Articles from 2017 – Page 135 of 175

I let Amazon’s new ‘Outfit Compare’ choose my clothes — but I just couldn’t follow the advice

There are plenty of things I’m happy to hand over to Amazon, rather than doing them myself. Recommending a movie?… Read More

IBM aims to undercut AWS and Azure with new ‘Flex’ cloud storage service

LAS VEGAS — IBM unveiled a raft of new products and services at its InterConnect conference here today, aimed at making it easier… Read More

Samsung’s new digital assistant Bixby will debut on Galaxy S8, later expand to TVs and appliances

Samsung says it will release its own voice assistant, rivaling the Alexas and Siris of the world, with the Galaxy… Read More

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With guaranteed three-day delivery, eBay looks to challenge Amazon on shipping speed

Online marketplace eBay will launch a new “Guaranteed Delivery” initiative in the US starting this summer, promising delivery in three… Read More

Boy meets artificial girl: My son got an Echo Dot, and here’s what he’s saying to Amazon’s Alexa

In my 10 years as a parent, I’ve served as the authority on a number of subjects, ranging from when… Read More

Gundam? Alien? It’s Jeff Bezos, piloting a giant robot at Amazon’s MARS conference

If you’re one of Amazon’s competitors, be afraid. Be very afraid. Jeff Bezos, the Seattle-based online giant’s billionaire founder, has… Read More

As Sounders FC looks to defend MLS Cup title, use of sports science remains a ‘competitive advantage’

For the Seattle Sounders, sports analytics remains an important part of winning matches and keeping players healthy. The defending MLS Cup… Read More

How Amazon teaches Alexa, and what it hopes the virtual assistant will learn someday

Days after Amazon announced that it was bringing its Alexa to its iOS Amazon app, Amazon senior principal scientist Nikko… Read More

SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing space samples back to Earth

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule brought tons of cargo back down to Earth from the International Space Station today, in a… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 12, 2017

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of March 12, 2017. Read More

One year after Tay, Microsoft is still big on bots — and here is where it’s focusing now

Microsoft has learned a lot about chatbot technology since the unfortunate rollout of the short-lived “Tay” chatbot one year ago this… Read More

Fashion sense on-demand: Amazon’s new ‘Outfit Compare’ reviews pics, tells people what to wear

Amazon’s newest Prime benefit is a sense of fashion. The online retail giant has quietly rolled out a feature for its iOS app called… Read More

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The Week in Geek: AmazonFresh Pickup, a world without Uber, and Xbox 360 at the Supreme Court

You might have noticed GeekWire has been reporting — rather a lot — on a pair of secretive drive-up grocery store… Read More

Chelsea Clinton named to Expedia board

Chelsea Clinton has joined the board of Expedia, the Bellevue-based online travel giant. The announcement was made in a SEC… Read More

Judge sides with city of Seattle in legal dispute with Uber over historic driver unionization law

A King County judge today rejected a request from Uber subsidiary Rasier to block several key provisions of Seattle’s historic law that lets… Read More

Tech Moves: Amplero names AWS vet as CTO; Allen Institute hires CFO from RealNetworks; and more

Amplero, a marketing platform fueled by artificial intelligence, announced the addition of Microsoft and Amazon vet Andrew Toner as the company’s CTO… Read More

Venture capitalist William ‘Bing’ Gordon resigns from Amazon’s board after 14-year run

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers chief product officer William “Bing” Gordon, who has served on the Amazon board since 2003, when… Read More

Geek of the Week: Binnur Al-Kazily turns tech into teaching as a high school robotics mentor

Five years ago, the Bainbridge Island, Wa., School District didn’t have a robotics team and the high school had one… Read More

Redfin CTO Bridget Frey has a message for managers who want to build more diverse teams

When Bridget Frey joined Redfin, she had the advantage of an existing relationship with the CEO, Glenn Kelman. The friendship… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Inside the Slack Wars, as Microsoft and Google get serious about enterprise chat

If you’re not familiar with Slack, odds are you don’t work at a startup. This messaging platform has been taking… Read More

There’s no avoiding it: Intense dodgeball tourney is a hit at the GeekWire Bash

Seattle has become known as one of the top tech hubs in the country, but it was a company from… Read More

Analyst: AWS growth could ‘moderate’ as Microsoft and Google see new cloud momentum

Amazon Web Services’ growth “could moderate this year and next” amid rising competition from Microsoft and Google, according to a new… Read More

Welcome to Seattle, tech workers: Zillow VP offers advice on how to make a positive impact in the city

Tech workers drawn to Seattle by what seems like endless opportunity these days can sometimes bear the burden of being… Read More

Watch a fireball light up Seattle’s skies

Dozens of reports have streamed in about a fireball that was seen in the skies over Washington state, Oregon, Idaho and… Read More

New Investorflow network is ‘like online dating’ for socially-conscious investors worldwide

It’s not easy for tech startups to land investments, but it’s a fairly standard playbook, with local funding sources buoyed… Read More

Washington state considers autonomous vehicle regulations — but is it too early?

A new bill in the Washington State House of Representatives seeks to regulate testing of autonomous vehicles, deal with insurance… Read More

How Amazon’s new shopping concept, Seattle’s Monorail, and drones may affect Key Arena renovation

Tim Leiweke knows that Seattle is one of the nation’s most tech-savvy cities and his ideas for renovating Key Arena… Read More

RealSelf employee fought off sexual assault with training she learned at work — and now the startup is offering the class to the public

Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. After Kelly Herron fought off a sexual offender in a bathroom at Seattle’s Golden… Read More

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Geared Up: Nintendo Switch sees early success, fast food goes high tech, and the next iPad

It was a busy week in gadget news. The Nintendo Switch scored an early win as the best console launch in the… Read More

Nvidia and Paccar team up to develop self-driving truck technology

Chip maker Nvidia has landed another autonomous vehicle partner, this time with Bellevue, Wash.-based Paccar, as the California company most… Read More