Articles from 2017 – Page 140 of 175

Curatio aims to improve health through first-ever social network for patients

For people struggling with a disease or a chronic health condition, more than just their physical health is at stake. These… Read More

The GeekWire Bash is just one week away: Do you have your tickets yet?

Ping pong. Foosball. Dodgeball. Virtual reality. Video games! Plus, a few special surprises. We’re just one week away from the… Read More

Search fund founders discover ‘best kept secret’ for women who want to become entrepreneurs

The visibility of International Women’s Day and the Women’s March movement has the tech community asking a familiar question: Why… Read More

Amazon to open 10th brick-and-mortar bookstore, second in Seattle region, later this year

Amazon is opening another brick-and-mortar bookstore in 2017 — its 10th such retail location — in downtown Bellevue, Wash. Building… Read More

Google Cloud touts new customers, reliability and machine learning — says it’s ‘here for real’

Google is on a mission to become a leading option for businesses making the shift to the cloud, and in the wake of… Read More

Microsoft’s #MakeWhat’sNext social campaign encourages more girls to stick with STEM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjahbGqZu6U It’s a striking statistic: only 6.7 percent of women graduate with STEM degrees. It’s also the kicker for a new… Read More

36 aerospace women win Brooke Owens Fellowships – including one at GeekWire

Thirty-six women with a passion for aerospace have been selected to receive the first batch of Brooke Owens Fellowships –… Read More

Look out, Intel? Microsoft tries ARM processors in the cloud with Qualcomm partnership

Microsoft has started testing out ARM processors, power-efficient chips best known for running smartphones and other mobile devices, to run portions of… Read More

You can fill out a March Madness bracket on Twitter thanks to the NCAA’s ‘official hamburger’

If you’re looking to fill out a March Madness bracket online, ESPN and Yahoo are two platforms that likely come… Read More

Instacart raises $400M at a reported $3.4B valuation as it battles Amazon for grocery delivery supremacy

Grocery delivery startup Instacart has raised a $400 million round as it battles Amazon and others for grocery delivery supremacy. Previous… Read More

Jeff Bezos adds OneWeb satellite venture to Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch manifest

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A day after announcing the first launch customer for Blue Origin’s yet-to-be-built New Glenn rocket, Amazon billionaire Jeff… Read More

Here are the highest-paying jobs in America, according to Glassdoor’s annual list

The average UX manager takes home a bigger paycheck than a nuclear engineer. That’s one takeaway from Glassdoor’s annual list of… Read More

Developer bootcamp Coding Dojo cuts 10 jobs despite ‘significant growth’ and plans for expansion

Coding Dojo, the Bellevue, Wash.-based developer bootcamp with eight campuses in five states, has cut 10 full-time employees, GeekWire learned… Read More

What’s really in that Dropbox? Onehub enters data loss prevention market with Marshal scanning tool

How do small and medium-sized businesses make sure that the sensitive personal information and health data of their customers and… Read More

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says he’s looking for a COO to help steer his troubled ride-hailing company

Uber is looking to hire a second-in-command to CEO Travis Kalanick to help run the company amid backlash over its… Read More

Google Cloud takes the stage: Can the consumer tech giant finally crack the enterprise?

Google’s top executives will unveil their latest cloud initiatives Wednesday morning, making the case for big businesses to choose Google’s cloud over… Read More

Tech Moves: Appuri appoints Todd Owens as CEO; Zipwhip adds to leadership; and more

Seattle-based Appuri, a startup using big data in an attempt to predict customer dissatisfaction, has appointed a new CEO: former… Read More

Amazon launches Prime in Mexico, offering video streaming and free shipping for $46 per year

Amazon has launched Prime in Mexico, expanding its subscription membership service to cover all of North America. The membership will immediately include… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Celebrate International Women’s Day with these Seattle events

On March 8, 1908, more than a decade before women earned the right to vote in the United States, thousands of… Read More

Nine is fine: Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet’s rollout brightens up a gloomy day at Renton plant

The skies may have been gray at Boeing’s Renton final assembly plant today, but the mood was sunny – thanks to… Read More

Microsoft set to take on Slack with global release of workplace chat app ‘Teams’ next week

Microsoft will release its answer to Slack, Microsoft Teams, on a global basis next week. The company is holding an… Read More

INRIX adds more content providers to OpenCar platform including NPR, Napster, Yelp and more

The INRIX OpenCar platform is bringing more content providers to the voice-activated dashboards of drivers looking for an ever-connected experience… Read More

Inspired by Amazon? Mysterious ‘Relocated Joe’ action figure spotted at Seattle Goodwill

Relocated Joe … the hero Seattle deserves? In case you need further evidence that the tech industry is reshaping Seattle… Read More

Nike unveils the shoe it hopes will push runners past the 2-hour marathon barrier this spring

In 2014, Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto ran a marathon in Berlin in 2:02:57, setting the world record for the fastest time… Read More

Hungry for reliable talent, tech companies are finding employees in unexpected places

With so many years of growth, it’s not always easy for Amazon to find the talented, dedicated workers it needs.… Read More

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A little moment in GeekWire history: Watch us launch your favorite tech news site six years ago today

Six years ago today, GeekWire was born. It may sound cliché, but it is hard to believe that six years… Read More

Nintendo is back in the game: Switch and ‘Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ break launch records

After a difficult few years in the home console business, Nintendo is reporting early success with its newest hardware. The new… Read More

Here’s how the CIA is hacking smartphones and TVs, according to WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks has begun publishing thousands of documents it claims to have taken from the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence. In… Read More

Two decades later, Microsoft’s Visual Studio looks to secure its role in a new world of technology

Microsoft this morning released Visual Studio 2017, the latest version of its integrated development environment — continuing its expansion beyond traditional Windows… Read More

Amazon hands over Alexa data in Arkansas hot tub murder case, but 1st Amendment questions remain

Amazon has dropped its motion to protect audio recordings and other records for an Echo belonging to the suspect in a 2015… Read More