Articles from 2017 – Page 139 of 175

GeekWire Bash: Full ping pong brackets released for next week’s geeky sports showdown

Are you ready for some ping pong? We are, and so is the Seattle tech community. We’ve got more than… Read More

Years before giving UW millions, teenage Paul Allen was booted from school’s computer lab

Paul Allen’s historic gift to the University of Washington’s computer science and engineering program came with another bit of history… Read More

Oculus’ ‘Mission: ISS’ takes one more step toward giant leap for virtual space station

Oculus has just launched “Mission: ISS,” a virtual-reality simulation that takes advantage of the company’s headset and handheld controllers to let you… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen makes landmark $40M gift for University of Washington computer science school

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will make a $40 million gift to the University of Washington’s computer science and engineering program… Read More

Tech Moves: Cheezburger vet Peter Denton joins Pioneer Square Labs; Museum of Flight names executive VP; and more

“Startup studio” Pioneer Square Labs has added another big name to its leadership board: Peter Denton, who is serving as… Read More

Washington state AG says he’ll keep fighting Trump’s travel ban and expects continued support from tech community

Washington state’s attorney general, Bob Ferguson, is asking a federal court to confirm that the temporary restraining order his office… Read More

Google challenges Slack, Microsoft and Amazon with new Hangouts Meet and Chat

Google this morning expanded its Hangouts real-time communications platform with the announcement of two new services: Hangouts Meet, a new video… Read More

ACLU challenges warrant to search Facebook page tied to pipeline protests in Washington

The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a warrant to search a Facebook page that organizes protests against the Dakota… Read More

Google acquires AppBridge to help move files from servers to G Suite

Google has acquired a Vancouver B.C. startup called AppBridge to help users move files over from physical servers to G… Read More

New 360 video shows tunnel machine Bertha at work beneath Seattle as it enters the home stretch

A 360-degree video shot inside the tunnel being built beneath Seattle gives viewers a unique new perspective of what it’s like… Read More

It’s true: Seattle tech engineers are more loyal than those in San Francisco, Indeed data confirms

Software engineers in Seattle stay at companies an average of six months longer than do their counterparts in San Francisco,… Read More

Scaled-back bill aimed at providing clarity on non-compete deals passes Washington House 97-0

A trimmed-back bill to change what is allowed in non-compete agreements passed the Washington House 97-0 Wednesday. It now goes… Read More

Google Cloud launches new Windows partner program, aims to be ‘a great Windows platform’

No, the image above isn’t from a Microsoft event. That’s the Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco this morning, where… Read More

Facebook announces Messenger Day, a Snapchat clone inside the Messenger app

These days you don’t even need to download Snapchat to build Snapchat Stories. Facebook on Thursday rolled out yet another… Read More

‘I’m poop’ … Patrick Stewart says he’s ‘honored and delighted’ with role in animated ‘Emoji Movie’

When Sir Patrick Stewart says he has a philosophy of “finding diversity” in the acting work that he takes on,… Read More

Google plans 3 more cloud regions, escalates cloud pricing wars with new ‘committed use’ contracts

Google kicked off the second day of its Google Cloud Next conference with news that it will add three additional… Read More

Amazon Web Services makes another acquisition and then evidence of it disappears

Amazon Web Services appears to have acquired Do.com, a San Francisco-based startup that aims to streamline meetings, for its new… Read More

GeekWire Bash: Intriguing match-ups in this year’s competitive 32-team dodgeball field, full bracket released

March Madness is about to begin. No, not that madness. It’s time for the GeekWire Bash — featuring one of… Read More

Assange: WikiLeaks to give tech companies details about CIA hacking practices

Days after it leaked hundreds of files documenting CIA hacking practices, WikiLeaks said it will work with tech companies to… Read More

Element 8 angel group sets record with $6.1M in cleantech investments for 2016

Element 8, a Seattle angel investor group focused on funding cleantech startups, announced Thursday that it invested $6.1 million in 27 companies… Read More

Concur CEO Steve Singh’s next venture: A smart corporate credit card with touchscreen and battery

Concur Technologies made a name for itself streamlining and simplifying expense reports, and now its longtime CEO Steve Singh is… Read More

Microsoft says Google’s cloud reliability claim vs. Azure and Amazon Web Services does not compute

A comment today by Google’s top cloud executive, taking a subtle jab at Amazon Web Services, isn’t sitting well with Microsoft for… Read More

Construction accident cuts fiber line, causes City of Seattle buildings to lose landline phone service

Approximately 35 City of Seattle facilities lost landline phone service on Wednesday after a construction crew working downtown cut a… Read More

First footage of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ revealed at Disney meeting and starts with a question

The last time we saw Rey at the end of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” she was reaching out to hand… Read More

Google patent filing hints at how SpaceX’s satellite broadband network could work

When it comes to providing global broadband internet coverage, two satellite constellations in low Earth orbit are better than one.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Stackery envisions a server-less future with ‘functions-as-a-service’ platform

Nate Taggart and Chase Douglas believe that server-less applications will become more popular than traditional apps over the next decade. What… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service opens dedicated parking lot on Friday evenings in busy Seattle neighborhood

Seattleites looking to drop in on the Capitol Hill neighborhood for a Friday night show have a new way to… Read More

Where and how do tech workers eat? Restaurateurs tell mag what Seattle growth means for fine dining

Free bananas and taco trucks may appear to be the primary food source for tech workers who take the time to… Read More

Facebook launches virtual reality app that serves as a hub for 360 photo and video

Facebook has launched a hub for 360 photos and videos, as the social media giant continues to double down on… Read More

How much is your junk worth? eBay’s new Google Home ‘shopbot’ knows

At the Google Cloud Next conference, eBay introduced a new personal shopping chatbot, or “shopbot,” for the Google Home speaker… Read More