Articles from 2017 – Page 146 of 175

Nativis raises $10M for device that uses electromagnetic fields to mimic the effects of cancer drugs

Imagine an external device that could have the same effect, when pointed at a tumor, as a cancer drug. It… Read More

Geek of the Week: Entrepreneur Michael Royzen’s inspiring Ryde as app developer and CEO at just 16

Michael Royzen got a jump on learning to write code when he was young. Since he’s only 16 years old… Read More

Fred Hutch study discovers rare set of cells that are highly effective at fighting cancer

If the immune system is an army, then T-cells are soldiers on the front lines, attacking invading viruses and other… Read More

Sounders FC revamps smartphone app to make mobile ticketing easier for soccer fans

Mobile ticketing continues to be a big focus for the Seattle Sounders. The MLS club just revamped its iOS and Android… Read More

Report: Amazon may launch new AWS productivity suite to take on Microsoft and Google

Amazon Web Services is considering bundling its email, file storage, and video conferencing apps into a productivity suite that would… Read More

Lawsuit: Google self-driving car spinout Waymo claims Uber using stolen laser-mapping technology

Google self-driving car spinout Waymo has filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco against Uber, alleging that former… Read More

Report: Israel’s Holocaust museum asks Amazon to stop selling books that deny it happened

The Director of Libraries from Israel’s Holocaust memorial museum, Yad Vashem, reportedly sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos… Read More

World View shows off its HQ and Stratollite platform for near-space balloon missions

World View Enterprises declared its Tucson headquarters and its hybrid balloon technology to be ready for prime time today, in… Read More

GeekWork Picks: TINYpulse seeks API expert for products that measure employee happiness

TINYpulse, a Seattle startup that offers software tools to gauge employee happiness, is looking for a new API Product Manager. The… Read More

Working Geek: Gates Foundation Chief Strategy Officer Mark Suzman takes leadership cues from former boss Kofi Annan

Mark Suzman’s resume includes a doctorate from Oxford to top off a bachelor’s from Harvard, a correspondent gig for the… Read More

Sean Spicer says recreational pot may come under legal fire, igniting backlash from cannabis industry

The Northwest’s cannabis industry is reeling from comments that White House press secretary Sean Spicer made today, suggesting that the… Read More

Report: More than 40% of ads are too big and slowing down your site

Ad quality issues on web pages might be affecting publishers more than they realize. A new report released by Ad… Read More

Microsoft donates $1M to new partnership of UW-UBC aiming to solve urban issues like traffic and homelessness through data

Microsoft is donating $1 million to a new partnership between the University of Washington and the University of British Columbia called the… Read More

Remitly launches social media campaign highlighting immigrant stories in the face of Trump’s crackdown

Remitly has something to say about the current immigration climate in the United States. The Seattle startup, which makes it… Read More

IAU and New Horizons science team make peace over the names on Pluto’s map

It’s taken a year and a half, but the International Astronomical Union and the science team behind NASA’s New Horizons… Read More

Google to take over former gym space from Tableau as it continues to grow in Seattle

Google’s massive new campus in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood is still a few years out, but that hasn’t stopped the search… Read More

Microsoft Ventures leads $26M round in AirMap, a startup that maps airspace in real time for drones

Microsoft and Airbus are investing in the future of autonomous drones that can communicate with one another as they fly… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service introduces new flat-rate pricing

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service this week announced a new flat-rate pricing plan that aims to make trips more affordable for users.… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa smart assistant reaches 10,000 skills, up from just 1K in June

Amazon’s Alexa reached a new milestone today: 10,000 skills. The company’s digital assistant now has 10,000 skills — the voice… Read More

SpaceX cargo ship makes ‘smooth’ hookup to space station one day after aborted try

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule has made a trouble-free cargo delivery to the International Space Station, one day after a navigational… Read More

Paul Allen’s Upstream Music Fest announces initial lineup of artists with more than 100 acts

Paul Allen’s love of live music will be showcased by a wide-ranging group of artists when the Microsoft co-founder’s inaugural… Read More

Initialized Capital leads $4M round for Privacy Labs startup that helps users ‘take control of their data’

Giri Sreenivas and Dirk Sigurdson already launched and sold one security company. Now they’ve raised a sizable seed investment round… Read More

Amazon fights search warrant for Echo voice data in Arkansas hot tub murder case

Amazon is fighting part of a search warrant that would require the online retail giant to hand over audio recordings and… Read More

Apple’s little-known Vancouver, Wash., engineering team still going strong after 25 years

It’s hard not to associate Apple with California when picturing the home base for the maker of Macs, iPhones and… Read More

Google commits $11.5M in grants to improve racial equity in the justice system

Google has committed $11.5 million in grants to organizations working to reduce racial inequalities in the criminal justice system, the… Read More

Exclusive: Apple expanding its Seattle engineering center, making a big bet on artificial intelligence

Apple plans to significantly expand its engineering operations in Seattle — further establishing the satellite office as a hub for developing future artificial intelligence and machine… Read More

Apple’s Turi acquisition funds new $1M UW professorship in AI and machine learning

A new $1 million endowed professorship, made possible by Apple’s acquisition of Seattle-based machine learning startup Turi last year, will… Read More

Ex-Microsoft Windows CMO launches data analytics-focused digital marketing firm Fjuri

Microsoft’s former Windows marketing chief is launching his own firm to help Fortune 500 companies improve their brand marketing strategies… Read More

Bionic Leaf project that can ‘make food out of thin air’ receives $100,000 Amazon Catalyst grant

Earth faces some troubling conundrums. On one front, increased levels of carbon dioxide and other gasses are fueling drastic climate… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur Martin Tobias ditches startups and cannabis in favor of trees and bourbon

Seattle entrepreneur Martin Tobias’s latest venture was inspired by his six-year-old. He and his daughter were visiting his brother, David… Read More