Articles from 2017 – Page 144 of 175

Trump’s speech evokes ‘distant worlds’ – but that’s about it for science and tech

President Donald Trump referred to technology and science in only the most general terms tonight in his speech to a… Read More

ResearchGate reports $52 million funding round, including cash from Bill Gates

Berlin-based ResearchGate, a LinkedIn-type site for scientists, today revealed that it has received $52.6 million from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and a… Read More

Amazon Web Services outage reveals critical lack of redundancy across the internet

The digital snow day is over, as Amazon Web Services has fixed the issues with its Simple Storage Service, or… Read More

NASA goes ahead and buys Russian rides to space station through Boeing

NASA has agreed to purchase at least two trips to and from the International Space Station on Russian Soyuz spacecraft, from… Read More

Watch Uber CEO Travis Kalanick have it out with a driver over the direction of the company

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick can’t even catch a break in the back of one of his company’s cars these days.… Read More

YouTube unveils live TV bundle for $35 a month with more than 40 channels

YouTube unveiled a new live TV service on Tuesday, setting up another major threat to cable and satellite companies. This service,… Read More

How President Trump could make Vancouver, B.C., a tech boomtown

As an immigration attorney who often represents big Seattle-area corporations, Lola Zakharova is used to getting inquiries from people who… Read More

From ‘Hidden Figures’ to minifigures: Lego toys immortalize the women of NASA

It’s all systems go for a new set of Lego minifigures celebrating women researchers at NASA, including the central figure… Read More

New report says increased ride sharing could solve problems when driverless vehicles hit Seattle roads

Over the next decade, driverless vehicles will make their way along Seattle roadways, possibly bringing relief to one of the most congested… Read More

Update: AWS cloud storage back online after outage cripples popular sites

An outage of Amazon Web Services’ Simple Storage Service (S3) impacted sites across the internet Tuesday. Continue reading for our story and… Read More

Avanade tech consulting company acquires 600-person New York firm, bolstering Accenture and Microsoft joint venture

Avanade, the tech consulting and services company born out of a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft, has acquired Infusion,… Read More

Starbucks will create dedicated stations for smartphone orders, responding to in-store congestion

Starbucks’ high-tech hometown of Seattle has had a lasting impression on the coffee giant that’s visible at locations around the… Read More

Open-source project uses genetic data from viruses to help scientists track outbreaks in real time

In the midst of viral outbreaks like Zika or Ebola, having the right information at the right time can be… Read More

SoftBank puts $1.7B into Intelsat merger with OneWeb satellite internet venture

Intelsat and OneWeb today laid out plans for a mega-merger aimed at bolstering their satellite internet services, with a $1.7… Read More

Now streaming on Twitch: Seattle Police blast aliens and take questions while playing games

Inside the Seattle Police Department, a special three-person unit known as a “fire team” sets out every week on a… Read More

How to stream President Trump’s speech to Congress

President Donald Trump will give a speech to a joint session of Congress at 6 p.m. PT tonight, 40 days… Read More

Network services firm Infoblox announces plans to double the size of its Tacoma office

Bay Area network services company Infoblox is expanding its footprint in the Northwest by doubling the size of its Tacoma, Wash.,… Read More

Report: Amazon plans to bring Alexa and cloud-based deep learning tools to call centers

Amazon is gearing up to disrupt another industry, and this time it’s call centers. Amazon Web Services developing a suite of… Read More

Xbox introduces $9.99/month subscription service with access to 100 games like Halo, NBA2K, others

Microsoft today unveiled a new subscription service that gives Xbox owners another way to purchase and play games. Called “Xbox Game… Read More

‘Frasier’ actor Kelsey Grammer narrates audiobook ‘Rise and Shine’ for Audible

Kelsey Grammer is joining the ranks of celebrities such as Sean Penn, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg who have narrated… Read More

What’s new at AI2? Paul Allen’s AI institute wins honors, and hints at more to come

Three years after its founding, Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence is racking up recognition in the field of AI… Read More

Seattle will give all police officers body-worn police cameras, despite privacy and discretion concerns

The Seattle Police Department is rolling out its body camera program to all officers in the city. The Seattle City… Read More

Twitter to focus more on live video after losing more than $400M in 2016

Expect to see more live video in your Twitter feed. In its annual 10-K report released Monday, the company said… Read More

Lightning turns Seattle’s Space Needle into a scene from a Frankenstein movie

Heavy snow and lightning at the end of February? In Seattle? Something’s happening here, and weather guru Cliff Mass makes… Read More

Tech industry groups warn G20 countries against protectionism, urge free flow of data across borders

Technology industry groups from around the world are uniting to urge the largest countries to improve privacy and data protection for consumers,… Read More

EA exec and former Xbox leader Peter Moore to become CEO of Liverpool FC

After stints with Electronic Arts, Microsoft and SEGA, Peter Moore has landed his “dream” job — but not at a company… Read More

Study: Seattle tech boom helps spur historic apartment surge with 100k new units over 10 years

Cranes have increasingly dotted the sky in Seattle over the last few years as new towers transform the skyline. And… Read More

Startup Spotlight: LevelTen Energy makes it easier for corporations to buy clean power

Big companies are increasingly seeking out renewable energy to cope with carbon emissions caps and keep their budgets more stable,… Read More

Mozilla acquires bookmarking app Pocket, completing its first-ever acquisition

In its first-ever acquisition, Mozilla has purchased the save-it-later app Pocket to help grow its presence on mobile. Pocket will bring… Read More

SpaceX reveals plan to send two private citizens around the moon in 2018

SpaceX says it’s making plans to send two private citizens around the moon late next year – using its yet-to-be-flown Falcon… Read More