Articles from 2017 – Page 149 of 175

Popular newsletter uses open-source techniques to cover ‘WTF’ is happening with Trump

On a Friday afternoon earlier this month, nearly a dozen news alerts were pushed to my phone announcing that a… Read More

Microsoft doubled its Azure cloud revenue to $2.7B last year, analysts estimate

Microsoft’s revenue from its Azure cloud platform more than doubled in 2016, reaching $2.7 billion, according to an estimate from… Read More

Technical issue forces SpaceX to put its first liftoff from historic Pad 39A on hold

SpaceX postponed the first launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center since the last shuttle flight in 2011, due to concerns about… Read More

Cave of Crystals, Naica. (Photo by Alexander Van Driessche - CC BY 3.0)

Scientists revive weird microbes after freeing them from ancient cave crystals

BOSTON – It sounds like a sci-fi tale: Scientists manage to revive strains of microbes that have been trapped inside giant… Read More

Five tips about cybersecurity, the Internet of Things (and ‘Mr. Robot’) from tech insiders

BOSTON – It’s always risky for geeks to give advice to geeks, but when security experts who have worked with… Read More

Reality check: Some of Trump’s plans could help the tech industry, big league

The technology industry may not be broadly supportive of President Donald Trump — and many tech leaders actively opposed his recent… Read More

Tax the robots! Bill Gates on why even automation should be held to this human requirement

If robots and automation are ultimately going to replace more and more American jobs, Bill Gates, for one, thinks we shouldn’t… Read More

Meet the PGA Tour’s geekiest golfer: Bryson DeChambeau on his passion for tech, physics, data

Bryson DeChambeau is clearly the PGA Tour’s geekiest golfer. The 23-year-old California native who earned a physics degree from Southern… Read More

Microsoft’s new healthcare initiative, and the challenges of bridging tech and health

Healthcare is a cluttered industry, to say the least. A tangle of care providers, a complex payment system and a… Read More

UW ‘genius’ Shwetak Patel works on health monitoring apps for Senosis startup

BOSTON – University of Washington computer scientist Shwetak Patel’s work with sensors and smart devices has already spawned a wide range… Read More

Working Geek: How Gabe Frost balances building a startup and running a Microsoft engineering team

With two full-time jobs and a toddler, Gabe Frost knows a thing or two about the importance of time management.… Read More

As Trump stokes fears, startup backed by tech heavyweights aims to help immigrants ‘take control of their journey’

Xiao Wang is an immigrant success story. He came to the U.S. from Nanjing at three and went on to… Read More

‘Spotify for business’ startup Soundtrack Your Brand raises $22M, plans to grow Seattle-area office

A Spotify-backed company that gives businesses legal and data-driven background music is raising more cash to help expand its operations. Soundtrack… Read More

Google wants you to ditch your friends and play duets with a computer instead

Who needs a partner when you have artificial intelligence? Next time you have a hankering to play “Heart and Soul,”… Read More

Now you’re cooking with Facebook: ChefSteps launches Messenger bot to control Joule kitchen device

Modernist cuisine is getting even more modern. ChefSteps, the Seattle-based high-tech cooking startup behind the Joule sous vide cooking device, now… Read More

Higher Logic acquires Portland workplace collaboration startup Kavi

Cloud-based community platform Higher Logic has acquired the startup Kavi WorkSpace, the companies announced Thursday. It’s the second acquisition for… Read More

Tech leaders look to mine political chaos for policies that benefit the industry

The current political climate in D.C. is a mess — and Olympia has its own troubles with a court mandate… Read More

How Microsoft’s Project Premonition uses robotic traps to zero in on Zika mosquitoes

BOSTON – Microsoft’s robotic mosquito trap is so smart it can tell one insect species from another – and that’s good… Read More

Cash or Watson? IBM and Visa bringing AI-based purchasing to cars, running shoes and other objects

IBM is partnering with credit card giant Visa to spread the use of its IBM Watson supercomputing and artificial intelligence… Read More

Microsoft hosts Halo Wars 2 launch event as it preps to debut new real-time strategy game

Microsoft’s newest Halo game is almost here. Halo Wars 2, a new real-time strategy game developed by Microsoft’s 343 Industries… Read More

Washington state AG declares victory over President Trump in immigration case

Bob Ferguson is declaring victory. Washington state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson says President Trump is effectively conceding defeat in a… Read More

In 6,000-word letter, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg addresses fake news, terrorism, communities, and more

Facebook will use artificial intelligence to organize a global community on social media, Mark Zuckerberg said in a nearly 6,000-word… Read More

Washington state’s life science industry sheds 3% of jobs, as new study calls for revival of state support

Washington state is a leader in many areas of science, technology, and innovation. But over the past few years, the… Read More

Bill to help Washington state’s rural communities get Internet approaches legislative deadline

Washington state has until Friday to pass a bill that would help residents in rural areas get Internet access. House… Read More

FeedMe food-delivery aggregator launched by former HBO and Porch technology leaders

There are plenty of services that provide food delivery from a variety of restaurants. Choosing between them and sorting out delivery… Read More

RFID-maker Impinj beats expectations again with revenue of $33.7M in Q4

Impinj continues to beat Wall Street expectations as it exceeded estimates for its fourth quarter earnings. The Seattle-based company posted… Read More

Amazon and nonprofit FareStart team up to launch job training through five new restaurants in Seattle

It’s not news that Amazon has wildly transformed Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood since moving there in 2008. Once an… Read More

Google Home takes another swing at Amazon Alexa, adding voice-activated shopping

OK Google, let’s go shopping. Since launching last fall, Google Home has been the main competitor to Amazon’s Alexa-powered devices. One… Read More

Real estate startup Faira raises another $1.2M and expands to San Francisco market

Faira is raising more cash to help build out its real estate platform and expand to the San Francisco market.… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up! Apple Music’s new TV deals, the war over wireless data plans, and a PC the size of an iPhone

Apple Music isn’t the place you would expect to find reality TV. But this week, the music streaming service announced… Read More