Articles from 2017

So far, Bing’s March Madness ‘intelligent’ predictions aren’t beating the human crowd

Can a computer fill out a March Madness bracket better than humans? So far this year, it doesn’t look like… Read More

IBM in the cloud: Inside the tech giant’s quest to stand out against Amazon, Microsoft and Google

LAS VEGAS — IBM CEO Ginni Rometty seemed this week to be the living embodiment of what could be the company’s… Read More

Co-working meets childcare: How this business incubator is supporting working moms

Instead of forcing women to choose between career and caring for their children, Women’s Business Incubator wants to help them… Read More

Jump in Seattle’s median home value and rental price among fastest in the country, Zillow reports

Home values and rents are rising in Seattle faster than almost any other place in the United States according to new… Read More

Virgin America and Alaska Airlines tails

Why Alaska Airlines is killing off the Virgin America brand – and boosting perks

It all comes down to cost and consistency of branding: That’s why Alaska Airlines announced today that it would retire the… Read More

Howard Schultz hands the ‘keys to Starbucks’ to incoming CEO and tech veteran Kevin Johnson

Howard Schultz passed the keys to Kevin Johnson on Wednesday at Starbucks’ 25th annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. Schultz, who will step… Read More

Boom Technology picks up $33 million in new funding to build supersonic jet

Colorado-based Boom Technology has raised $33 million in a Series A round to build and fly its first supersonic jet, a… Read More

Microsoft and Publicis strike cloud partnership for data-driven ad targeting

Publicis Groupe is expanding its alliance with Microsoft — combining the ad company’s Cosmos A.I. marketing technology with the tech giant’s Azure cloud platform… Read More

Amazon and DHL reportedly team up for Prime Air and Amazon Fresh deliveries

Amazon is reportedly partnering with the German-based DHL delivery service for its Prime Air transport operation in Kentucky as well… Read More

Amazon Chime team responds to trademark suit, claims it wasn’t aware of competing Chime service

An Amazon Web Services employee claims the company had never heard of CafeX Communications and its competing Chime service when it… Read More

Gaming gets a bedside boost with donation of 10 Xbox GO Karts to aid patients at Seattle hospital

Hospitalized children often crave any sort of distraction that might help them cope with their surroundings and whatever illness they’re dealing… Read More

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Geared Up: Apple tweaks iPad lineup, unveils new Clips app, and introduces Red iPhone

Apple came out with a flurry of announcements this week — unveiling a cheaper 9.7-inch iPad, more storage in the iPad mini… Read More

Starbucks to roll out social gifting feature for Apple Messages with Apple Pay integration

Starbucks wants to make it easier for Apple users to send coffee and food to one another. The Seattle company… Read More

Tech Moves: Crowd Cow adds Julep and Blue Nile vet as COO; VRstudios gets a new CEO; and more

Crowd Cow, a Seattle-based startup focused on the delivery of sustainable meat products, announced a big new addition this week: retail… Read More

Seattle-area unemployment rate down to 3.5% as tech jobs continue to power steady decline

The unemployment rate in Seattle continued its 5-year decline in February, reaching 3.5 percent, according to figures released Wednesday by… Read More

SpaceX’s Elon Musk isn’t smiling over NASA authorization for Mars missions

President Donald Trump may be beaming over a newly signed law that calls on NASA to look into sending astronauts to Mars… Read More

Tech fuels the most postings and the best pay according to Indeed’s new Best Jobs of 2017 list

Tech jobs that are plentiful and pay well dominate a new list of the best jobs in the United States in… Read More

Adobe unveils new Microsoft HoloLens and Amazon Alexa integrations

Adobe is in the middle of its big Summit conference, where it is introducing a variety of new technologies, including… Read More

Starbucks teams up with Ford and Amazon to allow in-car orders via Alexa

Ford owners and coffee drinkers will soon have a new voice-enabled way to order their morning cup of joe from Starbucks.… Read More

Report: Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri battling to be digital assistant in Marriott hotel rooms

Hotels are quickly becoming the latest front in the battle for dominance of the nascent voice assistant market. Last year the… Read More

Google Maps finally introduces real-time location sharing, with time limits

Google Maps is rolling out a new feature that lets you send your location and ETA to friends in real… Read More

Twitter starts using IBM’s Watson technology to help identify bullies who tweet

LAS VEGAS — Twitter wants to do a better job of policing bullies who tweet, and Twitter vice-president of data strategy… Read More

Trump signs legislation setting NASA’s agenda; Pence will chair space council

President Donald Trump today signed legislation laying out the broad agenda for NASA’s journey to Mars – but not to a… Read More

From POW to Nobel-winning physicist: UW’s Hans Georg Dehmelt dies at 94

The University of Washington says the first Nobel laureate in its history, Hans Georg Dehmelt, has passed away in Seattle… Read More

Bill Gates tells Trump and Congress that funding cuts ‘could put millions of lives at risk’

Bill Gates told President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders this week that proposed cuts in U.S. foreign aid and funding… Read More

Rocket Lab gains space unicorn status with an added $75 million in funding

Rocket Lab says it has closed a $75 million Series D financing round for production of its low-cost Electron rocket, which… Read More

The secret science of your office space: How architects are using neuroscience to make workers healthier and more productive

The ceiling height of an office can influence whether a team is better at figuring out big picture problems or hashing… Read More