There’s never a dull moment watching Steve Ballmer watch his basketball team. The former Microsoft CEO and Los Angeles Clippers owner found himself on national TV and later in memes after the cameras showed Ballmer not looking so happy toward the end of Utah’s 105-98 win over L.A. on Sunday. bballsociety_: Steve Ballmer reaction to Joe Johnson frying TNT Inside the NBA https://t.co/DRBVDHEKQW pic.twitter.com/hUVzRIdoDe — FanSportsClips (@FanSportsClips) April 24, 2017 Let's check in on Steve Ballmer pic.twitter.com/JsKescXwMI — SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) April 24, 2017 Steve Ballmer: There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. 10… Read More
Editor’s Note: Jeff Shulman, a University of Washington Foster School of Business marketing professor, hosts Seattle Growth Podcast. His second season explores efforts to revive the Sonics in Seattle. He’s also our guest on this week’s GeekWire podcast, below. Seattle’s tech companies and workers are facing an event that would likely have an impact on their future: a return of the NBA franchise Seattle Supersonics, or at least an arena capable of welcoming the team home. “You ask any major employer how they recruit their talent, these other amenities are a part of their business proposition,” Brian Surratt, director of Seattle’s Office… Read More
Intel is upping its virtual reality game. The tech giant today announced a multi-year deal with Turner Sports and the NCAA to stream March Madness college basketball games in virtual reality, starting with this month’s NCAA men’s national tournament. Intel is building off its acquisition of virtual reality startup Voke last year. Before that deal, Voke partnered with Turner and the NCAA to broadcast the 2016 Final Four and National Championship in virtual reality for the first time. Now Intel, with help from Turner Sports, is doubling down. Starting with this weekend’s Sweet 16 and Elite 8 matchups, the company will stream six games — including… Read More
Can Villanova repeat as national champs? Is this finally Gonzaga’s year? How far will Northwestern go? Don’t ask us. If you really want help with your NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship bracket, go ask Bing. The folks at the Microsoft search engine say they use “intelligent machine-learning technology to analyze social and search signals” in making their March Madness bracket a better bet than the one filled out by your kid. After not watching a single college basketball game this season (guilty — Syracuse fan!) I’m a little apprehensive about filling out a bracket in the next several hours. But Bing sure… Read More
LAS VEGAS — It was so much fun we had to do it again. GeekWire just reunited with Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith before the Inside the NBA analysts aired a live show from the CES floor in Las Vegas. We first met the trio last year at CES, the huge technology expo where companies from all over the world show off their newest products. Turner came back again to CES this year to host another Sports Business Innovation, a two-day event that features panels and fireside chats with folks like NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, NCAA President Mark Emmert, and many… Read More
