with a platform to start and grow their businesses at home. Using the mobile app, women can promote their business to others in the local community, then answer queries and inquiries via the app’s integrated … Read more
Gomi, a UK company that makes sustainable chargers and other gadgets, has launched a range of portable bluetooth speakers made from old Lime e-bike batteries. As part of a partnership with Lime, Gomi will use 50,000 battery cells from 1,000 old e-bikes to build the Gomi speaker with a battery life of 20 hours. They’re … Read more
Sure had a secret. And a “secret weapon”. The Seattle-area fintech startup recently announced that TV personality and bestselling author Suze Orman is one of the company’s co-founders. A spin-off of Pioneer Square Labs, Secure helps employers offer employees a financial wellness benefit in the form of an Emergency Savings Account (ESA) on top of … Read more
Known for its innovations in payments, Square is now officially a bank. Almost a year after receiving conditional approvalSquare said Monday afternoon that its industrial bank has Square Financial Services put into operation. Square Financial Services has completed the charter approval process with the FDIC and the Utah Department of the Treasury, which means the … Read more
Google started a cycle of updates that began around the time the first Android 12 developer preview was released last week. Since then, a number of new features have been announced for Android devices, and today some more improvements for Pixel phones are being released. These features seem to be available now and include improvements … Read more
(Amazon Image via Twitter) Amazon won three more Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night when the annual film and television celebration gave the appearance of a long-running Zoom meeting from the homes of some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Amazon Studios won two awards for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, including Best Visual Musical or Best Comedy – … Read more
Lime announced Monday that $ 50 million had been allocated to operate bicycle parts. This investment was used to develop a new e-bike and will fund expansion this year to an additional 25 cities in North America, Europe as well as Australia and New Zealand. If the company achieves its goal, Lime’s bike share service … Read more
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Check out the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of February 21, 2021. Sign up to receive these updates in your inbox every Sunday by subscribing to our weekly GeekWire email newsletter. The most popular stories on GeekWire For the first … Read more