Articles from 2017 – Page 111 of 175

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 30, 2017

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of April 30, 2017. Read More

Uber agrees to pay $40K and will stop sending unsolicited text messages in Washington

Uber has agreed to stop sending unsolicited text messages to consumers in Washington and will pay the state’s Attorney General’s Office… Read More

Nike’s high-tech bid to break the 2-hour marathon record falls just short

Humans have still yet to break the 2-hour marathon mark, but they’re getting close with the help of sports science and technology… Read More

Avvo sued for sexual harassment, ex-employee claims she was fired after rebuffing ‘unwanted advances’

A former employee at Avvo, the Seattle-based online legal directory, says she was fired after rejecting advances from a co-worker,… Read More

Tech investor and ‘Shark Tank’ star Chris Sacca unleashes on Trump, Twitter and scandals at Uber

NEW ORLEANS — “Shark Tank” star and longtime tech investor Chris Sacca (who put early money into companies including Twitter and Uber)… Read More

Jeff Bezos explains Amazon’s artificial intelligence and machine learning strategy

https://youtu.be/LqL3tyCQ1yY?t=21m3s Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos appeared this week at the Internet Association‘s annual gala in Washington, D.C., taking part in a… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Beer, pot, music, and a city-wide income tax

Seattle takes first steps toward an income tax The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a motion that establishes a timeline to begin… Read More

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Week in Geek: Microsoft’s ‘gorgeous’ new laptop, Apple’s giant cash pile, and nerdy basketball math

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=74kPEJWpCD4 Microsoft is known for its utility tools: Windows, Office and the like. What it’s not known for is design. But… Read More

Seattle high school robotics team brings home world championship by beating 400 other groups

A robotics team from Seattle’s Ballard High School accomplished what no program from the Pacific Northwest has ever done. The Viking… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Waccal’s platform helps startups validate their products and find investors

The process of landing meetings and pitching investors can be burdensome for time and resource-strapped startups. Brothers Ashfaq and Anil… Read More

Amazon continues physical retail push with new bookstore in Washington D.C., its 13th nationwide

Amazon continues to expand its physical retail footprint, with The Washington Post reporting on a new bookstore in Washington D.C. that is… Read More

Reid Hoffman: ‘If you could train an AI to be a Buddhist, it would probably be pretty good’

What would happen if we put artificial intelligence on a path to enlightenment? LinkedIn founder and Microsoft board member Reid… Read More

Geek of the Week: Engineer Iris Carrera ‘lives and breathes’ DevOps at Base2 Solutions

As an infrastructure engineer at Base2 Solutions, an engineering consulting firm based in downtown Bellevue, Wash., Iris Carrera said she… Read More

‘Settlers of Catan’ is the ‘board game for entrepreneurship,’ says LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman was the special guest at Tech Alliance’s annual luncheon in Seattle on Friday, and he had… Read More

FlowLight flashes red when workmates should leave you alone ‘in the zone’

It’s a classic conundrum for coders: Sometimes you get so absorbed in what you’re doing that you hate being interrupted,… Read More

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman: How Seattle can help Silicon Valley become less myopic

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman built a technology giant in Silicon Valley, but he has been spending more time in Seattle… Read More

Q&A: Geek of the Year Ed Lazowska talks UW’s future in computer science and impact on the Seattle tech scene

The University of Washington’s fingerprints were all over last night’s GeekWire Awards. Two of the Deal of the Year finalists, Impinj’s… Read More

The case for art: Humanity has ‘never been better and we have never felt worse,’ says sociologist

Humanity has never been in better shape than it is today. That’s what sociologist Steven Tepper argues, anyway. But it certainly… Read More

Jeff Bezos fuels Blue Origin space venture with $941 million Amazon stock sale

Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is sure to benefit from his record-high $941 million selloff of Amazon shares. The… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2017: Photos, videos, tweets and more from our annual celebration of NW tech

If our annual GeekWire Awards celebration is any indication, the innovation and entrepreneurial energy within the Pacific Northwest tech community continues… Read More

BitTitan’s Geeman Yip: Augmented reality could be the next great cloud service

At some point in the not-too-distant future, Geeman Yip imagines walking into a bar — sort of like the one… Read More

Surface Pro 5? Microsoft to hold mystery event May 23 in Shanghai

Microsoft just unveiled a new addition to its Surface lineup this week, with the announcement of its Surface Laptop, but… Read More

Report: After long dispute, Apple TV will finally add Amazon Video app

Anyone with an Apple TV has likely noticed the conspicuously absent Amazon Video app. The device, which allows viewers to… Read More

Microsoft is teaching machines to read and understand context in pursuit of building smarter AI

Microsoft is going beyond the concepts of image recognition and machine learning to make artificial intelligence smarter, and building systems… Read More

Former NFL star Terrell Owens reflects on lessons learned from social media and business deals

NEW ORLEANS — Terrell Owens, the former NFL wide receiver known to many fans as T.O., dropped by the Collision… Read More

Revealed: Winners of the 2017 GeekWire Awards

The Pacific Northwest technology community was buzzing inside the Museum of Pop Culture on Thursday night as nearly 1,000 people helped celebrate the… Read More

LIVE from the GeekWire Awards, our giant celebration of Pacific NW tech

We’re live at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle for the annual GeekWire Awards, presented by Wave Business. A… Read More

May the gravitational force be with you: Hubble spies oodles of galaxies far away

Choose your movie meme: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” or “Star Wars” for May the Fourth. Either way, the… Read More

Working Geek: How Expedia’s Local Experts VP Jen O’Twomney makes time for family

Jen O’Twomney helped Expedia navigate some of the most acquisition-hungry years of the travel giant’s life. Expedia gobbled up Orbitz,… Read More

RFID maker Impinj tops earnings expectations for 4th quarter in a row

This story has been updated to include more details on stock price. Impinj has exceeded Wall Street expectations in each of… Read More