Articles from 2017 – Page 142 of 175

In new immigration twist, U.S. suspends option to pay for faster H-1B visa processing

Companies that bring software engineers and other highly skilled workers into the U.S. under H-1B visas will not be able to pay for… Read More

Bill would prevent businesses from selling biometric data without user consent

The Washington state House passed a bill 81-17 this week that would forbid businesses from obtaining or selling biometric information from individuals… Read More

Superhero on the Street: I dressed up as Captain GeekWire and grilled the cosplayers at Comicon

With a nod to Captain America and some last-minute do-it-yourself additions to the iconic superhero’s costume, Captain GeekWire hit the… Read More

Why choose to go to the moon? Trump changes commercial space calculations

Nearly 55 years ago, President John F. Kennedy said America chose to go to the moon and take on other… Read More

Working Geek: When Adobe Marketing Manager Dana McAlexander isn’t in the air, you’ll find her on horseback

Most new hires spend their first day learning software tools and hanging pictures. On Dana McAlexander’s first day with Adobe,… Read More

Trump picks Peter Thiel’s top aide as White House’s deputy chief of technology

President Trump has tapped a top aide of Peter Thiel (best known for co-founding PayPal, investing in Facebook, and killing… Read More

Report: Uber intentionally eluded law enforcement using dedicated software and in-app data

Uber’s reputation is getting totaled in a full-scale pileup. In the latest damning report, the New York Times claims Uber… Read More

Geek of the Week: MoPOP senior curator Jacob McMurray turns his geeky passions into life’s work

When Jacob McMurray first went to work in 1994 on the initial development of Paul Allen’s dream for a music… Read More

Report: Amazon eyes new Alexa-powered devices that can make phone calls

Amazon is working on Alexa-powered devices with voice-activated phone calling capabilities, according to a report from Recode. Citing unnamed sources, Recode… Read More

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The Week in Geek: To Snap or not to Snap? Plus, how AWS broke the internet

If you tried to use any service on the internet Tuesday, you likely discovered it was down. Now we know… Read More

Photos: Seahawks host first-ever Madden 17 Championship Tournament in Seattle

Virtual football collided with real football at a first-of-its-kind event on Thursday evening in Seattle. The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)… Read More

Seattle’s population is growing at nearly double the rate of Silicon Valley but it still lags behind as an innovation hub

Seattle’s tech scene has long had a reputation as the less mature little sister of Silicon Valley. But the Valley’s… Read More

Comcast’s NBCUniversal makes $500M bet on Snap IPO as it continues digital push

Comcast-owned NBCUniversal is one of the biggest believers in Snapchat parent company Snap Inc., investing $500 million in the social… Read More

Google devices are becoming more visible in classrooms, at the expense of Microsoft and Apple

More schools are using tablets and laptops in classrooms than ever before, and, in the U.S., Google is leading the… Read More

Nintendo Switch is out and some people waited in line for it

UPDATE: Seattleites looking to get their hands on the new Nintendo Switch console are in luck. The hybrid console will be… Read More

Citing schedule slips, Spaceflight rebooks 89 satellites on SpaceX’s launch list

For more than a year, Seattle-based Spaceflight has been waiting to launch an array of 89 miniaturized satellites aboard a… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin propose ‘Amazon-like’ delivery to the moon in 2020

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has reportedly proposed sending a robotic lander to the moon’s south polar… Read More

Boeing OKs buyouts for 1,800 union workers, and more job cuts are expected

Boeing has approved buyouts for more than 1,800 union workers, marking the start of a new round of job reductions that’s… Read More

Startup Spotlight: VendorHawk makes software for the new world of SaaS

Mid-sized to enterprise-level companies rely on an increasingly wide array of software products to keep their businesses efficient. But, ironically,… Read More

A Seattle software engineer is crowdfunding a full-scale, 3D-printed replica of Dracula’s castle

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be.… Read More

GeekWire heads to SXSW in search of sports tech, startups, BBQ, and more

How do I get around a new city without Uber or Lyft? Where is the best mouth-watering BBQ? And how… Read More

Hybrid cloud startup Midfin Systems gets CNBC honor, as AWS outage shows value of its approach

Cloud enterprise infrastructure company Midfin Systems of Redmond, Wash., landed on CNBC’s inaugural Upstart 25 list this week — on the same day,… Read More

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Hands-on with the new Nintendo Switch and ‘Zelda: Breath of the Wild’

It’s here! Nintendo’s long-awaited console, the Switch, officially goes on sale Friday, March 3, but we got our hands on… Read More

Amazon establishes Alexa Fund Fellowship to support universities researching voice technology

Amazon Thursday announced the Alexa Fund Fellowship, a program designed to fund and support researchers and universities working on voice… Read More

Why war? Exhibit at Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection takes on big question

EVERETT, Wash. – The idea behind the Flying Heritage Collection’s groundbreaking new exhibit about the causes and effects of conflict,… Read More

As tensions grow over Snap’s presence in Venice Beach, company expands in Seattle

As Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, signaling the… Read More

A year after returning to Earth, astronaut Scott Kelly reflects on lessons learned from 340 days in space

One year after returning to Earth from his 340-day mission in orbit, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly loves the smell of… Read More

Docker unveils new enterprise initiative, boosting software containers for big businesses

Docker is launching a new Enterprise Edition of its popular software container technology, along with an initiative to let partners certify their technology… Read More

Nintendo adds Facebook integration to new Switch game console

You may soon start seeing some Nintendo Switch-related posts show up in your Facebook news feed. Nintendo announced today that… Read More

Amazon explains big AWS outage, says employee error took servers offline, promises changes

Amazon has released an explanation of the events that caused the big outage of its Simple Storage Service Tuesday, also… Read More