Microsoft Research is releasing the underlying code for a series of agricultural technologies under open-source licenses, encouraging soil specialists, plant scientists and other experts to build tech solutions for sustainable… Read More
Amazon has spent years building technology to reshape how shoppers use its physical retail stores. Now the company is introducing a new analytics service to help brands better understand how… Read More
Salesforce revenue rose 24% to $7.4 billion in quarterly results that investors were watching closely for clues about the direction of corporate technology spending amid concerns about the direction of… Read More
Rob Relyea set out to find information to help his wife. A longtime Microsoft engineer, Relyea had more than 28 years of experience at the company using technology to solve… Read More
On some days, it may feel like traffic is returning to pre-pandemic levels on streets around the Seattle area. But the 2021 Global Traffic Scorecard from Kirkland, Wash.-based INRIX shows… Read More
There are plenty of ways to be a total turkey at your Thanksgiving gathering. Not having your facts straight about a variety of timely topics might be the easiest way.… Read More
Narrative Science, the Chicago-based company behind the Lexio data storytelling software, will join Seattle-based data visualization company Tableau Software under an agreement to be acquired by Tableau parent company Salesforce.… Read More
As the Seattle area braces for snow later this week, the mountains around the Pacific Northwest have already seen sizable accumulations this year. Tracking that snow depth has been made… Read More
Washington state will once again try to pass data privacy regulations akin to Europe and California’s laws this year — and the third time could be the charm, according to… Read More
Granny’s green bean casserole might be worth a second helping during any other Thanksgiving gathering, but this year the people at Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts are back with another platter of… Read More
It’s trendy these days to turn to sports data analytics for a deep dive into how a team is set up to compete and what metrics make the most sense… Read More
The same University of Washington team that brought us the beetle cam is now taking flight with moths, developing tiny sensors that can hitch a ride and be dropped into… Read More
USAFacts, the nonpartisan, not-for-profit civic data initiative founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, is launching a $10 million ad campaign to illustrate the power of data and facts. The… Read More
Tableau will spend $10 million over the next three years to help non-profits and governments address racial inequity using data. The Seattle-based data visualization startup announced the program Wednesday. The… Read More
The U.S., China, and about 100 companies are poised to capture the majority of the world’s data, according to Microsoft. But despite being one of the beneficiaries of that data… Read More
A bill that would have enacted data privacy regulations in Washington state failed to pass the state legislature before the session ended Thursday. The bill sought to have the state… Read More
Along with his concern for the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Avi Schiffmann was concerned about the spread of misinformation. So the 17-year-old from just outside Seattle set out to… Read More
A bill that would give Washington state consumers new data privacy rights and establish regulations on companies developing facial recognition technology passed in the state Senate on Friday. The bill… Read More
Legislation that would give Washington state residents new data privacy rights is moving forward. Two companion bills in the Washington state legislature passed out of their respective committees last week,… Read More
Plenty of football fans will analyze all sorts of scenarios and plays in Super Bowl LIV in hopes of better understanding the big game. Elijah Hall is crunching data around… Read More
Washington state could become a pioneer in regulating artificial intelligence if lawmakers and Microsoft get their way. A series of bills introduced this legislative session seek to blaze a trail… Read More
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is viewed by many as the pulse of the technology industry. The issues explored by speaker sessions, and the newest gadgets unveiled… Read More
California’s new data privacy law took effect Jan. 1, marking the first time many American tech companies must provide users with new rights to their information, including the ability to… Read More
What were the top tech stories of the past decade? I’ve been discussing this topic with others recently on LinkedIn, and as I was editing GeekWire contributing writer Christopher Budd’s… Read More
With a list of tasks she hoped to accomplish before leaving town for the holidays, Julie Yue set her alarm for 6:45 a.m. one day last week. The alarm went… Read More
The City of Seattle unveiled seven data dashboards Thursday in an effort to give residents and government employees more insights into how the city is performing. The Performance Seattle website… Read More
You may not have Steve Ballmer excitedly thumping a turkey leg at your Thanksgiving gathering this week, but you can at least bring a helping of data from the USAFacts… Read More
Senate Democrats introduced sweeping data privacy protections Tuesday in an effort led by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) to federally regulate tech company business practices. The bill would establish new privacy… Read More
Washington state legislators will push for new regulations governing data privacy and facial recognition next year, and a draft bill obtained by GeekWire provides a glimpse into what they have… Read More
There’s a whole cottage industry of startups eager to help retailers crack the e-commerce code. Two of those startups — Seattle-based Ideoclick and Replenium — just landed a total of… Read More