Articles from 2017 – Page 132 of 175

Electroimpact to pay $485,000 over claims of workplace harassment against Muslims

Mukilteo-based Electroimpact, one of Boeing’s best-known suppliers for aerospace tools and automation, will pay $485,000 after an investigation into allegations of… Read More

Amazon will collect sales tax in four additional states starting April 1

Amazon will start collecting sales tax in four additional states starting next month. Customers in Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, and New… Read More

Working Geek: FlowPlay CEO Derrick Morton relieves stress by going totally off the grid

Derrick Morton knows how to keep it all in balance. He’s spent the past decade as CEO of multi-platform game… Read More

Outcry rises when Trump’s treasury chief, Steve Mnuchin, scoffs at AI impact on jobs

Experts say the potential impact of automation and artificial intelligence could be one of the biggest economic issues of the… Read More

GeekWire 200 March update: Startups spring up the list thanks to cash infusions

March Madness isn’t just about bracket pools, wild upsets and the Boss Button. It’s also a busy time for startups,… Read More

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The Week in Geek: How Starbucks and Amazon are becoming more alike

Starbucks and Amazon, two of Seattle’s iconic corporate giants, started off very different from each other. At heart, Starbucks is… Read More

Spacewalkers help get station ready for space taxis during first of three outings

Spacewalkers made progress today on preparations at the International Space Station for the arrival of the first commercial space taxis. During… Read More

Geek of the Week: Data-driven CEO Omri Kohl aims to transform businesses at Pyramid Analytics

Omri Kohl started his first business — making and delivering sandwiches — while he was in college. Within a year, the… Read More

Mobile ad developer claims in lawsuit it was cut out of Amazon smartphone deal by partner

An expansion of Amazon’s discounted smartphone program for Prime members is at the center of a lawsuit filed in Los… Read More

Uber GM says service may leave Seattle if landmark union law is implemented

Uber’s popular ride-hailing service may leave Seattle if a first-of-its-kind law allowing drivers to collectively bargain is implemented as planned.… Read More

Pop culture powerhouse Funko to open giant flagship store in new Everett headquarters building

Funko, makers of pop culture figurines and much more, is growing so rapidly that it needs more space for its… Read More

Amazon drone with Bloe Origin spaceship at MARS 2017

Video provides another look at Amazon delivery drone (and Blue Origin spaceship)

We already knew that Amazon provided a rare public demonstration of its delivery drone dropping off some sunscreen at this… Read More

On World TB Day, meet researchers who are taking on the world’s deadliest pathogen

To many people, tuberculosis is a disease confined to places far away or to times long gone by. But the… Read More

Elon Musk posts a sneak peek of the first drive for a Tesla Model 3 electric car

Tesla’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, is showing off a video of the company’s more affordable Model 3 electric car – but… Read More

‘Life’ horror movie sparks reality check on procedures for studying Mars samples

Spoiler Alert! This article doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but wait to read it if you’re trying to stay… Read More

Socedo raises another $1M for lead generation platform that analyzes social media activity

Socedo is raising more cash to build out its platform that helps companies target sales leads from social media activity. The Seattle… Read More

Amazon adds Alcatel and Moto devices to discounted Prime smartphone program

Amazon today added two new devices to its discounted smartphone program for Prime members. The unlocked Alcatel A30 and Moto… Read More

$12 million gift from professor and his wife will serve as a catalyst for UW chemistry

The University of Washington’s Department of Chemistry will be the beneficiary of a $12 million gift from an unusual source:… Read More

Astronomy Rewind sifts through old pictures to find new cosmic perspectives

A new project called Astronomy Rewind is recruiting citizen scientists to bring decades-old cosmic images back from the dead and… Read More

With over 2,000 dogs coming to work at Amazon, #NationalPuppyDay is just another day at the office

Dogs are a big deal at Amazon. And on #NationalPuppyDay, which is apparently today, it’s worth noting just how big. The… Read More

Apple acquires Workflow, a popular automation app that can connect various services

Workflow, an app for iPhone and iPad that connects functions within other apps to make automated tasks easier, has been acquired… Read More

Hey office planners, you’re still not giving developers enough privacy, survey suggests

Stack Overflow CEO Joel Spolsky is adamant in his belief that the open office is no good for developers. They want… Read More

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What’s really happening with tech funding: A conversation with EY’s Greg Beams

The tech boom is powering the Seattle region’s economy, with thousands of people moving to the area to work for companies… Read More

‘The Day the Music Died’? Billionaire Richard Branson mourns Virgin America

The Virgin Group’s billionaire founder, Richard Branson, says “many tears” are being shed over Alaska Airlines’ decision to retire the… Read More

Washington state and Seattle consider requiring companies to offer paid family and medical leave

The City of Seattle and Washington state are considering policies that would require businesses to offer paid family and medical leave… Read More

Introducing GeekWire’s Cloud Tech Summit, a technical conference about the future of computing

Is your head full of ideas and questions about containers, microservices, serverless architectures, machine learning and APIs? Or do you just… Read More

Amazon blocks and then restores sale of sci-fi book for reportedly copying another’s cover

In a saga that could very well be ripped from the pages of the very books involved, two science-fiction novels with… Read More

New plug-in for popular Sketch design program will enable real-time collaboration on files

Collaborating on documents has become easier than ever with a host of tools, but for web and graphic designers, the… Read More

GeekWire’s Thirsty Thursday: Meet up and geek out over drinks and party games

Warmer weather’s just around the corner, those tax returns are coming in, and … oh, who are we kidding? We… Read More

Amazon reportedly to acquire Middle East e-commerce giant Souq.com

Amazon is reportedly set to acquire Middle East e-commerce giant Souq.com as it furthers its quest of global online shopping… Read More