Articles from 2017 – Page 127 of 175

GeekWork Picks: Big Fish seeks Android engineer to support game platforms

Big Fish is a pretty literal embodiment of the “work hard, play hard” philosophy. Founded in 2002, the casual games… Read More

Amazon to issue up to $70M in refunds for kids’ unauthorized in-app purchases

Good news for Amazon customers whose kids racked up massive in-app purchase bills: refunds may soon be on the way.… Read More

Study: Wage gap in tech persists, with women of color and LGBTQ women most affected

The gender wage gap in the U.S. has been slowly shrinking over the past decades, but in tech and other… Read More

Body-camera maker Axon says it will offer its technology free to every police officer in the U.S.

Taser International, makers of law enforcement technologies including body cameras, supporting software, and data storage, announced a new program and… Read More

Amazon acquires stake in hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power, plans to spend $600M on batteries

Amazon has agreed to a deal giving it the right to acquire a more than 20 percent stake in hydrogen fuel… Read More

Microsoft shows off powerful tech with ‘Sprinkles’ photo editor — but there’s no need for Snapchat to panic

Another day, another photo app targeted at teens. This time, it’s Microsoft hoping to lure Gen Z users and millennials… Read More

Drone video captures closer look at Bertha as tunnel machine chews its way to daylight

Update: WSDOT released a new drone video on Thursday (above) with additional footage and sound to replace the previous video.… Read More

Online Trust Alliance merges with Internet Society to fight data security threats and privacy challenges

The challenges of fighting for online privacy and data security are very real to Craig Spiezle, president and executive director… Read More

Uber inks deal with AEG to become ‘official’ ride-hailing provider at 27 venues around the world

Uber today announced a partnership with AEG, one of the top global sports and live entertainment companies. The ride-hailing giant… Read More

Snowflake cloud data warehouse startup raises $100M; Madrona’s role reunites ex-Microsoft execs

Snowflake Computing, the Silicon Valley-based cloud data warehouse startup that just announced a new engineering center in the Seattle region,… Read More

Cybersecurity startup Critical Informatics raises $3M, hires new CEO and announces plans for Seattle office

Cybersecurity startup Critical Informatics has been busy so far in 2017. The company Wednesday announced a flurry of moves, including… Read More

Intel expands partnership with NFL, will install 360-degree replay cameras in more stadiums

Expect more 360-degree replays while watching NFL games. Intel will install its high-tech cameras in more stadiums across the NFL… Read More

Spaceflight Industries unveils BlackSky Spectra for multispectral satellite imaging

Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries lifted the curtain on another satellite imaging service today: BlackSky Spectra, a Web-based platform that knits together… Read More

IBM Cloud to offer NVIDIA’s advanced GPU accelerator, vowing to solve previously impossible data challenges

IBM says it will become the first major cloud provider to offer NVIDIA’s Tesla P100 graphics processing unit (GPU) accelerator worldwide… Read More

Zunum Aero emerges from stealth mode with big plans for hybrid electric planes

Four years after its founding, Zunum Aero is finally going public with a plan to build hybrid electric airplanes that could… Read More

Get a colorful 3-D view of human stem cells online with the Allen Cell Explorer

Imagine being able to see inside a transparent human stem cell, like the “Visible Man and Woman” models in biology… Read More

VC firms invest $16.5B into 1,797 startups in Q1 as investors return to ‘disciplined approach’

U.S. venture capitalists are returning back to rational dealmaking, according to what analysts say about new investment data from Q1… Read More

Tennis legend Roger Federer will play with Bill Gates in Seattle to support children’s education in Africa

Roger Federer will play tennis in Seattle for the first time and he’ll have a unique partner with him on the court:… Read More

Amazon scores NFL streaming deal for reported $50M, outbidding Twitter and other tech giants

Amazon has reached a deal with the NFL to stream 10 Thursday Night Football games during the upcoming season for a reported… Read More

Airbnb ‘Trips’ launches in Seattle offering tourist activities from local experts

Travelers visiting Seattle can now book a catered breakfast beneath the Seattle Aquarium’s underwater dome through Airbnb. The “Seas the… Read More

Photos: Amazon opens dog park next to Spheres for employees and the public

It’s a good day for the pups at Amazon. The tech giant on Tuesday opened a new dog park adjacent to its… Read More

On Equal Pay Day, Zillow announces female employees make $1.01 for every dollar earned by male counterparts

Unequal pay for equal work among men and women is a pervasive issue in the tech community. But Zillow Group… Read More

Seattle’s landmark Uber union law temporarily blocked by federal judge

A first-of-its-kind law that would allow Uber drivers in Seattle to organize as a union has been temporarily blocked by… Read More

Teens think Amazon, Starbucks and Xbox are ‘lit,’ according to Google

If you’re over 17, you may want to buckle your seatbelt for this. If not, I doubt your attention span… Read More

Aerial photos show transformational effect of Amazon’s downtown Seattle campus

A decade ago, Amazon began to transform a former industrial neighborhood into one of the nation’s top tech hubs. Now,… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood explains how data will flip the health system on its head

It’s something you hear surprisingly often in the medical sciences: we just don’t have enough data. That’s especially true for fields… Read More

EY report: Global IPO markets reach 10-year high for Q1; U.S. activity up 200% from 2016

So far, so good for IPO activity in the U.S. and around the world. Global professional services firm EY published… Read More

Watch Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine, emerge from beneath Seattle

From the dark depths beneath Seattle, Bertha the SR 99 tunnel machine headed out of the muck and into daylight on… Read More

More and more Silicon Valley tech workers are looking for jobs in other cities, Indeed data shows

Seattleites who say Bay Area tech workers are invading their city have new data to back up that claim. In… Read More

Amazon Web Services to open data centers in Sweden in 2018, continuing global growth

Amazon Web Services said it will open data centers in Sweden next year to serve customers in Nordic countries such as… Read More